6 papers
Vapor-Cell-Induced Uncertainty in Rydberg Atom Measurements via the Electric-Field Volume-Integral-Equation Method
Martin Stumpf, William J. Watterson, Rajavardhan Talashila +5
Electromagnetic scattering effects of a vapor cell on electric-field measurements using Rydberg atom-based sensors are analyzed with the aid of the volume integral equation method.…
Resolving magnetic-sublevel structure in Rydberg Autler-Townes spectra with arbitrary RF polarization
Noah Schlossberger, Rajavardhan Talashila, Stone B. Oliver +3
We investigate the role of magnetic sublevels in Autler-Townes spectra of Rydberg atoms driven by radio-frequency (RF) fields with arbitrary polarization. While conventional treatm…
Frequency Comb Behavior of Time Crystals in an RF-Driven Dissipative Rydberg System
Dixith Manchaiah, William J. Watterson, Christopher L. Holloway
Driven nonlinear oscillators constitute a universal paradigm for understanding synchronization, frequency pulling, and frequency comb formation in nonequilibrium systems. Here, we…
An Imaging Radar Using a Rydberg Atom Receiver
William J. Watterson, Nikunjkumar Prajapati, Rodrigo Castillo-Garza +5
Rydberg atoms in a gas form are highly sensitive electric field probes capable of detecting and measuring the amplitude, phase, and polarization of broadband time-varying signals.…
Determining angle of arrival of radio frequency fields using subwavelength, amplitude-only measurements of standing waves in a Rydberg atom sensor
Rajavardhan Talashila, William J. Watterson, Benjamin L. Moser +6
Deep subwavelength RF imaging with atomic Rydberg sensors has overcome fundamental limitations of traditional antennas and enabled ultra-wideband detection of omni-directional time…
Primary quantum thermometry of mm-wave blackbody radiation via induced state transfer in Rydberg states of cold atoms
Noah Schlossberger, Andrew P. Rotunno, Stephen P. Eckel +14
Rydberg states of alkali atoms are highly sensitive to electromagnetic radiation in the GHz-to-THz regime because their transitions have large electric dipole moments. Consequently…