Abstract

Carbon nanomaterials, i.e., single-wall carbon nano-tubes (SWCNTs) and graphene, attract much attention due to novel electronic, photonic, and mechanical properties that can find application in a variety of devices [1–4]. In particular, they have promising properties for developing optoelectronic devices at long wavelengths, i.e., in the mid-infrared (MIR) and terahertz (THz) ranges, including polarizers, modulators, detectors, and sources. It has been predicted that they have superior performance over existing devices in these ranges [5].

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