Superconducting emitters of THz radiation

Welp, Ulrich; Kadowaki, Kazuo; Kleiner, Reinhold

doi:10.1038/nphoton.2013.216

Title: Superconducting emitters of THz radiation

Journal Article · Thu Aug 29 00:00:00 EDT 2013 · Nature Photonics

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1038/nphoton.2013.216· OSTI ID:1395088

Welp, Ulrich; Kadowaki, Kazuo; Kleiner, Reinhold

Layered superconductors such as the copper-oxide high-temperature superconductor Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+δ are emerging as compact sources of coherent continuous-wave electromagnetic radiation in the subterahertz and terahertz frequency ranges. The basis of their operation is the Josephson effect, which intrinsically occurs between the superconducting layers. The Josephson effect naturally converts a direct-current voltage into a high-frequency electric current. Therefore, a unique property of the devices reviewed here is the wide tunability of their frequency by varying the bias voltage. Recently, emission powers of free-space radiation of several hundreds of microwatts and emission linewidths as low as 6 MHz at 600 GHz have been achieved. These devices are promising for new applications in imaging, medical diagnostics, spectroscopy and security.

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Research Organization:: Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)

DOE Contract Number:: AC02-06CH11357

OSTI ID:: 1395088

Journal Information:: Nature Photonics, Vol. 7, Issue 9; ISSN 1749-4885

Publisher:: Nature Publishing Group

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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