Photon shot-noise-limited Rydberg-EIT electrometry

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2606.04354v1
• Date: Wed, 03 Jun 2026 02:12:17 GMT
• Title: Photon shot-noise-limited Rydberg-EIT electrometry
• Abstract summary: Rydberg-atom electrometry is a core technique in the development of highly sensitive quantum electric-field sensors.<n>Here, we experimentally demonstrate a near PSN-limited Rydberg electrometry from a 85Rb atomic vapor cell.
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• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
• Abstract: Rydberg-atom electrometry is a core technique in the development of highly sensitive quantum electric-field sensors. Its sensitivity based on atom-photon interaction is typically limited by photon shot-noise (PSN) and spectral broadenings. Here, we experimentally demonstrate a near PSN-limited Rydberg electrometry from a 85Rb atomic vapor cell. By engineering atomic coherence through control of residual magnetic fields and laser frequency noise, we achieve the Rydberg electromagnetically induced transparency (EIT) with the narrow linewidth of 1.6 MHz, yielding an enhanced spectral slope for high-sensitivity Rydberg-EIT electrometry. Under optimized superheterodyne detection conditions, we obtain an electric-field sensitivity of 12.5(8) nV cm^-1 Hz^-1/2 at 37 GHz, in close agreement with the calculated PSN limit. These results provide direct experimental evidence of the high-sensitive quantum electrometry and establish a practical route toward quantum-noise-limited Rydberg electrometry.

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