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Измерение напряженности электрического поля СВЧ излучения на частоте радиационного перехода между ридберговскими состояниями атомов -=SUP=-85-=/SUP=-Rb

E. F. Stelmashenko, O. A. Klezovich, V. N. Baryshev, В.А. Тищенко, Igor Yu. Blinov, V. G. Pal'chikov, В.Д. Овсянников

Published Jan 1, 2020• 2 citations

Abstract

Authors: E.F. Stelmashenko(1), O.A. Klezovich(1), V.N. Baryshev(1), V.A. Tischenko(1), I.Yu. Blinov(1), V.G.Palchikov (1,2(, V. D. Ovsiannikov (1,3) Affiliation: (1)National Research Institute for Physical-Technical and Radiotechnical Measurements, Mendeleevo, Moscow Region , Russia (2)National Research Nuclear University MEPhI (Moscow Engineering Physics Institute), Moscow, Russia (3)Voronezh State University, University sq.1, 394018, Voronezh, Russia Abstract: Spectral characteristics are determined for the resonance electromagnetically induced transparency (EIT) effect on atomic rubidium vapours, induced by an intense radiation of the wavelength in the region from 479 to 486 nm in presence of a microwave (MW) radiation of a frequency from 1 to 300 GHz, which splits the energy of transition from the 5P3/2 state to a Rydberg state nD5/2 . The magnitude of the EIT peak splitting is proportional to the MW-radiation electric field. Simple approximation equations are derived for evaluating numerically the amplitude of transition between Rydberg nD5/2 and (n+1)P3/2 states with high principal quantum numbers n. An experimental setup is constructed for measuring the MW electric field on the basis of the EIT resonance-splitting measurements in absorption spectra of a probe radiation.

DOI: 10.21883/os.2020.08.49698.25-20

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