Measurement of microwave polarization using two polarization orthogonal local microwave electric fields in a Rydberg atom-based mixer
Atomic Physics
2024-08-05 v1
Abstract
We propose and demonstrate a novel method for measuring the polarization direction of a microwave electric field in a single measurement using a Rydberg atom-based mixer with two orthogonally polarized local microwave electric fields. Furthermore, introducing a weak static magnetic field enables the utilization of the Zeeman effect and exploitation of polarization asymmetry. This distinction allows for determining the polarization direction of the microwave field is{\theta}or180{\deg}-{\theta}within the 0 to 180 degree range. This is the first real-time measurement of microwave polarization within 0 to 180 degrees, crucial for microwave sensing and information transmission.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2408.00988,
title = {Measurement of microwave polarization using two polarization orthogonal local microwave electric fields in a Rydberg atom-based mixer},
author = {Weibo Yin and Jianan Zhang and Fengdong Jia and Yuhan Wang and Yuxiang Wang and Jianhai Hao and Yue Cui and Ya Liu and Zhiping Zhong},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2408.00988},
year = {2024}
}