arXiv · 2405.03618
Modulation transfer protocol for Rydberg RF receivers
Abstract
We propose and demonstrate a modulation transfer protocol to increase the detection sensitivity of a Rydberg RF receiver to fields out of resonance from the transition between Rydberg levels. This protocol is based on a phase modulation of the control field used to create the Electromagnetically Induced Transparency (EIT) signal. The nonlinear wave-mixing of the multi-component coupling laser and the probe laser transfers the modulation to the probe laser, which is used for RF-field detection. The measurements compare well with semi-classical simulations of atom-light interaction and show an improvement in the RF bandwidth of the sensor and an improved sensitivity of the response to weak fields.
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Duc-Anh Trinh, Adwaith K. V., Mickael Branco, Aliénor Rouxel, Sacha Welinski, Perrine Berger, Fabienne Goldfarb, Fabien Bretenaker. 2024-05-06. Modulation transfer protocol for Rydberg RF receivers. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0216969
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