Electromagnetic radiation at frequencies in the terahertz (THz) range is highly interesting for
potential applications in biology or medical diagnostics, high-bandwidth communication …

Suitably patterned single crystals made of the cuprate superconductor Bi 2 Sr 2 CaCu 2 O
8+ x (BSCCO), intrinsically forming a stack of Josephson junctions, can generate …

Mesa-shaped structures of the high critical temperature (high-T c) superconductor Bi 2 Sr 2
Ca Cu 2 O 8+ δ contain stacked intrinsic Josephson junctions. As such, they are a promising …

Impedance matching and heat management are important factors influencing the
performance of terahertz sources. In this work we analyze thermal and radiative properties of …

We demonstrate mutual synchronization of Josephson oscillations in multiple stacks of
intrinsic Josephson junctions of the cuprate superconductor Bi 2 Sr 2 Ca Cu 2 O 8+ δ …

Using low-temperature scanning laser microscopy (LTSLM), we have studied the cavity
resonance behavior of a rectangular B i 2 S r 2 CaC u 2 O 8+ δ mesa THz device containing …

Polarized light microscopy, as a contrast-enhancing technique for optically anisotropic
materials, is a method well suited for the investigation of a wide variety of effects in solid …

We report on a detailed investigation of terahertz-emission properties related to resonant
cavity modes. We discuss data for an underdoped and an optimally doped Bi 2 Sr 2 Ca Cu 2 …

We report on the electrothermal behavior and the terahertz emission properties of a stand-
alone Bi 2 Sr 2 CaCu 2 O 8 intrinsic Josephson junction stack contacted in a three-terminal …

We use 2D coupled sine-Gordon equations combined with 3D heat diffusion equations to
numerically investigate the thermal and electromagnetic properties of a 250× 70 μ m 2 …