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arXiv:2606.14497

Ultra-broadband Anti-Jamming Communication via a Rydberg Atomic Receiver

Jia-Dou Nan, Junrong Chen, Bang Liu, Qi-Feng Wang, Yu Ma, Yi-Ming Yin, Tianyu Han, Guang-Can Guo, Hao Tian, Li-Hua Zhang, Bo Du, Bin-Bin Wei, Dong-Sheng Ding, Bao-Sen Shi

Published Jun 12, 2026• 0 citations
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Abstract

Ultra-broadband anti-jamming communication represents a promising approach to secure and robust information transfer through spread-spectrum techniques, effectively combatting malicious interference and eavesdropping. Rydberg atoms, enhanced by waveguide coupling, facilitate ultra-broadband spectrum sensing without traditional RF components. This framework provides an experimental platform for ultra-wide anti-jamming communication. Here, we demonstrate real-time signal demodulation based on frequency-hopping spread spectrum (FHSS) in a waveguide-coupled Rydberg receiver, achieving ultra-broad frequency-hopping covering 100 kHz to 20 GHz and a hopping rate of 100 khop/s. When confined to a standard operational band (e.g., the 2.4 GHz ISM band), our system achieves a high channel density of 8 channels per MHz. Beyond this, by leveraging its ultra-broad and continuous bandwidth, the system supports over 150,000 channels. Experimental results reveal a 51 dB enhancement in narrowband interference tolerance compared with single-frequency systems, confirming its outstanding anti-jamming capability. The reported system demonstrates significant potential for secure communications based on quantum technology, especially communication in complex electromagnetic environments.

DOI
10.48550/arxiv.2606.14497

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Abstract Ultra-broadband anti-jamming communication represents a promising approach to secure and robust information transfer through spred-spectrum techniques, effectively combatting malicious interference and eavesdropping. Rydberg atoms, enhanced by waveguide coupling, facilitate ultra-broadband spectrum sensing without traditional RF components. This framework provides an experimental platform for ultra-wide anti-jamming communication. Here, we demonstrate real-time signal demodulation based on frequency-hopping spread spectrum (FHSS) in a waveguide-coupled Rydberg receiver, achieving ultra-broad frequency-hopping covering 100 kHz to 20 GHz and a hopping rate of 10 khop/s. Our Rydberg atom-based FHSS communication system supports over 150,000 channels, representing three orders of magnitude beyond conventional Bluetooth and WiFi systems. Experimental results reveal a 51 dB enhancement in narrowband interference tolerance compared with single-frequency systems, confirming its outstanding anti-jamming capability. The reported system demonstrates significant potential for secure communications based on quantum technology, especially communication in complex electromagnetic environments.
Communication technologies advance toward secure communication, with frequency hopping communication (FH-C) widely used. However, traditional FH-C is limited by slow hopping speed, narrow bandwidth, and a few hopping points. Rydberg atoms offer a solution but face challenges like poor non-resonant microwave sensitivity and local oscillator synchronization limits. Here, we propose a frequency-hopping receiver based on atomic heterodyne detection that employs high orbital angular momentum (high-OAM) Rydberg states for resonant detection of rapidly hopping radio-frequency signals across multiple, widely separated frequency bands. The high-OAM Rydberg atoms ( l =3,4,5) resonantly detect 315 MHz, 1.7 GHz, and 29.74 GHz RF hopping signals (spanning 6 octaves). With heterodyne detection and a continuous excitation scheme, the system eliminates spectral establishment time, achieving 60 khops/s without transmitter-receiver synchronization, and uses frequency combs to extend hopping points to 5 MHz around resonant frequencies. These advances demonstrate the potential of Rydberg-atom–based receivers for high-speed and wide-band frequency-hopping communication.
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