On-chip Radio Frequency Maser

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2607.21002v1
• Date: Thu, 23 Jul 2026 07:37:17 GMT
• Title: On-chip Radio Frequency Maser
• Abstract summary: Room-temperature solid-state masers offer exceptional frequency selectivity and ultra-low noise for weak-signal detection.<n>We demonstrate the first on-chip radio-frequency maser operating at room temperature, exploiting optically pumped triplet states of pentacene.
• Score: 17.857837275081582
• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
• 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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