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Sensitivity Comparison of Two-photon vs Three-photon Rydberg Electrometry
Nikunjkumar Prajapati, Narayan Bhusal, Andrew P. Rotunno +7
We investigate the sensitivity of three-photon EIT in Rydberg atoms to radio frequency detection and compare it against conventional two-photon systems. Specifically, we model the…
Rydberg state engineering: A comparison of tuning schemes for continuous frequency sensing
Samuel Berweger, Nikunjkumar Prajapati, Alexandra B. Artusio-Glimpse +11
On-resonance Rydberg atom-based radio-frequency (RF) electric field sensing methods remain limited by the narrow frequency signal detection bands available by resonant transitions.…
Modeling Line Broadening and Distortion Due to Spatially Non-Uniform Fields in Rydberg Electrometry
Andrew P. Rotunno, Amy K. Robinson, Samuel Berweger +4
We present a model for calculating broadened Autler-Townes spectra when probing ac electric field magnitudes by use of Rydberg atom electromagnetically-induced transparency. This m…
Rydberg atom-based field sensing enhancement using a split-ring resonator
Christopher L. Holloway, Nikunjkumar Prajapati, Alexandra B. Artusio-Glimpse +4
We investigate the use of a split-ring resonator (SRR) incorporated with an atomic-vapor cell to improve the sensitivity and the minimal detectable electric (E) field of Rydberg at…
Electromagnetically induced transparency based Rydberg-atom sensor for quantum voltage measurements
Christopher L. Holloway, Nikunjkumar Prajapati, John Kitching +7
We investigate the Stark shift in Rydberg rubidium atoms through electromagnetically induced transparency for the measurement of direct current (dc) and 60~Hz alternating current (…
Enhancement of electromagnetically induced transparency based Rydberg-atom electrometry through population repumping
Nikunjkumar Prajapati, Amy K. Robinson, Samuel Berweger +3
We demonstrate improved sensitivity of Rydberg electrometry based on electromagnetically induced transparency (EIT) with a ground state repumping laser. Though there are many facto…
Continuous radio frequency electric-field detection through adjacent Rydberg resonance tuning
Matthew T. Simons, Alexandra B. Artusio-Glimpse, Christopher L. Holloway +5
We demonstrate the use of multiple atomic-level Rydberg-atom schemes for continuous frequency detection of radio frequency (RF) fields. Resonant detection of RF fields by electroma…
Determining the Angle-of-Arrival of an Radio-Frequency Source with a Rydberg Atom-Based Sensor
Amy K. Robinson, Nikunjkumar Prajapati, Damir Senic +3
In this work, we demonstrate the use of a Rydberg atom-based sensor for determining the angle-of-arrival of an incident radio-frequency (RF) wave or signal. The technique uses elec…
Blackbody Radiation Noise Broadening of Quantum Systems
Eric B Norrgard, Stephen P Eckel, Christopher L Holloway +1
Precision measurements of quantum systems often seek to probe or must account for the interaction with blackbody radiation. Over the past several decades, much attention has been g…
Quantum Blackbody Thermometry
Eric B. Norrgard, Stephen P. Eckel, Christopher L. Holloway +1
Blackbody radiation (BBR) sources are calculable radiation sources that are frequently used in radiometry, temperature dissemination, and remote sensing. Despite their ubiquity, bl…
Quantum Physics Meets Music: A "Real-Time" Guitar Recording Using Rydberg-Atoms and Electromagnetically Induced Transparency
Christopher L. Holloway, Matthew T. Simons, Abdulaziz H. Haddab +2
We demonstrate how Rydberg atoms and the phenomena of electromagnetically induced transparency can be used to aid in the recording of a musical instrument in real time as it is pla…
Detecting and Receiving Phase Modulated Signals with a Rydberg Atom-Based Mixer
Christopher L. Holloway, Matthew T. Simons, Joshua A. Gordon +1
Recently, we introduced a Rydberg-atom based mixer capable of detecting and measuring the phase of a radio-frequency field through the electromagnetically induced transparency (EIT…
A Multiple-Band Rydberg-Atom Based Receiver/Antenna: AM/FM Stereo Reception
Christopher L. Holloway, Matthew T. Simons, Abdulaziz H. Haddab +2
With the re-definition of the International System of Units (SI) that occurred in October of 2018, there has recently been a great deal of attention on the development of atom-base…
A New Quantum-Based Power Standard: Using Rydberg Atoms for a SI-Traceable Radio-Frequency Power Measurement Technique in Rectangular Waveguides
Christopher L. Holloway, Matthew T. Simons, Marcus D. Kautz +3
In this work we demonstrate an approach for the measurement of radio-frequency (RF) power using electromagnetically induced transparency (EIT) in a Rydberg atomic vapor. This is ac…
Quantum-optical spectroscopy for plasma electric field measurements and diagnostics
David A. Anderson, Georg Raithel, Matthew Simons +1
Measurements of plasma electric fields are essential to the advancement of plasma science and applications. Methods for non-invasive in situ measurements of plasma fields on sub-mi…
Simultaneous Use of Cs and Rb Rydberg Atoms for Independent RF Electric Field Measurements via Electromagnetically Induced Transparency
Matt T. Simons, Joshua A. Gordon, Christopher L. Holloway
We demonstrate simultaneous electromagnetically-induced transparency (EIT) with cesium (Cs) and rubidium (Rb) Rydberg atoms in the same vapor cell with coincident (overlapping) opt…
Optical measurements of strong microwave fields with Rydberg atoms in a vapor cell
David A. Anderson, Stephanie A. Miller, Joshua A. Gordon +3
We present a spectral analysis of Rydberg atoms in strong microwave fields using electromagnetically induced transparency (EIT) as an all-optical readout. The measured spectroscopi…
Millimeter Wave Detection via Autler-Townes Splitting in Rubidium Rydberg Atoms
Joshua A. Gordon, Christopher L. Holloway, Andrew Schwarzkopf +4
In this paper we demonstrate the detection of millimeter waves via Autler-Townes splitting in 85Rb Rydberg atoms. This method may provide an independent, atom-based, SI-traceable m…
Broadband Rydberg Atom-Based Electric-Field Probe: From Self-Calibrated Measurements to Sub-Wavelength Imaging
Christopher L. Holloway, Josh A. Gordon, Steven Jefferts +5
We discuss a fundamentally new approach for the measurement of electric (E) fields that will lead to the development of a broadband, direct SI-traceable, compact, self-calibrating…
Sub-Wavelength Imaging and Field Mapping via EIT and Autler-Townes Splitting In Rydberg Atoms
Christopher L. Holloway, Joshua A. Gordon, Andrew Schwarzkopf +4
We present a technique for measuring radio-frequency (RF) electric field strengths with sub-wavelength resolution. We use Rydberg states of rubidium atoms to probe the RF field. Th…