Superconducting source for tunable coherent terahertz radiation
Abstract
A system includes a solid state source of THz radiation and a detector. The source of THz radiation may be based on a superconducting material, such as materials containing one or more Josephson junctions (e.g. BSCCO). The source may include a crystal of superconducting material on which a mesa of superconducting material is formed. The resonant coupling between the Josephson oscillations and the fundamental cavity mode of the mesa may lead to synchronization of the Josephson junctions and emission of powerful THz radiation. The mesa may be formed and/or handled such that THz radiation can be emitted by the material without requiring application of an external magnetic field (e.g. the mesa may include a non-uniform compositional gradient, a non-uniform shape, may have radiation non-uniformly applied to the mesa, etc.).
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1531698
- Patent Number(s):
- 8026487
- Application Number:
- 11/963,532
- Assignee:
- UChicago Argonne, LLC (Chicago, IL)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01N - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-06CH11357; W-31-109-ENG-38
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 2007-12-21
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
Citation Formats
Koshelev, Alexei E., Ozyuzer, Lutfi, Kurter, Cihan, Welp, Ulrich, Kwok, Wai -Kwong, and Gray, Kenneth E. Superconducting source for tunable coherent terahertz radiation. United States: N. p., 2011.
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Koshelev, Alexei E., Ozyuzer, Lutfi, Kurter, Cihan, Welp, Ulrich, Kwok, Wai -Kwong, & Gray, Kenneth E. Superconducting source for tunable coherent terahertz radiation. United States.
Koshelev, Alexei E., Ozyuzer, Lutfi, Kurter, Cihan, Welp, Ulrich, Kwok, Wai -Kwong, and Gray, Kenneth E. Tue .
"Superconducting source for tunable coherent terahertz radiation". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1531698.
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title = {Superconducting source for tunable coherent terahertz radiation},
author = {Koshelev, Alexei E. and Ozyuzer, Lutfi and Kurter, Cihan and Welp, Ulrich and Kwok, Wai -Kwong and Gray, Kenneth E.},
abstractNote = {A system includes a solid state source of THz radiation and a detector. The source of THz radiation may be based on a superconducting material, such as materials containing one or more Josephson junctions (e.g. BSCCO). The source may include a crystal of superconducting material on which a mesa of superconducting material is formed. The resonant coupling between the Josephson oscillations and the fundamental cavity mode of the mesa may lead to synchronization of the Josephson junctions and emission of powerful THz radiation. The mesa may be formed and/or handled such that THz radiation can be emitted by the material without requiring application of an external magnetic field (e.g. the mesa may include a non-uniform compositional gradient, a non-uniform shape, may have radiation non-uniformly applied to the mesa, etc.).},
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