Terahertz phase slips in striped La${}_{2-x}$Ba${}_x$CuO${}_4$

D. Fu, D. Nicoletti, M. Fechner +3

Interlayer transport in high-$T_C$ cuprates is mediated by superconducting tunneling across the CuO${}_2$ planes. For this reason, the terahertz frequency optical response is dominat…