Rydberg Atom Based Electrometry

Abstract

The Rydberg Atom Based Electrometry 6.1 Base Program set out to develop NRLs capability to use highly excited atomic states as a quantum sensor for low frequency (few MHz) electric field measurement. A theoretical framework was derived and new numerical modeling designed to be capable of guiding experiments. A state of the art experimental setup was constructed with future fiber coupling strategies and novel laser frequency locking methods at the forefront. An EIT signal was achieved signaling creation of the n = 30S Rydberg state in room temperature cesium vapor with 2.3 W of probe power and 2.25 mW of pump power at 852 and 512 nm respectively.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 13, 2023
Accession Number
AD1193260

Entities

People

  • Geoffrey Cranch
  • J.W. Lou
  • Seth Meiselman
  • Seth Rittenhouse
  • Vanessa Oritz

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Atoms
  • Bandwidth
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Dipole Moments
  • Distributed Bragg Reflectors
  • Doppler Effect
  • Electric Fields
  • Frequency
  • Ground State
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Measurement
  • Quantum Sensing
  • Radio Frequency
  • Repetition Rate
  • Resonance
  • Spectra
  • Spectroscopy
  • Standards
  • United States Naval Academy

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.
  • Quantum spin resonance or Electron Paramagnetic Resonance spectroscopy.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Directed Energy - Lasers
  • Quantum Computing