Optimization of modulation transfer protocol for Rydberg RF receivers

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2601.02070v1
• Date: Mon, 05 Jan 2026 12:50:34 GMT
• Title: Optimization of modulation transfer protocol for Rydberg RF receivers
• Authors: Mickael Branco, K V Adwaith, Duc-Anh Trinh, Sacha Welinski, Perrine Berger, Fabienne Goldfarb, Fabien Bretenaker,
• Abstract summary: Protocol is based on a phase modulation of the coupling beam, which is transformed by the nonlinear response of the atoms into an amplitude modulation of the probe beam.<n>We develop a theoretical model to optimize both the modulation frequency and the modulation amplitude of the coupling beam, thereby maximizing the atomic response.
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• Abstract: We explore theoretically and experimentally the recently demonstrated modulation transfer protocol [D.-A. Trinh, K. V. Adwaith, M. Branco, A. Rouxel, S. Welinski, P. Berger, F. Goldfarb, and F. Bretenaker, Applied Physics Letters 125, 154001 (2024)] aiming at extending the bandwidth of quantum RF receivers based on hot Rydberg atoms. This protocol is based on a phase modulation of the coupling beam, which is transformed by the nonlinear response of the atoms into an amplitude modulation of the probe beam. We develop a theoretical model to optimize both the modulation frequency and the modulation amplitude of the coupling beam, thereby maximizing the atomic response. Once optimized, the sensitivity to detuned RF fields of this modulation transfer protocol is compared with that of the conventional protocol. This comparison shows that the new protocol outperforms the usual one as soon as the RF signal to be measured is detuned by more than a few MHz and offers a complementary approach to increase the detection bandwidth. In all cases, the experimental results are in good agreement with the simulations.

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