简介：Grapheneisaone-atom-thickplanarsheetofsp2-hybridizedorbitalbondedhoneycombcarboncrystal.Itsgaplessandlinearenergyspectraofelectronsandholesleadtotheuniquecarriertransportandopticalproperties,suchasgiantcarriermobilityandbroadbandflatopticalresponse.Asanovelmaterial,graphenehasbeenregardedtobeextremelysuitableandcompetentforthedevelopmentofterahertz(THz)opticaldevices.Inthispaper,thefundamentalelectronicandopticpropertiesofgraphenearedescribed.Basedontheenergybandstructureandlighttransmittancepropertiesofgraphene,manynovelgraphenebasedTHzdeviceshavebeenproposed,includingmodulator,generator,detector,andimagingdevice.Thisprogresshasbeenreviewed.FutureresearchdirectionsofthegraphenedevicesforTHzapplicationsarealsoproposed.