中国物理B ›› 2024, Vol. 33 ›› Issue (5): 54203-054203.doi: 10.1088/1674-1056/ad2a6f

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Extending microwave-frequency electric-field detection through single transmission peak method

ing Liu(刘青)1,2, Jin-Zhan Chen(陈进湛)2, He Wang(王赫)2, Jie Zhang(张杰)2, Wei-Min Ruan(阮伟民)2, Guo-Zhu Wu(伍国柱)2, Shun-Yuan Zheng(郑顺元)2, Jing-Ting Luo(罗景庭)1, and Zhen-Fei Song(宋振飞)2,3,†   

  1. 1 College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China;
    2 Shenzhen Institute for Technology Innovation, National Institute of Metrology, Shenzhen 518107, China;
    3 Center for Advanced Measurement Science, National Institute of Metrology, Beijing 100029, China
  • 收稿日期:2023-12-09 修回日期:2024-01-31 接受日期:2024-02-19 出版日期:2024-05-20 发布日期:2024-05-20
  • 通讯作者: Zhen-Fei Song E-mail:songzf@nim.ac.cn
  • 基金资助:
    Project supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China (Grant No. 2021YFF0603704) and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 62071443).

Extending microwave-frequency electric-field detection through single transmission peak method

ing Liu(刘青)1,2, Jin-Zhan Chen(陈进湛)2, He Wang(王赫)2, Jie Zhang(张杰)2, Wei-Min Ruan(阮伟民)2, Guo-Zhu Wu(伍国柱)2, Shun-Yuan Zheng(郑顺元)2, Jing-Ting Luo(罗景庭)1, and Zhen-Fei Song(宋振飞)2,3,†   

  1. 1 College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China;
    2 Shenzhen Institute for Technology Innovation, National Institute of Metrology, Shenzhen 518107, China;
    3 Center for Advanced Measurement Science, National Institute of Metrology, Beijing 100029, China
  • Received:2023-12-09 Revised:2024-01-31 Accepted:2024-02-19 Online:2024-05-20 Published:2024-05-20
  • Contact: Zhen-Fei Song E-mail:songzf@nim.ac.cn
  • Supported by:
    Project supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China (Grant No. 2021YFF0603704) and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 62071443).

摘要: The strength of microwave (MW) electric field can be observed with high precision by using the standard electromagnetically induced transparency and Aulter-Towns (EIT-AT) technique, when its frequency is resonant or nearly-resonant with the Rydberg transition frequency. As the detuning of MW field increases, one of the transmission peaks (single peak) is easier to measure due to its increased amplitude. It can be found that the central symmetry point of the two transmission peaks $f_{1/2 }$ is only related to the detuning of MW field $\varDelta_{\rm MW} $ and central symmetry point $f_{0 }$ of resonant MW field, satisfying the relation $f_{1/2} ={\varDelta_{\rm MW} }/{2}+f_{0} $. Thus, we demonstrate a single transmission peak method that the MW E-field can be determined by interval between the position of single peak and $f_{1/2}$. We use this method to measure continuous frequencies in a band from $-200$ MHz to 200 MHz of the MW field. The experimental results and theoretical analysis are presented to describe the effectiveness of this method. For 50 MHz,$< \varDelta_{\rm MW}< 200$ MHz, this method solves the problem that the AT splitting cannot be measured by using the standard EIT-AT techniques or multiple atomic-level Rydberg atom schemes.

关键词: microwave electric field, Rydberg atom, electromagnetically induced transparency (EIT), Aulter-Towns splitting

Abstract: The strength of microwave (MW) electric field can be observed with high precision by using the standard electromagnetically induced transparency and Aulter-Towns (EIT-AT) technique, when its frequency is resonant or nearly-resonant with the Rydberg transition frequency. As the detuning of MW field increases, one of the transmission peaks (single peak) is easier to measure due to its increased amplitude. It can be found that the central symmetry point of the two transmission peaks $f_{1/2 }$ is only related to the detuning of MW field $\varDelta_{\rm MW} $ and central symmetry point $f_{0 }$ of resonant MW field, satisfying the relation $f_{1/2} ={\varDelta_{\rm MW} }/{2}+f_{0} $. Thus, we demonstrate a single transmission peak method that the MW E-field can be determined by interval between the position of single peak and $f_{1/2}$. We use this method to measure continuous frequencies in a band from $-200$ MHz to 200 MHz of the MW field. The experimental results and theoretical analysis are presented to describe the effectiveness of this method. For 50 MHz,$< \varDelta_{\rm MW}< 200$ MHz, this method solves the problem that the AT splitting cannot be measured by using the standard EIT-AT techniques or multiple atomic-level Rydberg atom schemes.

Key words: microwave electric field, Rydberg atom, electromagnetically induced transparency (EIT), Aulter-Towns splitting

中图分类号:  (Effects of atomic coherence on propagation, absorption, and Amplification of light; electromagnetically induced transparency and Absorption)

  • 42.50.Gy
32.80.Ee (Rydberg states) 84.40.-x (Radiowave and microwave (including millimeter wave) technology)