Electrically driven antennas are ubiquitous at radio frequencies, but frequency generators cannot reach optical frequencies. Quantum shot noise from inelastic tunnelling may provide the solution.
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Russell, K. Visible light from inelastic tunnelling. Nature Photon 9, 555–556 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1038/nphoton.2015.155
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