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20242026
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7 papers

physics.atom-ph2026

Switching Rydberg interactions by three orders of magnitude using a terahertz field

Karen Wadenpfuhl, Aaron Reinhard, Oliver Hughes +3

Atom-based quantum computing exploits the ability to enhance atom-atom interactions by employing laser excitation to higher-excited Rydberg states. Additional fields that drive tra…

physics.atom-ph2025

Simultaneous optical and multi-band terahertz imaging using an atomic quantum sensor

Andrew Rae MacKellar, C. Stuart Adams, Kevin J. Weatherill

We demonstrate simultaneous imaging at 0.549 THz and 1.012 THz with an optical overlay using a two-species atomic-vapour-based technique. The atomic vapour, comprising laser-pumped…

physics.atom-ph2025

Temporally-multiplexed dual-frequency terahertz imaging at kilohertz frame rates

Lucy A. Downes, C. Stuart Adams, Kevin J. Weatherill

We present a temporally-multiplexed dual-colour terahertz (THz) imaging technique using THz-to-optical conversion in atomic vapour. By rapidly alternating the pump laser frequency,…

physics.optics2025

Virtually structured illumination for terahertz super-resolution imaging

James P. Fleming, Lucy A. Downes, John M. Girkin +1

We demonstrate structured illumination super-resolution imaging in the Terahertz (THz) frequency band using the Virtually Structured Detection (VSD) method. Leveraging our previous…

physics.atom-ph2025

Continuous time ultra-high frequency (UHF) sensing using ultra-cold Rydberg atoms

Matthew J Jamieson, Kevin J Weatherill, C Stuart Adams +3

We present a technique for detecting ultra-high frequency (UHF) radio fields using a three-photon Rydberg excitation scheme in a continuously laser cooled sample of Rb-87 atoms. By…

physics.atom-ph2025

Determination of Quantum Defects and Core Polarizability of Atomic Cesium via Terahertz and Radio-Frequency Spectroscopy in Thermal Vapor

Gianluca Allinson, Lucy A. Downes, Kevin J. Weatherill +1

We present new measurements of quantum defects and core polarizabilities in cesium (Cs), based on transition frequency measurements between Rydberg states ($14 \leq n \leq…