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We present the proposal of a microwave-driven semiconductor superlattice oscillator. We show that the interplay of a microwave pump field with a synchronous harmonic field can make a semiconductor superlattice to a gain medium for the harmonic field. Placing the superlattice in a resonator for the harmonic field allows the operation of an oscillator. The gain mechanism is based on Bloch oscillations of miniband electrons. The gain is mediated either by the interaction of the high-frequency field with the single electrons or with space charge domains or with both. The microwave-driven superlattice oscillator should be suitable for generation of coherent radiation up to several THz.
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Klappenberger, F., Renk, K.F. Proposal of a Microwave-Driven Semiconductor Superlattice Oscillator for Generation of THz Radiation. International Journal of Infrared and Millimeter Waves 25, 429–438 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:IJIM.0000019310.95601.fc
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