Powerful terahertz emission from Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+δ mesa arrays

Stacks of intrinsic Josephson junctions in high-temperature superconductors enable the fabrication of compact sources of coherent terahertz radiation. Here, we demonstrate that multiple stacks patterned on the same Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+δ crystal can—under optimized conditions—be synchronized to emit high-p...

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Published in:Applied physics letters 2013-07, Vol.103 (2)
Main Authors: Benseman, T. M., Gray, K. E., Koshelev, A. E., Kwok, W.-K., Welp, U., Minami, H., Kadowaki, K., Yamamoto, T.
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Language:English
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Summary:Stacks of intrinsic Josephson junctions in high-temperature superconductors enable the fabrication of compact sources of coherent terahertz radiation. Here, we demonstrate that multiple stacks patterned on the same Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+δ crystal can—under optimized conditions—be synchronized to emit high-power THz-radiation. For three synchronized stacks, we achieved 610 μW of continuous-wave coherent radiation power at 0.51 THz. We suggest that synchronization is promoted by THz-waves in the base crystal. We note that synchronization cannot be achieved in all samples. However even in these cases, powers on the 100-μW scale can be generated.
ISSN:0003-6951
1077-3118
DOI:10.1063/1.4813536