Rydberg-atom-based electrometry

Huang Wei; Liang Zhen-Tao; Du Yan-Xiong; Yan Hui; Zhu Shi-Liang

doi:10.7498/aps.64.160702

Abstract

Atom in Rydberg state has large polarizability, large electric dipole and low ionization threshold field. It is very sensitive to electric field, therefore it can be used to measure the amplitude of electric field, especially the microwave electric field. The new developed scheme is based on quantum interference effects (electromagnetically induced transparency and Autler-Townes splitting) in Rydberg atoms. Instead of the direct amplitude measurement, this method tests the Rabi frequency value of the transmission spectrum which is determined by the microwave electric field strength and the corresponding atom nature. The minimum measured strengths of microwave electric fields are far below the standard values obtained by traditional antenna methods. Compared with the traditional methods, this new scheme has several advantages, such as self-calibration, non-perturbation to the measured field and independence of the probe length. Besides, this scheme can also be used to measure the polarization direction of microwave electric field and realize sub-wavelength imaging. Through adjusting the wavelength of coupling laser, a broadband 1-500 GHz microwave electric field measurement can be achieved. This new scheme is benefitial to conducting the continue electric field measurement and the miniaturization of the test equipment. In this paper, the researches about using Rydberg atom to measure electric field with high precision are reviewed. The basic theory and experimental techniques are introduced. Finally, we discuss a promising method of using Rydberg atom interferometer to detect the accumulated phase in the process of interaction between electric field and Rydberg atoms. This method converts amplitude measurement into phase test, which may improve the precision and sensitivity.

Keywords:

Rydberg atom /
electric field measurement /
electromagnetically induced transparency /
Autler-Townes effect

Authors and contacts

1.
Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Quantum Engineering and Quantum Materials, School of Physics and Telecommunication Engineering, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510006, China;
2.
National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, School of Physics, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
Funds: Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 11474107, 11125417), the Natural Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars of Guangdong Province, China (Grant No. 2014A030306012), the Project for Outstanding Young Teachers in Higher Education of Guangdong Province, China (Grant No. Yq2013050), the Zhujiang Nova Program of Guangdong Province, China (Grant No. 2014010), the Program for Changjiang Scholars and Innovative Research Team in Universities of Ministry of Education of China (Grant No. IRT1243), the Program for Young Innovation Scholars in Universities of Guangdong Province, China, the Science Research Foundation for Young Teachers in South China Normal University (Grant No. 14KJ04), and the Science Research Foundation for Graduate Student of South China Normal University (Grant No. 2014ssxm12).

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