The invention discloses an all-
fiber electro-
optical modulator based on
graphene materials and a method of the all-
fiber electro-
optical modulator. The all-
fiber electro-
optical modulator based on the
graphene materials comprises a single mode fiber, a
silicon dioxide groove-type substrate, an Al2O3 transition
thin layer and a
graphene membrane, wherein the single mode fiber is arranged on the
silicon dioxide groove-type substrate and fixed through sealed
epoxy glue, a groove is formed in the single mode fiber, the Al2O3 transition
thin layer is arranged in the groove, and the
graphene membrane is arranged on the Al2O3 transition
thin layer.
Conductivity performance of graphene is changed through change of
voltage applied on a
metal electrode, therefore an imaginary part or a real part of an
effective refractive index of a graphene composite layer structure is changed, and an electric absorption strength modulator or a phase modulator is achieved. The all-fiber electro-optical modulator based on the graphene materials and the method of the all-fiber electro-optical modulator can achieve design of the all-fiber electro-optical modulator, and have the advantages of being tiny in size, little in
power consumption, low in
insertion loss, high in modulating speed, beneficial for
optical integration and the like. In addition, due to the fact that additional optoelectronic devices are not introduced, the all-fiber electro-optical modulator based on the graphene materials and the method of the all-fiber electro-optical modulator are suitable for being used in an all-fiber communication
system and a dense
wavelength division
multiplexing (DWDM)
system.