Strain effects on optical properties of linearly polarized resonant modes in the presence of monolayer graphene.

Recently, huge attention has been drawn to improve optical sensing devices based on photonic resonators in the presence of graphene. In this paper, based on the transfer matrix approach and TE polarization of the incident electromagnetic waves, we numerically evaluate the transmission and reflection spectra for one-dimensional photonic resonators and surface plasmon resonances with strained graphene, respectively. We proved that a relatively small strain field in graphene can modulate linearly polarized resonant modes within the photonic bandgap of the defective crystal. Moreover, we study the strain effects on the surface plasmon resonances created by the evanescent wave technique at the interference between a monolayer graphene and prism. • We proved controlling the surface plasmon resonances in graphene by relatively small strain in kretschmann configuration for sensing applications. • We considered the effect of the chemical potential in a strained graphene on surface plasmon resonances. • We showed the modulation of defect modes by strain in a 1D graphene-based truncated PC. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]