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Rydberg Atomic RF Sensor-based Quantum Radar

Quantum Physics 2026-01-12 v2 Signal Processing

Abstract

Rydberg atom-based RF sensors offer distinct advantages over conventional dipole antennas for electric field detection. This paper presents a system model and performance analysis of a Rydberg atom-based quantum radar, which employs optical readout via lasers and photon detectors instead of circuit-based receivers. We derive the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR), compare it with classical radar, and estimate Doppler frequency using an invariant function-based method. Simulations show that the quantum radar achieves higher SNR and lower RMSE in velocity estimation than conventional radar.

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@article{arxiv.2512.17421,
  title  = {Rydberg Atomic RF Sensor-based Quantum Radar},
  author = {Sourav Banerjee and Neel Kanth Kundu},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2512.17421},
  year   = {2026}
}
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