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On-chip coherent terahertz emitters with gigahertz modulation

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The frequency of coherent terahertz waves radiated from a single superconducting emitter can be electronically modulated on a chip with up to 40 GHz bandwidth, paving the way for high-data-rate and ultrafast terahertz wireless communications.

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Fig. 1: On-chip THz BSCCO JPE source complete with electrode contacts (DC + RF + GND lines) emitting a spectral comb of coherent THz waves with GHz frequency modulation.

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Delfanazari, K. On-chip coherent terahertz emitters with gigahertz modulation. Nat. Photon. 18, 214–215 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41566-024-01399-x

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