Open AccessTerahertz Radiation Emitted from Intrinsic Josephson Junctions in High-Tc Superconductor Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+δ
Author(s) -
Hidetoshi Minami,
Manabu Tsujimoto,
Takanari Kashiwagi,
Takashi Yamamoto,
Kazuo Kadowaki
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
ieice transactions on electronics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.182
H-Index - 48
eISSN - 1745-1353
pISSN - 0916-8524
DOI - 10.1587/transele.e95.c.347
Subject(s) - terahertz radiation , optoelectronics , josephson effect , superconductivity , materials science , photolithography , fabrication , common emitter , radiation , optics , physics , condensed matter physics , medicine , alternative medicine , pathology
The present status of superconducting terahertz emitter using the intrinsic Josephson junctions in high-Tc superconductor Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+δ is reviewed. Fabrication methods of the emitting device, electrical and optical characteristics of them, synchronizing operation of two emitters and an example of applications to the terahertz imaging will be discussed. After the description of fabrication techniques by an Argon ion milling with photolithography or metal masks and by a focused ion beam, optical properties of radiation spectra, the line width, polarization and the spatial distribution of emission are presented with some discussion on the operation mechanism. For electrical properties, reversible and irreversible operations at high and low electrical currents, respectively, and electrical modulation of the radiation intensity for terahertz imaging are presented
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