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Rydberg atom,which exhibits a strong response to weak electric(E) fields,is regarded as a promising atomic receiver to surpass sensitivity of conventional receivers. However, its sensitivity is strongly limited by the noise coming from both…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2024-10-08 Bo Wu , Ruiqi Mao , Yi Liu , Di Sang , Yanli Zhou , Yi Lin , Qiang An , Yunqi Fu

We present a theoretical framework for recovering the amplitude and carrier phase of a single received RF field with a Rydberg-atom receiver, without injecting an RF local oscillator (LO) into the atoms. The key enabling mechanism is a…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-04-01 Vladislav Katkov , Nikola Zlatanov

Leveraging the strong atom-light interaction, a Rydberg atomic receiver can measure radio waves with extreme sensitivity. Existing research primarily focuses on improving the signal detection capability of atomic receivers, while…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2024-10-28 Mingyao Cui , Qunsong Zeng , Kaibin Huang

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

An optical probe of cesium Rydberg atoms generated in a thermal vapor cell is used to retrieve a baseband signal modulated onto a 16.98-GHz carrier wave in real-time, demonstrating an atom-based quantum receiver suitable for microwave…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2020-02-25 Yuechun Jiao , Xiaoxuan Han , Jiabei Fan , Georg Raithel , Jianming Zhao , Suotang Jia

Rydberg atomic quantum receivers (RAQRs) have attracted significant attention in recent years due to their ultra-high sensitivity. Although capable of precisely detecting the amplitude and phase of weak signals, conventional RAQRs face…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-10-14 Huizhi Wang , Tierui Gong , Emil Björnson , Chau Yuen

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…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-01-12 Sourav Banerjee , Neel Kanth Kundu

Leveraging the quantum advantages of highly excited atoms, Rydberg atomic receivers (RAREs) represent a paradigm shift in radio wave detection, offering high sensitivity and broadband reception. However, existing studies largely model RAREs…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-01-27 Mingyao Cui , Qunsong Zeng , Kaibin Huang

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

Rydberg Atomic REceivers (RAREs) have demonstrated remarkable capabilities for radio-frequency signal measurement, enabling advanced quantum wireless sensing. Existing RARE-based sensing systems popularly adopt the heterodyne detection…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2025-11-26 Mingyao Cui , Qunsong Zeng , Zhanwei Wang , Kaibin Huang

Rydberg atomic quantum receivers have been seen as novel radio frequency measurements and the high sensitivity to a large range of frequencies makes it attractive for communications reception. However, current implementations of Rydberg…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-11-21 Hao Wu , Shanchi Wu , Xinyuan Yao , Rui Ni , Chen Gong

We demonstrate an atomic radio-frequency (RF) receiver and spectrum analyzer based on thermal Rydberg atoms coupled to a planar microwave waveguide. We use an off-resonant RF heterodyne technique to achieve continuous operation for carrier…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2021-05-24 David H. Meyer , Paul D. Kunz , Kevin C. Cox

This paper investigates a fluid reconfigurable intelligent surface (FRIS)-assisted Rydberg Atomic REceiver (RARE) architecture under magnitude-only heterodyne readout. We show that, unlike conventional coherent systems, the optimal…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-04-14 Hong-Bae Jeon , Kai-Kit Wong , Chan-Byoung Chae

Recent work has shown the promise of applying deep learning to enhance software processing of radio frequency (RF) signals. In parallel, hardware developments with quantum RF sensors based on Rydberg atoms are breaking longstanding barriers…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-04-24 Pranav Gokhale , Caitlin Carnahan , William Clark , Teague Tomesh , Frederic T. Chong

Using a shared microwave resonator, we propose a transduction scheme between superconducting qubits and qubit states encoded in the low-lying internal levels of trapped atomic systems. The approach employs atomic Rydberg levels together…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-09-18 Fernando L. Semião , Matthias Keller

The current advances in the field of ultra-cold atoms and atomic traps recall new controllable long-range interactions. These interactions are expected to extend the range of realizable quantum algorithms as well as providing new control…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2021-08-11 Mohammadsadegh Khazali

Although Rydberg atom-based electric field sensing provides key advantages over traditional antenna-based detection, it remains limited by the need for a local oscillator (LO) for low-field and phase resolved detection. In this work, we…

We investigate the response bandwidth of a superheterodyne Rydberg receiver at a room-temperature vapor cell, and present an architecture of multi-channel lasers excitation to increase the response bandwidth and keep sensitivity,…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2023-11-30 Jinlian Hu , Yuechun Jiao , Yunhui He , Hao Zhang , Linjie Zhang , Jianming Zhao , Suotang Jia

Rydberg atom-based antennas exploit the quantum properties of highly excited Rydberg atoms, providing unique advantages over classical antennas, such as high sensitivity, broad frequency range, and compact size. Despite the increasing…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-06-09 Shuai S. A. Yuan , Xinyi Y. I. Xu , Jinpeng Yuan , Guoda Xie , Chongwen Huang , Xiaoming Chen , Zhixiang Huang , Wei E. I. Sha

Atom-based radio frequency electromagnetic field sensing using atomic Rydberg states is a promising technique that has recently attracted significant interest. Its unique advantages, such as extraordinary bandwidth, self-calibration and…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2022-09-07 Katelyn Dixon , Kent Nickerson , Donald W. Booth , James P. Shaffer