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Chin. Phys. B, 2024, Vol. 33(4): 043201    DOI: 10.1088/1674-1056/ad1b45
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A proposal for detecting weak electromagnetic waves around 2.6 μm wavelength with Sr optical clock

Ruo-Shui Han(韩弱水)1,2, Wei Wang(王伟)1,2,†, and Tao Wang(汪涛)1,2,3,‡
1 Department of Physics, and Chongqing Key Laboratory for Strongly Coupled Physics, Chongqing University, Chongqing 401331, China;
2 Center of Modern Physics, Institute for Smart City of Chongqing University in Liyang, Liyang 213300, China;
3 State Key Laboratory of Quantum Optics and Quantum Optics Devices, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China
Abstract  Infrared signal detection is widely used in many fields. Due to the detection principle, however, the accuracy and range of detection are limited. Thanks to the ultra stability of the 87Sr optical lattice clock, external infrared electromagnetic wave disturbances can be responded to. Utilizing the ac Stark shift of the clock transition, we propose a new method to detect infrared signals. According to our calculations, the theoretical detection accuracy in the vicinity of its resonance band of 2.6 μm can reach the order of 10-14 W, while the minimum detectable signal of common detectors is on the order of 10-10 W.
Keywords:  infrared signal detection      87Sr optical lattice clock      ac Stark shift      ultra stability  
Received:  13 October 2023      Revised:  29 December 2023      Accepted manuscript online:  05 January 2024
PACS:  32.30.Bv (Radio-frequency, microwave, and infrared spectra)  
  42.50.Nn (Quantum optical phenomena in absorbing, amplifying, dispersive and conducting media; cooperative phenomena in quantum optical systems)  
  06.30.Ft (Time and frequency)  
Fund: Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 12274045).
Corresponding Authors:  Wei Wang, Tao Wang     E-mail:  weiwangphys@163.com;tauwaang@cqu.edu.cn

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Ruo-Shui Han(韩弱水), Wei Wang(王伟), and Tao Wang(汪涛) A proposal for detecting weak electromagnetic waves around 2.6 μm wavelength with Sr optical clock 2024 Chin. Phys. B 33 043201

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