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Figure from the paperDevice architecture with integrated THz optoelectronics, pump and probe laser beams, and the chip layout
Fig. 1 of arXiv:2609.28224, CC BY 4.0

Active control of THz plasmon propagation in a one-dimensional electronic waveguide

arXiv:2609.28224 · 2026

We inject electron wavepackets as short as 4 ps into a quasi-one-dimensional electron waveguide, 10 to 40 µm long, and actively control their propagation speed. This is a building block for ultrafast quantum operations with flying electrons.

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Figure from the paperSchematic of the electron waveguide device and time-resolved measurements of plasmon wavepackets
Fig. 1 of Takada et al., Nat. Commun. 16, 9942 (2025), CC BY 4.0

Eigenstate control of plasmon wavepackets with electron-channel blockade

Nature Communications 16, 9942 · 2025

Using a cavity, we isolate and select the electron conduction channels that contribute to a plasmon wavepacket, which gives precise control of its eigenstate and so of its propagation speed.

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Figure from the paperScanning electron micrograph of the electronic Mach-Zehnder interferometer with Aharonov-Bohm oscillations of the current
Fig. 1 of Ouacel et al., Nat. Commun. 16, 4632 (2025), CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Electronic interferometry with ultrashort plasmonic pulses

Nature Communications 16, 4632 · 2025

We inject ultrashort single-electron plasmonic pulses into a 14-micrometre-long electronic Mach-Zehnder interferometer, a step towards flying electron qubits operated on picosecond time scales.

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THz electronics enabled by cost-effective germanium semiconductors

IRMMW-THz 2025 · 2025

Germanium as a low-cost semiconductor platform for THz electronics.

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