Low-terahertz transmissivity with a graphene-dielectric micro-structure

In this paper, we report on the analysis of transmissivity of electromagnetic waves through a stack of dielectric slabs loaded with atomically thin graphene sheets at low-terahertz frequencies. It is observed that the structure supports a series of bandpass regions separated by bandgap regions, similar to the case of stacked metallic meshes separated by dielectric slabs at microwave/THz frequencies or metal-dielectric stack at optical frequencies. The transmission resonances in the bandpass region are identified as coupled Fabry-Pérot resonances associated with the individual dielectric slabs loaded with graphene sheets. The study is carried out using a simple circuit theory model, with the results verified against the numerical simulations.