Single-mode terahertz emission from current-injection graphene-channel transistor under population inversion

Gen Tamamushi, Takayuki Watanabe, Alexander A. Dubinov, Junki Mitsushio, Hiroyuki Wako, Akira Satou, Tetsuya Suemitsu, Hirokazu Fukidome, Maki Suemitsu, Maxim Ryzhii, Victor Ryzhii, Taiichi Otsuji

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Abstract

Optical and/or injection pumping of graphene can enable negative-dynamic conductivity in the terahertz (THz) spectral range, which may lead to new types of THz lasers [1,2]. In the graphene structures with p-i-n junctions, the injected electrons and holes have relatively low energies compared with those in optical pumping, so that the effect of carrier cooling can be rather pronounced, providing a significant advantage of the injection pumping in realization of graphene THz lasers [3,4]. We implement a forward-biased graphene structure with a lateral p-i-n junction in a distributed-feedback dual-gate graphene-channel field-effect transistor (DFB-DG-GFET) and experimentally observe a single mode emission at 5.2 THz at 100K. The device exhibits a nonlinear threshold-like behavior.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication74th Annual Device Research Conference, DRC 2016
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9781509028276
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2016 Aug 22
Event74th Annual Device Research Conference, DRC 2016 - Newark, United States
Duration: 2016 Jun 192016 Jun 22

Publication series

NameDevice Research Conference - Conference Digest, DRC
Volume2016-August
ISSN (Print)1548-3770

Conference

Conference74th Annual Device Research Conference, DRC 2016
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityNewark
Period16/6/1916/6/22

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