Rydberg atoms-based electric field sensing has developed rapidly over the past decade.A variety of theoretical proposals and experiment configurations are suggested and realized to improve the measurement metrics,such...Rydberg atoms-based electric field sensing has developed rapidly over the past decade.A variety of theoretical proposals and experiment configurations are suggested and realized to improve the measurement metrics,such as intensity sensitivity,bandwidth,phase,and accuracy.The Stark effect and electromagnetically induced transparency(EIT)or electromagnetically induced absorption(EIA)are fundamental physics principles behind the stage.Furthermore,various techniques such as amplitude-or frequency-modulation,optical homodyne read-out,microwave superheterodyne and frequency conversion based on multi-wave mixing in atoms are utilized to push the metrics into higher levels.In this review,different technologies and the corresponding metrics they had achieved were presented,hoping to inspire more possibilities in the improvement of metrics of Rydberg atom-based electric field sensing and broadness of application scenarios.展开更多
基金supported by the National Key R&D Program of China(2022YFA1404000,2021YFA1402004,and 2022YFA1405300)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(61827824,61975104,12225405,U20A2074,U20A20218,61525504,and 61435011)+3 种基金the Innovation Program for Quantum Science and Technology(2021ZD0301700)the Fund for Science and Technology on Electronic Information Control Laboratory and the Fund for Shanxi“331 Project”Key Subjects Construction,Bairen Project of Shanxi Province,China,the Anhui Initiative in Quantum Information Technologies(AHY020200)the Major Science and Technology Projects in Anhui Province(202203a13010001)National Research Foundation,Prime Ministers Office,Singapore and the Ministry of Education,Singapore under the Research Centres of Excellence programme.
文摘Rydberg atoms-based electric field sensing has developed rapidly over the past decade.A variety of theoretical proposals and experiment configurations are suggested and realized to improve the measurement metrics,such as intensity sensitivity,bandwidth,phase,and accuracy.The Stark effect and electromagnetically induced transparency(EIT)or electromagnetically induced absorption(EIA)are fundamental physics principles behind the stage.Furthermore,various techniques such as amplitude-or frequency-modulation,optical homodyne read-out,microwave superheterodyne and frequency conversion based on multi-wave mixing in atoms are utilized to push the metrics into higher levels.In this review,different technologies and the corresponding metrics they had achieved were presented,hoping to inspire more possibilities in the improvement of metrics of Rydberg atom-based electric field sensing and broadness of application scenarios.
