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Main Authors: Zhang, Bo, Han, Yuchen, Wu, Hong-Liang, Wu, Hao, Yang, Shuo, Oxborrow, Mark, Zhao, Qing, Fu, Yue, Li, Weibin, Wang, Yeliang, Zheng, Dezhi, Zhang, Jun
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Published: 2024
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2405.15144
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author Zhang, Bo
Han, Yuchen
Wu, Hong-Liang
Wu, Hao
Yang, Shuo
Oxborrow, Mark
Zhao, Qing
Fu, Yue
Li, Weibin
Wang, Yeliang
Zheng, Dezhi
Zhang, Jun
author_facet Zhang, Bo
Han, Yuchen
Wu, Hong-Liang
Wu, Hao
Yang, Shuo
Oxborrow, Mark
Zhao, Qing
Fu, Yue
Li, Weibin
Wang, Yeliang
Zheng, Dezhi
Zhang, Jun
contents High-accuracy microwave sensing is widely demanded in various fields, ranging from cosmology to microwave quantum technology. Quantum receivers based on inorganic solid-state spin systems are promising candidates for such purpose because of the stability and compatibility, but their best sensitivity is currently limited to a few pT/$\sqrt{\rm{Hz}}$. Here, by utilising an enhanced readout scheme with the state-of-the-art solid-state maser technology, we develop a robust microwave quantum receiver functioned by organic molecular spins at ambient conditions. Owing to the maser amplification, the sensitivity of the receiver achieves 6.14 $\pm$ 0.17 fT/$\sqrt{\rm{Hz}}$ which exceeds three orders of magnitude than that of the inorganic solid-state quantum receivers. The heterodyne detection without additional local oscillators improves bandwidth of the receiver and allows frequency detection. The scheme can be extended to other solid-state spin systems without complicated control pulses and thus enables practical applications such as electron spin resonance spectroscopy, dark matter searches, and astronomical observations.
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spellingShingle Ultra-sensitive solid-state organic molecular microwave quantum receiver
Zhang, Bo
Han, Yuchen
Wu, Hong-Liang
Wu, Hao
Yang, Shuo
Oxborrow, Mark
Zhao, Qing
Fu, Yue
Li, Weibin
Wang, Yeliang
Zheng, Dezhi
Zhang, Jun
Quantum Physics
Materials Science
High-accuracy microwave sensing is widely demanded in various fields, ranging from cosmology to microwave quantum technology. Quantum receivers based on inorganic solid-state spin systems are promising candidates for such purpose because of the stability and compatibility, but their best sensitivity is currently limited to a few pT/$\sqrt{\rm{Hz}}$. Here, by utilising an enhanced readout scheme with the state-of-the-art solid-state maser technology, we develop a robust microwave quantum receiver functioned by organic molecular spins at ambient conditions. Owing to the maser amplification, the sensitivity of the receiver achieves 6.14 $\pm$ 0.17 fT/$\sqrt{\rm{Hz}}$ which exceeds three orders of magnitude than that of the inorganic solid-state quantum receivers. The heterodyne detection without additional local oscillators improves bandwidth of the receiver and allows frequency detection. The scheme can be extended to other solid-state spin systems without complicated control pulses and thus enables practical applications such as electron spin resonance spectroscopy, dark matter searches, and astronomical observations.
title Ultra-sensitive solid-state organic molecular microwave quantum receiver
topic Quantum Physics
Materials Science
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2405.15144