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JOURNAL OF PHYSICS B-ATOMIC MOLECULAR AND OPTICAL PHYSICS
Volume 48, Issue 20, Pages -Publisher
IOP PUBLISHING LTD
DOI: 10.1088/0953-4075/48/20/202001
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Rydberg atoms; atom-based sensing; electric field sensing; electromagnetically induced transparency; precision measurement
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- DARPA Quasar program by a grant through ARO [60181-PH-DRP]
- AFOSR [FA9550-12-1-0282]
- NSF [PHY-1104424]
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Atom-based measurements of length, time, gravity, inertial forces and electromagnetic fields are receiving increasing attention. Atoms possess properties that suggest clear advantages as self calibrating platforms for measurements of these quantities. In this review, we describe work on a new method for measuring radio frequency (RF) electric fields based on quantum interference using either Cs or Rb atoms contained in a dielectric vapor cell. Using a bright resonance prepared within an electromagnetically induced transparency window it is possible to achieve high sensitivities, <1 mu V cm(-1) Hz(-1/2), and detect small RF electric fields <1 mu V cm(-1) with a modest setup. Some of the limitations of the sensitivity are addressed in the review. The method can be used to image RF electric fields and can be adapted to measure the vector electric field amplitude. Extensions of Rydberg atom-based electrometry for frequencies up to the terahertz regime are described.
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