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# Quantum Assisted Electrometry using Bright Atomic Resonances

@article{Sedlacek2012QuantumAE,
title={Quantum Assisted Electrometry using Bright Atomic Resonances},
author={Jonathon Sedlacek and Arne Schwettmann and Harald Kubler and Robert Low and Tilman Pfau and James P Shaffer},
journal={arXiv: Atomic Physics},
year={2012}
}
• Published 20 May 2012
• Physics
• arXiv: Atomic Physics
We demonstrate a new method for measuring radio frequency (RF) electric fields based on quantum interference in an atom. Using a bright resonance prepared within an electromagnetically induced transparency window we are able to achieve a sensitivity of ~ 30 {\mu}V cm^-1 sqrt(Hz)^-1. For this work, we demonstrated detection of RF electric fields as small as ~ 8 {\mu}V cm^-1. The sensitivity is currently limited by the spectral bandwidth of the lasers used in the experiment and can be…
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