arXiv · 2607.21002
On-chip Radio Frequency Maser
Abstract
Room-temperature solid-state masers offer exceptional frequency selectivity and ultra-low noise for weak-signal detection. However, their reliance on bulky metallic resonators has significantly hindered integration, miniaturization, and extension to lower frequencies. Here, we demonstrate the first on-chip radio-frequency maser operating at room temperature, exploiting optically pumped triplet states of pentacene. The device produces stimulated emission at 106.62 MHz and enables ultra-sensitive microwave magnetic-field detection with a sensitivity of ($\sim 10\,\rm{fT/\sqrt{Hz}}$), functioning simultaneously as a local oscillator and a sensor. By actively controlling microwave dissipation, we achieve efficient regulation of the maser output, revealing a key mechanism for tuning emission in open cavity-free systems. This work extends pentacene-based masers into the radio-frequency regime and establishes a highly integrated on-chip architecture for room-temperature masers, offering a new pathway toward portable quantum devices.
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Hongliang Wu, Zhengtao Wang, Yuchen Han, Liu Yang, Zhiwei Wang, Yeliang Wang, Dezhi Zheng, Bo Zhang, Jun Zhang. 2026-07-23. On-chip Radio Frequency Maser. https://arxiv.org/abs/2607.21002
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