Metrology of microwave fields based on trap-loss spectroscopy with cold Rydberg atoms
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| author | Duverger, Romain Bonnin, Alexis Granier, Romain Marolleau, Quentin Blanchard, Cédric Zahzam, Nassim Bidel, Yannick Cadoret, Malo Bresson, Alexandre Schwartz, Sylvain |
| author_facet | Duverger, Romain Bonnin, Alexis Granier, Romain Marolleau, Quentin Blanchard, Cédric Zahzam, Nassim Bidel, Yannick Cadoret, Malo Bresson, Alexandre Schwartz, Sylvain |
| contents | We demonstrate a new approach for the metrology of microwave fields based on the trap-loss-spectroscopy of cold Rydberg atoms in a magneto-optical trap. Compared to state-of-the-art sensors using room-temperature vapors, cold atoms allow longer interaction times, better isolation from the environment and a reduced Doppler effect. Our approach is particularly simple as the detection relies on fluorescence measurements only. Moreover, our signal is well described by a two-level model across a broad measurement range, allowing in principle to reconstruct the amplitude and the frequency of the microwave field simultaneously without the need for an external reference field. We report on a scale factor linearity at the percent level and no noticeable drifts over two hours, paving the way for new applications of cold Rydberg atoms in metrology such as calibrating blackbody shifts in state-of-the-art optical clocks, monitoring the Earth cryosphere from space, measuring the cosmic microwave background or searching for dark matter. |
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| spellingShingle | Metrology of microwave fields based on trap-loss spectroscopy with cold Rydberg atoms Duverger, Romain Bonnin, Alexis Granier, Romain Marolleau, Quentin Blanchard, Cédric Zahzam, Nassim Bidel, Yannick Cadoret, Malo Bresson, Alexandre Schwartz, Sylvain Atomic Physics Quantum Physics We demonstrate a new approach for the metrology of microwave fields based on the trap-loss-spectroscopy of cold Rydberg atoms in a magneto-optical trap. Compared to state-of-the-art sensors using room-temperature vapors, cold atoms allow longer interaction times, better isolation from the environment and a reduced Doppler effect. Our approach is particularly simple as the detection relies on fluorescence measurements only. Moreover, our signal is well described by a two-level model across a broad measurement range, allowing in principle to reconstruct the amplitude and the frequency of the microwave field simultaneously without the need for an external reference field. We report on a scale factor linearity at the percent level and no noticeable drifts over two hours, paving the way for new applications of cold Rydberg atoms in metrology such as calibrating blackbody shifts in state-of-the-art optical clocks, monitoring the Earth cryosphere from space, measuring the cosmic microwave background or searching for dark matter. |
| title | Metrology of microwave fields based on trap-loss spectroscopy with cold Rydberg atoms |
| topic | Atomic Physics Quantum Physics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2404.17445 |