International Conference on Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz Waves (IRMMW-THz)

Theoretical Investigation on Detecting Terahertz Waves by Rydberg Atoms

Lei Hou, Qihui He, Junnan Wang, Lei Yang, Xiasi Sun, Wei Shi

Published Sep 1, 2024• 0 citations

Abstract

A five level Rydberg atomic system was proposed to detect the THz waves with the frequency of 0.17 THz. The calculation results show that the Aulter-Townes splitting distance is in direct proportion to the applied THz electric field intensity in the electromagnetically induced transparency (EIT) spectrum.

DOI: 10.1109/irmmw-thz60956.2024.10697712

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