Optical device and operation method thereof

Abstract

The present invention provides an optical device and a method for operating the same, the optical device including a substrate, an optical waveguide extending in a first direction on the substrate, and a ring resonator adjacent to the optical waveguide in a second direction intersecting the first direction on the substrate, wherein the ring resonator includes a first graphene layer and a second graphene layer on the substrate, a first insulating layer between the substrate and the first graphene layer, a second insulating layer between the first graphene layer and the second graphene layer, a first electrode and a second electrode connected to the first graphene layer, and a third electrode connected to the second graphene layer, wherein the first graphene layer, the second graphene layer, the first insulating layer, and the second insulating layer have a ring shape or a partially open ring shape.

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