HARMONIC GENERATION AND SUBMILLIMETER WAVE MIXING WITH THE JOSEPHSON EFFECT

Abstract
By observing constant‐voltage steps from Josephson junctions at voltages as high as 17 mV we deduce that junctions can generate harmonics up to frequencies as high as 8200 GHz. In consonance with this, submillimeter wave laser detection, harmonic generation, and mixing are demonstrated. These results suggest a model for the upper frequency limit of the Josephson effect.