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Against the backdrop of the global drive to advance the green transformation of the information and communications technology (ICT) industry and leverage technological innovation to facilitate the achievement of Net-Zero carbon goals,…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-03-24 Yi Tao , Zhen Gao , Zhiao Zhu , De Mi , Zhonghuai Wu , Zijian Zhang , Fusang Zhang , Dezhi Zheng , Sheng Chen

The advancement of Rydberg atoms in quantum sensing is driving a paradigm shift from classical receivers to atomic receivers. Capitalizing on the extreme sensitivity of Rydberg atoms to external disturbance, atomic receivers can measure…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2024-09-13 Mingyao Cui , Qunsong Zeng , Kaibin Huang

Joint estimation of carrier frequency and direction of arrival (DOA) for multiple signals has been found in many practical applications such as Cognitive Radio (CR). However, Nyquist sampling mechanism is costly or implemented due to wide…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2016-05-31 Liang Liu , Ping Wei

This paper presents the Quantum-Power pROfile Based Estimation (PROBE) framework, a Rydberg Atomic Receiver (RARE)-based multi-user angle-of-arrival (AoA) estimation approach equipped with a radio-frequency (RF) lens front end. We establish…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-03-03 Hong-Bae Jeon , Kaibin Huang , Chan-Byoung Chae

This paper investigates the performance advantages of Rydberg atomic quantum (RAQ)-based multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) satellites for enhancing direct ground-to-space uplink access.We analytically evaluate the impact of Rydberg…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-10-27 Qihao Peng , Tierui Gong , Zihang Song , Qu Luo , Cunhua Pan , Pei Xiao , Chau Yuen

Harnessing multi-level electron transitions, Rydberg Atomic REceivers (RAREs) can detect wireless signals across a wide range of frequency bands, from Megahertz to Terahertz. This capability enables multi-band wireless communications and…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2026-01-21 Mingyao Cui , Qunsong Zeng , Minze Chen , Zhanwei Wang , Tianqi Mao , Dezhi Zheng , Kaibin Huang

In this paper, we propose a joint delay-Doppler estimation framework for Rydberg atomic quantum receivers (RAQRs) leveraging affine frequency division multiplexing (AFDM), as a future enabler of hyper integrated sensing and communication…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-03-17 Hanvit Kim , Hyeon Seok Rou , Kihong Min , Giuseppe Thadeu Freitas de Abreu , Sunwoo Kim

Rydberg atomic (RA) receivers represent a revolutionary quantum technology for wireless communications, offering unprecedented sensitivity beyond conventional radio frequency (RF) antennas. However, these receivers detect only signal…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2025-08-04 Jiuyu Liu , Yi Ma , Rahim Tafazolli

We demonstrate that the problem of amplitude estimation, a core subroutine used in many quantum algorithms, can be mapped directly to a problem in signal processing called direction of arrival (DOA) estimation. The DOA task is to determine…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-05-12 Farrokh Labib , B. David Clader , Nikitas Stamatopoulos , William J. Zeng

Quantum sensing has attracted significant attention due to its ability to measure physical quantities with extremely high accuracy. Rydberg atoms - typically alkali atoms with a highly excited valence electron that is far from the nucleus -…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2025-10-03 Javane Rostampoor , Raviraj Adve

Rydberg atomic sensors have been adopted for novel radio frequency (RF) measurement technique and the sensing capability for signals in multiple frequencies makes it attractive for multi-user communication. However, unlike traditional…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-06-27 Hao Wu , Chongwu Xie , Xinyuan Yao , Kang-Da Wu , Shanchi Wu , Rui Ni , Guo-Yong Xiang , Chen Gong

Recently, Rydberg atom has emerged as an attractive choice to realize quantum sensing of low-frequency electric field. The progress so far has mostly utilized the intensity and phase changes in probe laser and the corresponding detection…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2026-03-11 Ding Wang , Shenchao Jin , Xiayang Fan , Hongjing Li , Jiatian Liu , Jingzheng Huang , Guihua Zeng , Yuan Sun

Rydberg atomic receivers offer a quantum-native alternative to conventional RF front-ends by directly detecting electromagnetic fields via highly excited atomic states. While their quantum-limited sensitivity and hardware simplicity make…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2025-05-06 Jiuyu Liu , Yi Ma , Rahim Tafazolli

Detecting microwave signals over a wide frequency range has numerous advantages as it enables simultaneous transmission of a large amount of information and access to more spectrum resources. This capability is crucial for applications such…

A polarization-aware direction-of-arrival (DoA) detection scheme is conceived that leverages the intrinsic vector sensitivity of a single Rydberg atomic vapor cell to achieve quantum-enhanced angle resolution. Our core idea lies in the fact…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2026-04-21 Yuanbin Chen , Chau Yuen , Darmindra Arumugam , Chong Meng Samson See , Mérouane Debbah , Lajos Hanzo

Over the past decade, Rydberg atom electric field sensors have been under investigation as potential alternatives or complements to conventional antenna-based receivers for select applications in RF communications, remote sensing, and…

Rydberg-based Direction-of-Arrival (DoA) estimation has been hampered by the complexity of receiver arrays and the single-target, narrow-band limitations of existing single-receiver methods. This paper introduces a novel approach that…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2026-02-02 Liangcheng Han , Haifan Yin , Mérouane Debbah

In this article we describe the basic principles of Rydberg atom-based RF sensing and present the development of atomic pulsed RF detection and RF phase sensing establishing capabilities pertinent to applications in communications and…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2021-08-12 David Alexander Anderson , Rachel Elizabeth Sapiro , Georg Raithel

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) and Autler-Townes (AT) effect. The ability to measure…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2019-09-10 Christopher L. Holloway , Matthew T. Simons , Joshua A. Gordon , David Novotny

Intelligent reflecting surface (IRS) is expected to play a pivotal role in future wireless sensing networks owing to its potential for high-resolution and high-accuracy sensing. In this work, we investigate a multi-target…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2024-09-17 Renwang Li , Shu Sun , Meixia Tao