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We demonstrate simultaneous detection of radio-frequency (RF) fields ranging from the very high-frequency (VHF) band (128 MHz) to terahertz frequencies (0.61 THz) using a caesium Rydberg-atom receiver. The RF fields are concurrently applied…

Microwave receivers using electromagnetically-induced transparency (EIT) in Rydberg atoms have recently demonstrated improved sensitivities. It is not evident how their state-of-the-art electric field sensitivities compare to those achieved…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2022-10-25 Gabriel Santamaria-Botello , Shane Verploegh , Eric Bottomley , Zoya Popovic

We present first results of a new heterodyne spectrometer dedicated to high-resolution spectroscopy of molecules of astrophysical importance. The spectrometer, based on a roomtemperature heterodyne receiver, is sensitive to frequencies…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2018-09-12 Nadine Wehres , Bettina Heyne , Frank Lewen , Marius Hermanns , Bernhard Schmidt , Christian Endres , Urs U. Graf , Daniel R. Higgins , Stephan Schlemmer

Rydberg atomic sensors have been seen as novel radio frequency (RF) measurements and the high sensitivity to a large range of frequencies makes it attractive for communications reception. However, the signal sensing process in Rydberg…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-10-03 Hao Wu , Xinyuan Yao , Rui Ni , Chen Gong

We demonstrate the continuous broadband microwave receivers based on AC Stark shifts and Floquet States of Rydberg levels in a cesium atomic vapor cell. The resonant transition frequency of two adjacent Rydberg states 78$S_{1/2}$ and…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2024-11-06 Danni Song , Yuechun Jiao , Jinlian Hu , Yuwen Yin , Zhenhua Li , Yunhui He , Jingxu Bai , Jianming Zhao , Suotang Jia

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

Rydberg atoms, due to their large polarizabilities and strong transition dipole moments, have been utilized as sensitive electric field sensors. While their capability to detect modulated signals has been previously demonstrated, these…

The exploitation of sub-MHz (\textless 1 MHz) can be beneficial for a plethora of applications like underwater vehicular communication, subsurface exploration, low-frequency navigation etc. The traditional electrical receivers in this band…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2025-10-24 Minze Chen , Tianqi Mao , Wei Xiao , Zhonghuai Wu , Dapeng Li , Mingyao Cui , Qunsong Zeng , Dezhi Zheng , Kaibin Huang , Zhaocheng Wang

We demonstrate the ability to receive live color analog television and video game signals with the use of the Rydberg atom receiver. The typical signal expected for traditional 480i NSTC format video signals requires a bandwidth of over 3…

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

We demonstrate resonant detection of rf electric fields from 240 MHz to 900 MHz (very-high-frequency (VHF) to ultra-high-frequency (UHF)) using electromagnetically induced transparency to measure orbital angular momentum $L=3\rightarrow…

Quantum communication protocols require efficient detection schemes to maximize the information transfer rate between the sender and the receiver. To this aim, we have demonstrated that weak-field receivers, merging wave-like and…

Rydberg atoms, with their long coherence time and large electric dipole moment, are pivotal in quantum precision measurement. In the process of approaching the standard quantum limit, higher demands are placed on detection schemes. This…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-03-06 Yinghang Jiang , Jiguo Wu , Meng Shi , Hanqing Zheng , Fei Guo , Zhiguang Xiao , Zhiyou Zhang

Electric field sensors based on Rydberg atoms offer unique capabilities, relative to traditional sensors, for detecting radio-frequency signals. In this work, we demonstrate simultaneous demodulation and detection of five rf tones spanning…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2023-01-11 David H. Meyer , Joshua C. Hill , Paul D. Kunz , Kevin C. Cox

We address binary optical communication channels based on phase-shift keyed coherent signals in the presence of phase diffusion. We prove theoretically and demonstrate experimentally that a discrimination strategy based on homodyne…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2015-06-16 Stefano Olivares , Simone Cialdi , Fabrizio Castelli , Matteo G. A. Paris

We report on the development of W-band (75-110 GHz) heterodyne receiver technology for large-format astronomical arrays. The receiver system is designed to be both mass-producible, so that the designs could be scaled to thousands of…

We demonstrate a die-level balanced homodyne detector with a high quantum-to-classical noise clearance of 19.1dB over 3GHz bandwidth. We evaluate this receiver as a high-quality entropy source for random number generation at >10Gb/s and…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2021-10-22 Florian Honz , Dinka Milovančev , Nemanja Vokić , Christoph Pacher , Bernhard Schrenk

Radio frequency antennas based on highly excited Rydberg atom vapors can in principle reach sensitivities beyond those of any conventional wire antenna, especially at lower frequencies where very long wires are needed to accommodate the…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2025-03-17 Peter B. Weichman

We report estimation of site response in the form of fundamental frequency. Towards this objective, we deploy widely established receiver function technique. Taking locally recorded events as inputs, we implement this technique to estimate…

Geophysics · Physics 2017-05-01 R. Biswas , N. Bora

The atomic-vapor cell is a vital component for Rydberg atomic microwave sensors, and impacts on overall capability of Rydberg sensor. However, the conventional analysis approach on effect of vapor-cell length contains two implicit…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2023-08-22 Bo Wu , Qiang An , Jiawei Yao , Fengchuan Wu , Yunqi Fu