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Rydberg atomic quantum receivers (RAQRs) are capable of receiving multi-band radio-frequency (RF) signals simultaneously, which are expected to break Chu's limit for classical electronic antennas. However, signals from different users will…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2025-09-10 Jieao Zhu , Linglong Dai

In this paper, we develop a communication-oriented complex baseband equivalent model for superheterodyne Rydberg atomic quantum receivers (RAQRs). The model explicitly captures photodetection-induced signal-dependent shot noise and its…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-05-12 Qihao Peng , Qu Luo , Tierui Gong , Neng Ye , Jizhou Wu , Cunhua Pan , Maged Elkashlan , Pei Xiao , Chau Yuen , George K. Karagiannidis , Jiangzhou Wang

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

The intrinsic integration of Rydberg atomic receivers into wireless communication systems is proposed, by harnessing the principles of quantum physics in wireless communications. More particularly, we conceive a pair of Rydberg atomic…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2026-03-02 Yuanbin Chen , Xufeng Guo , Chau Yuen , Yufei Zhao , Yong Liang Guan , Chong Meng Samson See , Merouane Débbah , Lajos Hanzo

Low frequency communication has a wide range of applications in the fields of satellite detection, underground mining, disaster relief. Rydberg atom sensor has rapidly developed in recent years, capitalizing on its calibration-free…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2024-08-20 Yipeng Xie , Mingwei Lei , Meng Shi

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

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

Rydberg quantum sensors are sensitive to radio-frequency fields across an ultra-wide frequency range spanning megahertz to terahertz electromagnetic waves resonant with Rydberg atom dipole transitions. Here we demonstrate an atomic…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2024-07-12 Remy Legaie , Georg Raithel , David A. Anderson

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

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

While Rydberg atoms have shown tremendous potential to serve as accurate and sensitive detectors of microwaves and millimeter waves, their response is generally limited to a single narrow frequency band around a chosen microwave transition.…

Rydberg atoms efficiently link photons between the radio-frequency (RF) and optical domains. They furnish a medium in which the presence of an RF-field imprints on the transmission of a probe laser beam by altering the coherent coupling…

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

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 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

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

Rydberg sensors offer a unique approach to radio frequency (RF) detection, leveraging the high sensitivity and quantum properties of highly-excited atomic states to achieve performance levels beyond classical technologies. Non-linear…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2025-07-11 Luís Felipe Gonçalves , Teng Zhang , Georg Raithel , David A. Anderson

With the re-definition of the International System of Units (SI) that occurred in October of 2018, there has recently been a great deal of attention on the development of atom-based sensors for metrology applications. In particular, great…

Rydberg atom-based electric field sensing can provide all-optical readout of radio frequency fields in a dielectric environment. However, because a single set of optical fields is typically used to prepare the Rydberg state and read out its…

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