Quantum Assisted Electrometry using Bright Atomic Resonances
Abstract
We demonstrate a new method for measuring radio frequency (RF) electric fields based on quantum interference in an atom. Using a bright resonance prepared within an electromagnetically induced transparency window we are able to achieve a sensitivity of ~ 30 {\mu}V cm^-1 sqrt(Hz)^-1. For this work, we demonstrated detection of RF electric fields as small as ~ 8 {\mu}V cm^-1. The sensitivity is currently limited by the spectral bandwidth of the lasers used in the experiment and can be significantly improved in the future. The method can serve as a new quantum based standard for RF electrometry. The reproducibility, accuracy and stability of using a quantum system for measuring RF electric fields promises to advance electrometry to the current levels of magnetometry.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1205.4461,
title = {Quantum Assisted Electrometry using Bright Atomic Resonances},
author = {J. Sedlacek and A. Schwettmann and H. Kübler and R. Löw and T. Pfau and J. P. Shaffer},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1205.4461},
year = {2012}
}