Millimeter wave detection via Autler-Townes splitting in rubidium Rydberg atoms

  • Joshua A. Gordon
    National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) 1 , Electromagnetics Division, U.S. Department of Commerce, Boulder Laboratories, Boulder, Colorado 80305, USA
  • Christopher L. Holloway
    National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) 1 , Electromagnetics Division, U.S. Department of Commerce, Boulder Laboratories, Boulder, Colorado 80305, USA
  • Andrew Schwarzkopf
    University of Michigan 2 Department of Physics, , Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
  • Dave A. Anderson
    University of Michigan 2 Department of Physics, , Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
  • Stephanie Miller
    University of Michigan 2 Department of Physics, , Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
  • Nithiwadee Thaicharoen
    University of Michigan 2 Department of Physics, , Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
  • Georg Raithel
    University of Michigan 2 Department of Physics, , Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA

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<jats:p>In this paper, we demonstrate the detection of millimeter waves via Autler-Townes splitting in 85Rb Rydberg atoms. This method may provide an independent, atom-based, SI-traceable method for measuring mm-wave electric fields, which addresses a gap in current calibration techniques in the mm-wave regime. The electric-field amplitude within a rubidium vapor cell in the WR-10 wave guide band is measured for frequencies of 93.71 GHz and 104.77 GHz. Relevant aspects of Autler-Townes splitting originating from a four-level electromagnetically induced transparency scheme are discussed. We measured the E-field generated by an open-ended waveguide using this technique. Experimental results are compared to a full-wave finite element simulation.</jats:p>

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