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Terahertz superconducting switch

The use of terahertz pulses to 'gate' interlayer charge transport in a superconductor could lead to a variety of new and interesting applications.

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Figure 1: The experiment of Dienst et al.

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Gabay, M., Triscone, JM. Terahertz superconducting switch. Nature Photon 5, 447–449 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/nphoton.2011.164

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