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Superconducting Emitter Powered at 1.5 Terahertz by an External Resonator

Y. Ono, H. Minami, G. Kuwano, T. Kashiwagi, M. Tsujimoto, K. Kadowaki, R. A. Klemm

DOI 10.1103/PhysRevApplied.13.064026 · Physical Review Applied

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Abstract

A different type of terahertz emitter is made by coupling a source mesa fabricated from the intrinsic Josephson junctions present in single-crystalline high-Tc superconducting Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+δ (Bi2212) to a much larger and impedance-matched external resonator with resonance frequencies up to 1.5 THz. The lateral dimensions of the source mesa are only 20×20μm2, about 0.5%–3% of those of conventional Bi2212 mesas, but its thickness of 2μm is comparable to them. The observed emission frequencies that lie near to 1.5 THz match very well the resonance frequencies of the external resonator. This result ensures that the functions of resonator and antenna are separated from that of the THz current source in the Bi2212 mesa structure. These facts allow for much greater flexibility in the emitter design to achieve higher power and higher frequency THz wave sources.

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FormulaReported Tc (K)Pressure (GPa)Type
Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+δ

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Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+δ

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85Pressure not reportedonset

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