Powerful terahertz emission from Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+delta mesa arrays

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Title: Powerful terahertz emission from Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+delta mesa arrays
Authors: Benseman, T. M., Gray, K. E., Koshelev, A. E., Kwok, W. -K., Welp, U., Minami, H., Kadowaki, K., Yamamoto, T.
Publication Year: 2013
Collection: Condensed Matter
Subject Terms: Condensed Matter - Superconductivity
More Details: Stacks of intrinsic Josephson junctions (IJJs) 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+delta crystal can - under optimized conditions - be synchronized to emit high-power THz-radiation. For three synchronized stacks we achieved 610 microwatts 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 though that synchronization cannot be achieved in all samples. However, even in these cases powers on the 100-microwatt scale can be generated.
Comment: 17 pages, 4 Figures. Included Supplemental Material contains an additional 4 pages and 4 Figures
Document Type: Working Paper
DOI: 10.1063/1.4813536
Access URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/1305.3964
Accession Number: edsarx.1305.3964
Database: arXiv
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DOI:10.1063/1.4813536