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Hauptverfasser: Lei, Mignwei, Zhang, Jianquan, Luo, Qun, Zhang, Zhentao, Wang, Ming, Shi, Meng
Format: Preprint
Veröffentlicht: 2025
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Online-Zugang:https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.15439
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author Lei, Mignwei
Zhang, Jianquan
Luo, Qun
Zhang, Zhentao
Wang, Ming
Shi, Meng
author_facet Lei, Mignwei
Zhang, Jianquan
Luo, Qun
Zhang, Zhentao
Wang, Ming
Shi, Meng
contents Rydberg-atom receivers aim for ultra-high sensitivity to microwave fields through various techniques, but receiving satellite signals has remained a significant challenge, due to the difficulty of capturing weak microwaves over long distances. In this work, we introduce a high-gain antenna to focus satellite signals, and then apply into an atomic cell via a microwave cavity. Using microwave-enhanced coupling, the minimum detectable power of incident microwave is down to -128 dBm, and the corresponding sensitivity is estimated as 21 nV/cm/Hz1/2 at frequency of 3.80 GHz. Furthermore, beacon signal from geostationary satellites is captured with Rydberg sensors for the first time, without the need for a low-noise amplifier. And C-band modulated signals are read out with a signal-to-noise ratio of 8 dB. Our results mark a significant breakthrough in facilitating satellite communications using Rydberg-atom receivers.
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spellingShingle Satellite Signal Detection via Rydberg-Atom Receiver
Lei, Mignwei
Zhang, Jianquan
Luo, Qun
Zhang, Zhentao
Wang, Ming
Shi, Meng
Quantum Physics
Rydberg-atom receivers aim for ultra-high sensitivity to microwave fields through various techniques, but receiving satellite signals has remained a significant challenge, due to the difficulty of capturing weak microwaves over long distances. In this work, we introduce a high-gain antenna to focus satellite signals, and then apply into an atomic cell via a microwave cavity. Using microwave-enhanced coupling, the minimum detectable power of incident microwave is down to -128 dBm, and the corresponding sensitivity is estimated as 21 nV/cm/Hz1/2 at frequency of 3.80 GHz. Furthermore, beacon signal from geostationary satellites is captured with Rydberg sensors for the first time, without the need for a low-noise amplifier. And C-band modulated signals are read out with a signal-to-noise ratio of 8 dB. Our results mark a significant breakthrough in facilitating satellite communications using Rydberg-atom receivers.
title Satellite Signal Detection via Rydberg-Atom Receiver
topic Quantum Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.15439