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Two-dimensional (2D) spectroscopy uses multiple electromagnetic pulses to infer the properties of a complex system. A paradigmatic class of target systems are molecular aggregates, for which one can obtain information on the eigenstates,…

Quantum information processing based on Rydberg atoms emerged as a promising direction two decades ago. Recent experimental and theoretical progresses have shined exciting light on this avenue. In this concise review, we will briefly…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2021-02-05 Xiaoling Wu , Xinhui Liang , Yaoqi Tian , Fan Yang , Cheng Chen , Yong-Chun Liu , Meng Khoon Tey , Li You

A method for performing a precision measurement of the Rydberg constant, $R_{\infty}$, using cold circular Rydberg atoms is proposed. These states have long lifetimes, as well as negligible quantum-electrodynamics (QED) and no…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2017-10-04 Andira Ramos , Kaitlin Moore , Georg Raithel

We present a method for performing low frequency electric field sensing via ionization detection of Rydberg atoms in a collimated atomic beam. A collimated beam avoids much of the electric field screening effects that are common in warm…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2026-04-03 Jeremy Glick , John R Dickson , Josie Wood , Paul Kunz

We introduce a protocol that gives access to out-of-time-ordered correlation functions in many-body quantum systems. Unlike other such protocols, our proposal, which can be applied to arbitrary initial states, neither requires ancilla…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-03-14 Michael Kastner , Philip Osterholz , Christian Gross

Although Rydberg atoms have shown promise for use in novel types of radio frequency receivers, they have generally not been considered phase sensitive without the use of closed-loop interferometry or auxiliary radio frequency fields. Here,…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2025-08-19 Stephanie M. Bohaichuk , Vijin Venu , Florian Christaller , James P. Shaffer

In a typical multi-standard military communication receiver, fast and reliable spectrum sensing unit is required to extract the information of multiple channels (frequency bands) present in a wideband input signal. In this paper, an energy…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2016-08-16 S. J. Darak , A. P. Vinod , E. M-K. Lai

Rydberg-assisted atomic electrometry with thermal vapors offers a promising approach for detecting external electric fields. However, this technique presents significant challenges for measuring low frequencies due to the effects of…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2025-09-03 Yu-Chi Chen , Shao-Cheng Fang , Hsuan-Jui Su , Yi-Hsin Chen

Rydberg-atom electrometry, as an emerging cutting-edge technology, features high sensitivity, broad bandwidth, calibration-free operation, and beyond. However, until now the key atomic vapor cells used for confining electric field-sensitive…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2025-09-03 Yintao Ma , Beibei Sun , Pan Chen , Yao Chen , Yanbin Wang , Ju Guo , Mingzhi Yu , Ping Yang , Qijing Lina , Libo Zhao

The giant electro-optical response of Rydberg atoms manifests itself in the emergence of sidebands in the Rydberg excitation spectrum if the atom is exposed to a radio-frequency (RF) electric field. Here we report on the study of RF-dressed…

Governed by the hairy ball theorem, classical antennas with isotropic responses to linearly polarized radio waves are unrealizable. This work shows that the antenna based on Rydberg atoms can theoretically achieve an ideal isotropic…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-03-20 Shaoxin Yuan , Mingyong Jing , Hao Zhang , Linjie Zhang , Liantuan Xiao , Suotang Jia

We propose an experimentally feasible scheme to achieve directional transport of Rydberg excitations and entangled states in atomic arrays with unequal spacings. By leveraging distance-dependent Rydberg-Rydberg interactions and temporally…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-02-18 Yupeng Wang , Junjie Wang , Aishik Panja , Xinghan Wang , Qi-Yu Liang

Rydberg atomic quantum receivers exhibit great potential in assisting classical wireless communications due to their outstanding advantages in detecting radio frequency signals. To realize this potential, we integrate a Rydberg atomic…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-03-03 Tierui Gong , Chau Yuen , Chong Meng Samson See , Mérouane Debbah , Lajos Hanzo

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

Recently, it has been proposed that space-based atomic sensors may be used to detect gravitational waves. These proposals describe the sensors either as clocks or as atom interferometers. Here, we seek to explore the fundamental…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2017-11-13 Matthew A. Norcia , Julia R. K. Cline , James K. Thompson

Recent advances in Rydberg atom electrometry detail promising applications in radio frequency (RF) communications. Presently, most applications use carrier frequencies greater than 1~GHz where resonant Autler-Townes splitting provides the…

The past three decades have shown dramatic progress in the ability to manipulate and coherently control the motion of atoms. This exquisite control offers the prospect of a new generation of inertial sensors with unprecedented sensitivity…

State-of-the-art experiments using Rydberg atoms can now operate with large numbers of trapped particles with tunable geometry and long coherence time. We propose a way to utilize this in a hybrid setup involving neutral ground state atoms…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-03-29 João Pedro Mendonça , Krzysztof Jachymski

Quantum simulation holds the promise of improving the atomic simulations used at EDF to anticipate the ageing of materials of interest. One simulator in particular seems well suited to modeling interacting electrons: the Rydberg atoms…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-06-21 Antoine Michel

Quantum wireless sensing using Rydberg atomic receivers enables high-sensitivity signal acquisition direction-of-arrival (DoA) estimation. However, it suffers from a fundamental limitation, where only the magnitude of the received signal is…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-05-26 Sourav Banerjee , Neel Kanth Kundu , Prajwalita Borah