Monolithic superconducting emitter of tunable circularly polarized terahertz radiation

Abstract

We propose an approach to control the polarization of terahertz (THz) radiation from intrinsic Josephson-junction stacks in single crystalline high-temperature superconductor $B{i}_{2}S{r}_{2}CaC{u}_2{O}_{8+\delta }$. By monolithically controlling the surface current distributions in the truncated square mesa structure, we can modulate the polarization of the emitted THz wave as a result of two orthogonal fundamental modes excited inside the mesa. Highly polarized circular terahertz waves with a degree of circular polarization of more than 99% can be generated using an electrically controlled method. The emitted radiation has a high intensity and a low axial ratio (AR<1 dB). The intuitive results obtained from the numerical simulation based on the conventional antenna theory are consistent with the observed emission characteristics.

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