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Researchers report a room-temperature continuous-wave terahertz source based on a nanogap electrode structure in the active region of a photoconductive photomixer. The device has an emission linewidth of less than 10 MHz, an emission frequency of 0.3–1.6 THz and a maximum output power of 100 mW at 0.4 THz.