Abstract
We show theoretically that coherent perfect absorption (CPA) of light is possible by a graphene monolayer without doping. To achieve the CPA, undoped graphene is embedded inside a multilayer structure called mirror structure, which increases the effective impedance of the surrounding medium. The increased effective impedance allows the destructive interference of light outside the structure that induces an increased Joule heat generating perfect absorption of light by graphene. We find that the CPA is possible for any wavelength as long as the thickness of each layer of the structure is a quarter of the corresponding wavelength. By changing the incident wavelength, but keeping the thickness of each layer, we show that the optical absorption is sensitive to the change of the incident wavelength. Therefore, we can design a photo detector for a specific wavelength.
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