Emission of continuous coherent terahertz waves with tunable frequency by intrinsic Josephson junctions

Masashi Tachiki, Mikio Iizuka, Kazuo Minami, Syogo Tejima, Hisashi Nakamura
2005 Physical Review B  
We present a mechanism for emission of electromagnetic terahertz waves by simulation. High T_c superconductors form naturally stacked Josephson junctions. When an external current and a magnetic field are applied to the sample, fluxon flow induces voltage. The voltage creates oscillating current through the Josephson effect and the current excites the Josephson plasma. The sample works as a cavity, and the input energy is stored in a form of standing wave of the Josephson plasma. A part of the energy is emitted as terahertz waves.
doi:10.1103/physrevb.71.134515 fatcat:cjyz6sl6ebh2rmzn7gp7oucy5e