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Towards THz integrated photonics

Nature Photonics volume 4, pages 503–504 (2010)Cite this article

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The demonstration of an integrated terahertz transceiver featuring a quantum cascade laser and a Schottky diode mixer promises new applications for compact and convenient terahertz photonic instrumentation.

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Figure 1: Scheme of a heterodyne receiver and an integrated transceiver.

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  1. Heinz-Wilhelm Hübers is at the German Aerospace Center (DLR) and Technical University of Berlin, Rutherfordstrasse 2, 12489 Berlin, Germany. heinz-wilhelm.huebers@dlr.de,

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Hübers, HW. Towards THz integrated photonics. Nature Photon 4, 503–504 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/nphoton.2010.169

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