Passive mode-locking and terahertz frequency comb generation in resonant-tunneling-diode oscillator

Tomoki Hiraoka; Yuta Inose; Takashi Arikawa; Hiroshi Ito; Koichiro Tanaka

doi:10.1038/s41467-022-31071-3

Nature Communications (Jun 2022)

Passive mode-locking and terahertz frequency comb generation in resonant-tunneling-diode oscillator

Tomoki Hiraoka,
Yuta Inose,
Takashi Arikawa,
Hiroshi Ito,
Koichiro Tanaka

Affiliations

Tomoki Hiraoka: Department of Physics, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University
Yuta Inose: Department of Physics, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University
Takashi Arikawa: Department of Physics, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University
Hiroshi Ito: Center for Natural Sciences, Kitasato University
Koichiro Tanaka: Department of Physics, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-31071-3
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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The authors report passive mode-locking and frequency-comb generation induced by optical feedback in the resonant-tunneling-diode terahertz oscillator, a semiconductor-based oscillator covering the frequency range of 0.1 to 2 THz.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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