CN115343541A - Method, storage medium and system for expanding microwave measurement bandwidth and sensitivity - Google Patents
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本发明属于微波测量技术领域,具体涉及一种拓展微波测量带宽和灵敏度的方法、存储介质及系统。The invention belongs to the technical field of microwave measurement, and in particular relates to a method, a storage medium and a system for expanding microwave measurement bandwidth and sensitivity.
背景技术Background technique
精确测量微波电场强度在雷达、通信、遥感、无损探测等方面有重要应用。近年来,基于原子的量子传感器发展迅速,人们利用原子的量子特性实现了相较于传统测量更高的精度和灵敏度。其中基于里德堡原子的微波电场传感器在测量微波方面相比于传统的电子学测量手段具有全波段、可溯源至基本物理常数、自校准、无电子学暗电流噪音干扰的全光读取等独特优势,受到广泛的关注和研究。Accurate measurement of microwave electric field strength has important applications in radar, communication, remote sensing, non-destructive detection, etc. In recent years, atom-based quantum sensors have developed rapidly, and people have used the quantum properties of atoms to achieve higher precision and sensitivity than traditional measurements. Among them, the microwave electric field sensor based on Rydberg atoms has full-band, traceable to fundamental physical constants, self-calibration, all-optical reading without electronic dark current noise interference in measuring microwaves, etc. Unique advantages have received extensive attention and research.
尽管人们可以通过选择不同主量子数n的里德堡态进而展示了几百MHz到THz范围的电场测量,但是由于里德堡原子能级的分立特性,同时当微波频率远离里德堡能级间共振跃迁频率时,测量灵敏度会迅速降低,因此实际上每个里德堡能级所能涵盖的带宽只有10MHz左右,而不同主量子数n的里德堡能级间隔在几百MHz,因此即使能够克服困难实现一个波长在大范围内可调谐的大功率激光系统,也无法完全弥补不同主量子数n的里德堡能级间隔对应的频率范围。Although people can demonstrate electric field measurements in the hundreds of MHz to THz range by choosing Rydberg states with different principal quantum numbers n, due to the discrete characteristics of the Rydberg atomic energy levels, when the microwave frequency is far away from the Rydberg energy level When the resonant transition frequency is reached, the measurement sensitivity will decrease rapidly, so in fact, the bandwidth covered by each Rydberg energy level is only about 10MHz, and the Rydberg energy levels with different principal quantum numbers n are separated by hundreds of MHz, so even It can overcome difficulties to realize a high-power laser system with tunable wavelength in a wide range, but it cannot completely compensate for the frequency range corresponding to the Rydberg energy level interval of different principal quantum numbers n.
现阶段研究人员对于拓展里德堡原子微波电场传感器带宽的努力,主要集中在利用加入外场对目标能级产生的各种能级分裂效应使微波频率与分裂后能级共振进行测量。主要有静磁场调控原子能级法,静电场调控原子能级法,但是对系统施加静电场或静磁场会使得所有原子能级发生变化,这无疑会对理论和实验造成巨大的麻烦。2021年,人们提出利用辅助微波电场调控原子能级法,展示了利用辅助微波电场和里德堡电磁感应透明-Autler-Townes分裂光谱测量相邻主量子数n间隔的微波频率。2022年,人们提出利用非共振外差技术引入和信号微波场(SIG场)频率相近的局域微波场(LO场),两者形成混频,可实现非共振较近区域的高灵敏度测量,并且不会对原子能级产生影响。这种方法能够涵盖0-20GHz的很宽的频率范围,但是当微波频率与原子能级共振跃迁频率失谐时,系统从线性响应变成非线性响应,由于非共振二阶Stark效应的限制,导致失谐时的灵敏度比共振时的灵敏度低20dB,非共振区域的灵敏度远远达不到共振区域的程度。At present, researchers' efforts to expand the bandwidth of the Rydberg atomic microwave electric field sensor are mainly focused on making use of various energy level splitting effects generated by adding an external field to the target energy level to make the microwave frequency resonate with the split energy level for measurement. There are mainly static magnetic field control atomic energy level method, electrostatic field control atomic energy level method, but applying electrostatic field or static magnetic field to the system will change the energy levels of all atoms, which will undoubtedly cause great trouble to theory and experiment. In 2021, people proposed the method of using auxiliary microwave electric field to control the atomic energy level, and demonstrated the use of auxiliary microwave electric field and Rydberg electromagnetic induction transparency-Autler-Townes splitting spectrum to measure the microwave frequency of adjacent principal quantum numbers n intervals. In 2022, it was proposed to use the non-resonant heterodyne technology to introduce a local microwave field (LO field) with a frequency similar to that of the signal microwave field (SIG field), and the two form a frequency mixing, which can realize high-sensitivity measurement in the non-resonant near area. And it will not affect the atomic energy level. This method can cover a wide frequency range of 0-20GHz, but when the microwave frequency is detuned from the resonance transition frequency of the atomic level, the system changes from a linear response to a nonlinear response, due to the limitation of the non-resonant second-order Stark effect, resulting in The sensitivity at detuning is 20dB lower than that at resonance, and the sensitivity in the non-resonance region is far below that of the resonance region.
发明内容Contents of the invention
针对现有技术中存在的缺陷,本发明的目的是提供一种拓展微波测量带宽和灵敏度的方法、存储介质及系统在扩展的线性响应区间内还可以实现更高的测量灵敏度。Aiming at the defects in the prior art, the object of the present invention is to provide a method for expanding microwave measurement bandwidth and sensitivity, a storage medium and a system that can achieve higher measurement sensitivity within the extended linear response range.
为达到以上目的,本发明采用的技术方案是:一种拓展微波测量带宽和灵敏度的方法,包括步骤:构建里德堡原子微波电场传感器;将信号微波及局域微波辐射至铷原子蒸汽池中实现干涉,并将干涉形成的拍频信号通过里德堡原子微波电场传感器进行测量;通过辅助微波电场提高待测微波电场的测量带宽和灵敏度。In order to achieve the above purpose, the technical solution adopted by the present invention is: a method for expanding microwave measurement bandwidth and sensitivity, comprising the steps of: constructing a Rydberg atomic microwave electric field sensor; radiating signal microwaves and local microwaves into a rubidium atomic vapor pool Interference is realized, and the beat frequency signal formed by the interference is measured by the Rydberg atomic microwave electric field sensor; the measurement bandwidth and sensitivity of the microwave electric field to be measured are improved through the auxiliary microwave electric field.
进一步,所述辅助微波电场可调控目标里德堡能级的位置,所述能级的体系是辅助微波缀饰下的里德堡五能级模型,其中3、4、5能级是主量子数n较大的里德堡能级。Further, the auxiliary microwave electric field can regulate the position of the target Rydberg energy level, and the system of the energy level is the Rydberg five-level model under the auxiliary microwave embellishment, where 3, 4, and 5 energy levels are the principal quantum The Rydberg level with a large number n.
进一步,利用与探测光频率共振的1能级到2能级的跃迁,以及与耦合光频率共振的2能级到3能级的跃迁来实现电磁感应透明(EIT)量子干涉效应。Further, the electromagnetically induced transparency (EIT) quantum interference effect is realized by utilizing the transition from 1-level to 2-level resonant with the frequency of the probe light, and the transition from 2-level to 3-level resonant with the frequency of the coupling light.
进一步,通过引入与5能级到4能级的跃迁共振的辅助微波场,选择辅助场的电场强度与频率来调控4能级的变化,从而达到使得失谐的待测微波场重新与目标里德堡能级跃迁重新共振的效果。Further, by introducing an auxiliary microwave field that resonates with the transition from the 5th energy level to the 4th energy level, the electric field strength and frequency of the auxiliary field are selected to regulate the change of the 4th energy level, so as to make the detuned microwave field to be measured reconnect with the target DePauw level transition re-resonance effect.
进一步,所述里德堡五能级模型中,1能级为5S1/2,2能级为5P3/2,3能级为61D5/2,4能级为62P3/2,5能级为62P3/2。Further, in the Rydberg five-level model, the 1 energy level is 5S 1/2 , the 2 energy level is 5P 3/2 , the 3 energy level is 61D 5/2 , the 4 energy level is 62P 3/2 , the 5 The energy level is 62P 3/2 .
进一步,所述辅助微波电场作用后,失谐的微波场重新与目标里德堡能级跃迁共振,并且对待测微波电场的响应重新从不敏感的非线性回到了灵敏的线性关系。Further, after the auxiliary microwave electric field acts, the detuned microwave field resonates with the target Rydberg energy level transition, and the response of the microwave electric field to be measured returns from insensitive nonlinearity to sensitive linear relationship.
进一步,所述信号微波及所述局域微波分别通过两个微波天线辐射至铷原子蒸汽池中,其中,所述局域微波的极化为线偏振并且恒定不变。Further, the signal microwave and the local microwave are respectively radiated into the rubidium atomic vapor cell through two microwave antennas, wherein the polarization of the local microwave is linear and constant.
进一步,所述微波天线为矩形喇叭天线。Further, the microwave antenna is a rectangular horn antenna.
本发明提供一种存储介质,其特征在于:The invention provides a storage medium, characterized in that:
所述存储介质中存储有计算机程序,其中,所述计算机程序被设置为运行时执行所述的拓展微波测量带宽和灵敏度的方法。A computer program is stored in the storage medium, wherein the computer program is configured to execute the method for expanding microwave measurement bandwidth and sensitivity when running.
本发明还提供一种拓展微波测量带宽和灵敏度的系统,包括:里德堡原子微波电场传感器构建模块,用于构建里德堡原子微波电场传感器,以对拍频信号进行测量;拍频模块,用于将信号微波及局域微波辐射至铷原子蒸汽池中实现干涉,并将干涉形成的拍频信号通过里德堡原子微波电场传感器进行测量;辅助微波模块,用于通过辅助微波电场提高待测微波电场的测量带宽和灵敏度。The present invention also provides a system for expanding microwave measurement bandwidth and sensitivity, including: a Rydberg atomic microwave electric field sensor building block, used to construct a Rydberg atomic microwave electric field sensor to measure beat frequency signals; a beat frequency module, It is used to radiate signal microwaves and local microwaves into the rubidium atomic steam cell to achieve interference, and measure the beat frequency signal formed by the interference through the Rydberg atomic microwave electric field sensor; the auxiliary microwave module is used to improve the waiting time through the auxiliary microwave electric field Measurement bandwidth and sensitivity of microwave electric field.
本发明的效果在于:通过一个辅助微波场调控里德堡原子能级,可以使辅助微波电场缀饰后的能级重新与待测微波场共振,也就是系统对待测微波电场的响应从不敏感的二阶非线性相互作用变成敏感的一阶线性相互作用,这将有助于提高传感器的灵敏度。并且,可以使得一个里德堡能级跃迁的线性响应区间增大至少百MHz量级的基础上,这基本上涵盖了相邻里德堡能级间隔,从而解决了微波电场频率受到里德堡分立能级限制的难题,在扩展的线性响应区间内还可以实现更高的测量灵敏度。The effect of the present invention is that by adjusting the Rydberg atomic energy level through an auxiliary microwave field, the energy level decorated by the auxiliary microwave electric field can resonate with the microwave field to be measured, that is, the response of the system to the microwave electric field to be measured is never sensitive. The second-order nonlinear interactions become sensitive first-order linear interactions, which will help improve the sensitivity of the sensor. Moreover, on the basis that the linear response interval of a Rydberg energy level transition can be increased by at least hundreds of MHz, this basically covers the adjacent Rydberg energy level intervals, thereby solving the problem that the frequency of the microwave electric field is affected by the Rydberg The challenge of discrete energy level limitations also enables higher measurement sensitivity over an extended linear response range.
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图1为本发明一种拓展微波测量带宽和灵敏度的方法的步骤流程图;Fig. 1 is a flow chart of steps of a method for expanding microwave measurement bandwidth and sensitivity of the present invention;
图2为实验能级示意图;Figure 2 is a schematic diagram of the experimental energy level;
图3为实验装置示意图;Figure 3 is a schematic diagram of the experimental setup;
图4为辅助微波电场缀饰前后的局域微波场产生的EIT-AT分裂光谱示意图;Figure 4 is a schematic diagram of the EIT-AT splitting spectrum generated by the local microwave field before and after the auxiliary microwave electric field embellishment;
图5为外差法下辅助微波电场对混频器输出的拍频信号的影响示意图;Fig. 5 is a schematic diagram of the influence of the auxiliary microwave electric field on the beat frequency signal output by the mixer under the heterodyne method;
图6为辅助微波场介入前后外差法在共振点及失谐点处的拍频信号振幅与待测微波电场强度关系示意图;Fig. 6 is a schematic diagram of the relationship between the amplitude of the beat frequency signal at the resonance point and the detuning point of the heterodyne method before and after the intervention of the auxiliary microwave field and the intensity of the microwave electric field to be measured;
图7为非共振外差法下辅助微波场介入前后测量微波功率灵敏度与微波失谐量的关系示意图。Fig. 7 is a schematic diagram of the relationship between the measured microwave power sensitivity and the amount of microwave detuning before and after the intervention of the auxiliary microwave field under the non-resonant heterodyne method.
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下面结合附图和具体实施方式对本发明作进一步描述。The present invention will be further described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments.
如图1-3所示,本发明提供的一种拓展微波测量带宽和灵敏度的方法,其包括步骤:As shown in Figures 1-3, a method for expanding microwave measurement bandwidth and sensitivity provided by the present invention includes steps:
S1,构建里德堡原子微波电场传感器;S1, constructing the Rydberg atomic microwave electric field sensor;
具体的,利用87Rb原子,涉及到的里德堡原子由四个能级组成,分别是5S1/2(F=2),5P3/2(F=3),61D5/2(F=4),62P3/2(F=3),但不局限于这些具体的原子能级。其中780nm的激光(探测光)作用于5S1/2(F=2)→5P3/2(F=3)的跃迁,480nm的激光(耦合光)作用于5P3/2(F=3)→61D5/2(F=4)的跃迁,9.2GHz的微波作用于61D5/2(F=4)→62P3/2(F=3)的跃迁。780nm的激光(探测光)和480nm的激光(耦合光)在铷原子蒸汽池中相向重合传播,形成里德堡原子的电磁感应透明(EIT),此时施加微波电场后,EIT就会发生Autler-Townes分裂,通过探测光在EIT共振位置的透过率变化就可以测量微波电场强度的变化。Specifically, using 87 Rb atoms, the involved Rydberg atoms consist of four energy levels, namely 5S 1/2 (F=2), 5P 3/2 (F=3), 61D 5/2 (F =4), 62P 3/2 (F=3), but not limited to these specific atomic levels. Among them, the 780nm laser (probe light) acts on the transition of 5S 1/2 (F=2)→5P 3/2 (F=3), and the 480nm laser (coupled light) acts on 5P 3/2 (F=3) → 61D 5/2 (F=4) transition, 9.2GHz microwave acts on 61D 5/2 (F=4) → 62P 3/2 (F=3) transition. The 780nm laser (probe light) and the 480nm laser (coupled light) overlap and propagate in the rubidium atom vapor pool to form the electromagnetically induced transparency (EIT) of Rydberg atoms. At this time, after applying a microwave electric field, EIT will occur Autler -Townes splitting, the change of microwave electric field intensity can be measured by detecting the change of light transmittance at the EIT resonance position.
在一个具体实施例中,激光器的参数包括:探测光功率60微瓦,在铷原子蒸汽中的直径约为800微米,耦合光功率50毫瓦,在铷原子蒸汽中的直径约为900微米。In a specific embodiment, the parameters of the laser include: the detection light power is 60 microwatts, the diameter in the rubidium atom vapor is about 800 micrometers, the coupling light power is 50 milliwatts, and the diameter in the rubidium atom vapor is about 900 micrometers.
需说明的是,在本实施例中,利用声光调制器将耦合光的强度进行了30kHz的正弦周期调制,将30kHz的调制信号同时送到锁相放大器中作为参考信号,然后利用锁相放大器提高探测光的信噪比。实验时,探测光的频率锁定在5S1/2(F=2)→5P3/2(F=3)的跃迁,耦合光的频率锁定在5P3/2(F=3)→61D5/2(F=4)的跃迁。此时在铷原子蒸汽池上施加微波时,探测光的强度就会发生变化,通过测量探测光透过率(或光强)的变化来得到微波电场的强度。It should be noted that, in this embodiment, the intensity of coupled light is modulated with a 30 kHz sinusoidal period by using an acousto-optic modulator, and the 30 kHz modulation signal is simultaneously sent to the lock-in amplifier as a reference signal, and then the lock-in amplifier is used to Improve the signal-to-noise ratio of the probe light. During the experiment, the frequency of the probe light is locked at the transition of 5S 1/2 (F=2)→5P 3/2 (F=3), and the frequency of the coupling light is locked at 5P 3/2 (F=3)→61D 5/ 2 (F=4) transitions. At this time, when microwaves are applied to the rubidium atomic vapor cell, the intensity of the probe light will change, and the intensity of the microwave electric field can be obtained by measuring the change of the transmittance (or light intensity) of the probe light.
S2,将信号微波及局域微波辐射至铷原子蒸汽池中实现干涉,并将干涉形成的拍频信号通过里德堡原子微波电场传感器进行测量;S2, irradiate the signal microwave and the local microwave into the rubidium atomic steam cell to achieve interference, and measure the beat frequency signal formed by the interference through the Rydberg atomic microwave electric field sensor;
具体的,通过两个微波天线分别将信号微波及局域微波辐射至铷原子蒸汽池中,在铷原子蒸汽池中实现干涉,干涉的拍频信号通过里德堡原子微波电场传感器测量,也就是通过测量探测光强随时间的周期性正弦变化得到两个微波干涉的拍频信号。拍频信号的振幅正比于信号微波电场强度,因此可以通过测量拍频信号的振幅得到微波电场强度。Specifically, signal microwaves and local microwaves are radiated into the rubidium atomic vapor pool through two microwave antennas, and interference is realized in the rubidium atomic vapor pool, and the beat frequency signal of the interference is measured by the Rydberg atomic microwave electric field sensor, that is The beat frequency signals of two microwave interferences are obtained by measuring the periodic sinusoidal variation of the detected light intensity with time. The amplitude of the beat frequency signal is proportional to the microwave electric field strength of the signal, so the microwave electric field strength can be obtained by measuring the amplitude of the beat frequency signal.
以一个具体实例作为说明,用矩形喇叭天线实现微波电场向铷原子蒸汽池的传输,该矩形喇叭天线在远场条件下可以提供一个非常好的线极化微波信号。干涉的拍频信号通过里德堡原子微波电场传感器测量,也就是得到探测光强随时间的周期性正弦变化,拍频的频率就等于两个微波电场的频率差ΔMW。当局域微波电场的幅度ELO远大于信号微波电场的幅度ESIG时,探测光强Tp与信号微波电场振幅的关系如下:Taking a specific example as an illustration, a rectangular horn antenna is used to transmit the microwave electric field to the rubidium atomic vapor pool. The rectangular horn antenna can provide a very good linearly polarized microwave signal under far-field conditions. The interfering beat frequency signal is measured by the Rydberg atomic microwave electric field sensor, that is, the periodic sinusoidal change of the detected light intensity with time is obtained, and the frequency of the beat frequency is equal to the frequency difference Δ MW of the two microwave electric fields. When the amplitude E LO of the local microwave electric field is much larger than the amplitude E SIG of the signal microwave electric field, the relationship between the detection light intensity T p and the amplitude of the signal microwave electric field is as follows:
Tp∝ELO+ESIGsin(ΔMWt)T p ∝E LO +E SIG sin(Δ MW t)
可以理解,本实施例中只关注振幅的变化,因此忽略了局域微波电场和信号微波电场的相位信息。It can be understood that in this embodiment, only the change of the amplitude is focused, so the phase information of the local microwave electric field and the signal microwave electric field is ignored.
在一个具体实施例中,两个微波电场的频率差,即信号微波及局域微波电场的频率差是1kHz,局域微波电场的幅度ELO=6.43mV/cm,信号微波电场的幅度ESIG=1.73mV/cm,两个天线增益为10dB。可以调节强场功率以调节无磁场情况下,拍频信号造成的探测光透射光强的振荡峰峰值,可根据实际测量需求调整,要求是在探测光透过铷池后光强上有清晰1kHz的拍频信号。实际操作中,两个微波电场的频率差可以达到100kHz,主要是受到实验中采用的锁相放大器带宽100kHz的限制。In a specific embodiment, the frequency difference between the two microwave electric fields, that is, the frequency difference between the signal microwave and the local microwave electric field is 1 kHz, the amplitude E LO of the local microwave electric field=6.43mV/cm, and the amplitude E SIG of the signal microwave electric field =1.73mV/cm, the gain of the two antennas is 10dB. The strong field power can be adjusted to adjust the oscillation peak-to-peak value of the transmitted light intensity of the detection light caused by the beat frequency signal under the condition of no magnetic field. It can be adjusted according to the actual measurement requirements. beat frequency signal. In actual operation, the frequency difference between the two microwave electric fields can reach 100kHz, which is mainly limited by the bandwidth of the lock-in amplifier used in the experiment at 100kHz.
S3,通过辅助微波电场提高待测微波电场的测量带宽和灵敏度;S3, improving the measurement bandwidth and sensitivity of the microwave electric field to be measured through the auxiliary microwave electric field;
具体的,辅助微波电场可调控目标里德堡能级的位置:如图2所示,本实施例中的能级体系是辅助微波缀饰下的里德堡五能级模型,其中3、4、5能级是主量子数n较大的里德堡能级。通过利用与探测光频率ωp共振的1能级到2能级的跃迁,以及与耦合光频率ωc共振的2能级到3能级的跃迁来实现电磁感应透明(EIT)量子干涉效应,这一部分是一个实现EIT的典型阶梯型三能级模型。此外,加入与4能级到3能级的跃迁共振的频率为ωt的待测信号场,当这个微波场的强度EMW足够大时,可在EIT信号的基础上观察到对称的Autler-Townes分裂,在共振时产生的光谱分裂宽度ΔfMW与微波场的拉比频率ΩMW正相关。传统的利用EIT-AT分裂测量待测微波电场强度的方法,要求待测场的频率与目标里德堡能级跃迁频率共振。当待测场的频率与原子共振跃迁频率有失谐时,EIT-AT分裂变得不对称,此时ΔfMW与ΩMW不再是线性关系,此时利用拍频信号测量微波电场强度的灵敏也会极大下降。在失谐的情况下,通过引入与5能级到4能级的跃迁共振的频率为ωt的辅助微波场,通过选择辅助场的电场强度与频率来调控4能级的变化,从而达到使得失谐的待测微波场重新与目标里德堡能级跃迁重新共振的效果,进而提高拍频信号的振幅。Specifically, the auxiliary microwave electric field can regulate the position of the target Rydberg energy level: as shown in Figure 2, the energy level system in this embodiment is the Rydberg five-level model under the auxiliary microwave embellishment, where 3, 4 , 5 energy level is the Rydberg energy level with larger principal quantum number n. Electromagnetically Induced Transparency (EIT) quantum interference effects are achieved by exploiting the 1-level to 2-level transition resonant with the probing light frequency ωp , and the 2-level to 3-level transition resonant with the coupled light frequency ωc , This part is a typical ladder-type three-level model to realize EIT. In addition, adding a signal field of frequency ω t resonant with the transition from 4-level to 3-level, when the intensity E MW of this microwave field is large enough, a symmetrical Autler- Townes splits, and the spectral split width Δf MW generated at resonance is positively correlated with the Rabi frequency Ω MW of the microwave field. The traditional method of using EIT-AT splitting to measure the microwave electric field strength to be measured requires that the frequency of the field to be measured resonates with the target Rydberg energy level transition frequency. When the frequency of the field to be measured is detuned from the atomic resonance transition frequency, the EIT-AT split becomes asymmetrical, and at this time, the relationship between Δf MW and Ω MW is no longer linear. will also be greatly reduced. In the case of detuning, by introducing an auxiliary microwave field with a frequency ω t that resonates with the transition from the 5th energy level to the 4th energy level, the change of the 4th energy level is regulated by selecting the electric field strength and frequency of the auxiliary field, so as to achieve The effect of the detuned microwave field under test re-resonating with the target Rydberg level transition, thereby increasing the amplitude of the beat frequency signal.
在本实施例中,1能级为5S1/2,2能级为5P3/2,3能级为61D5/2,4能级为62P3/2,5能级为62P3/2。In this example, 1 energy level is 5S 1/2 , 2 energy level is 5P 3/2 , 3 energy level is 61D 5/2 , 4 energy level is 62P 3/2 , and 5 energy level is 62P 3/2 .
以一个具体实例作为说明,如图4所示,首先测量没有施加任何微波电场时的EIT光谱,展现出一个窄的电磁感应透明峰。将待测微波电场的频率设置为跟里德堡原子能级3和4的跃迁频率一样,也就时测量了微波电场在共振时的EIT-AT分裂,显示微波电场在共振时引起的EIT-AT分裂双峰是对称的。接着将待测微波电场的频率设置为与里德堡原子能级3和4的跃迁频率相差14.6MHz,称之为为失谐14.6MHz,然后测量了此时的EIT-AT分裂,显示微波电场在失谐时引起的EIT-AT分裂双峰是不对称的,并且显示随着失谐量的增大,尽管双峰的间隔会增大,但不对称性也会增大,也就是失谐时EIT-AT分裂的间隔跟待测微波电场的强度不再是线性关系,具体是靠近与原子能级跃迁频率共振的峰强度会越来越强,远离共振的峰强度会越来越弱,直至消失,此时也就是意味着远失谐时,微波电场与里德堡原子没有相互作用。Taking a specific example as an illustration, as shown in Figure 4, the EIT spectrum was first measured without any microwave electric field applied, showing a narrow electromagnetically induced transparent peak. The frequency of the microwave electric field to be measured is set to be the same as the transition frequency of Rydberg
在待测微波电场与原子共振跃迁频率失谐14.6MHz时,加入辅助微波电场并通过调整辅助微波电场的强度,可以重新使不对称的EIT-AT分裂双峰重新回到对称,此时分裂间隔与共振时不同,是因为辅助微波电场调控后不仅改变了里德堡原子能级的位置,新调控后的能级称之为缀饰能级,也同时改变了缀饰能级间的跃迁矩阵元的大小,因此在同一个待测微波电场强度下EIT-AT分裂的间隔不同。但是辅助微波电场作用后,失谐的微波场重新与目标里德堡能级跃迁共振,并且系统对于待测微波电场的响应重新从不敏感的非线性回到了灵敏的线性关系。When the microwave electric field to be tested is 14.6 MHz out of tune with the atomic resonance transition frequency, adding an auxiliary microwave electric field and adjusting the strength of the auxiliary microwave electric field can restore the asymmetrical EIT-AT splitting doublet to symmetry. At this time, the splitting interval It is different from resonance because the position of the Rydberg atomic energy level is not only changed after the auxiliary microwave electric field is adjusted, the energy level after the new adjustment is called the decoration level, but also the transition matrix element between the decoration levels is changed Therefore, the intervals of EIT-AT splits are different under the same microwave electric field strength to be tested. However, after the auxiliary microwave electric field is applied, the detuned microwave field resonates with the target Rydberg energy level transition, and the response of the system to the microwave electric field to be measured returns from the insensitive nonlinearity to the sensitive linear relationship.
可以理解,在这个部分的实验展示中,没有改变耦合光的频率,同时也没改变探测光频率扫描范围,这意味着利用辅助微波电场只调控目标里德堡能级的位置是成功的。It can be understood that in this part of the experimental demonstration, the frequency of the coupling light is not changed, and the frequency scanning range of the detection light is not changed at the same time, which means that it is successful to use the auxiliary microwave electric field to only regulate the position of the target Rydberg energy level.
如图5所示,在待测微波电场与原子跃迁共振时,引入局域微波电场,得到此时的拍频信号。然后将待测微波电场的频率从共振改到失谐-16MHz,在同样的实验条件下,拍频信号的幅度急剧降低。最后,加入辅助微波电场后,拍频信号的振幅又变大。这说明,辅助微波电场提高待测微波电场失谐时混频器输出的拍频信号振幅,为提高探测器的带宽和灵敏度提供了基础保证。As shown in Figure 5, when the microwave electric field to be measured resonates with the atomic transition, a local microwave electric field is introduced to obtain the beat frequency signal at this time. Then the frequency of the microwave electric field to be measured is changed from resonance to detuning -16MHz. Under the same experimental conditions, the amplitude of the beat frequency signal decreases sharply. Finally, after adding the auxiliary microwave electric field, the amplitude of the beat frequency signal becomes larger again. This shows that the auxiliary microwave electric field increases the amplitude of the beat frequency signal output by the mixer when the microwave electric field under test is detuned, which provides a basic guarantee for improving the bandwidth and sensitivity of the detector.
如图6所示,通过改变待测微波电场的强度,记录混频器输出拍频信号的振幅。对比了待测微波电场共振(失谐量=0)、失谐量=-22MHz和辅助微波电场作用下失谐量=-22MHz时三种情况下,微波电场测量灵敏度的比较。共振点处,普通外差法拍频信号振幅随待测微波电场强度的变化,最小电场强度可测值为18μV/cm。|ΔLO=-22MHz失谐点处,普通外差法拍频信号振幅随待测微波电场强度的变化,最小电场强度可测值为180μV/cm。失谐点处,辅助场介入的外差法拍频信号振幅随待测微波电场强度的变化,最小电场强度可测值为18μV/cm。辅助场介入的外差法可基本达到共振时的测量极限值。As shown in Figure 6, by changing the intensity of the microwave electric field to be measured, the amplitude of the beat frequency signal output by the mixer is recorded. The comparison of microwave electric field measurement sensitivity is compared under the three situations of microwave electric field resonance (detuning amount = 0), detuning amount = -22MHz, and detuning amount = -22MHz under the action of auxiliary microwave electric field. At the resonance point, the amplitude of the ordinary heterodyne beat frequency signal changes with the microwave electric field strength to be measured, and the minimum electric field strength can be measured to be 18μV/cm. |Δ LO =-22MHz detuning point, the ordinary heterodyne beat frequency signal amplitude changes with the microwave electric field strength to be measured, and the minimum electric field strength can be measured to be 180μV/cm. At the detuning point, the amplitude of the heterodyne beat frequency signal intervened by the auxiliary field varies with the microwave electric field strength to be measured, and the minimum electric field strength can be measured to be 18μV/cm. The heterodyne method with auxiliary field intervention can basically reach the measurement limit value at resonance.
如图7所示,在待测微波电场不同失谐量下,通过优化辅助微波电场的强度,研究了在失谐量-100MHz到0MHz范围内,辅助微波电场对待测微波电场测量灵敏度的提高。如图7所示,方块点线是没有辅助场介入情况下,最小测量极限与失谐量的关系曲线。圆圈点线是在最佳匹配辅助场介入情况下,最小测量极限与失谐量的关系曲线。在整个失谐区间内,辅助场的介入基本都可以实现更好的测量灵敏度,这体现在它拥有更小的测量极限。因此由实验结果可得出结论,当辅助场存在时,在0到-100MHz频率失谐区间内,测量最小微波功率有很大提升,最大可以提高20dB(100倍),电场强度与功率的算术平方根成正比,也就是电场强度大约可提高10倍的测量灵敏度。印证了上述方法可以使得一个里德堡能级跃迁的线性响应区间增大至少百MHz量级的基础上,这基本上涵盖了相邻里德堡能级间隔,解决了微波电场频率受到里德堡分立能级限制的难题,在扩展的线性响应区间内还可以实现更高的测量灵敏度。As shown in Figure 7, under different detuning amounts of the microwave electric field to be measured, by optimizing the strength of the auxiliary microwave electric field, the improvement of the measurement sensitivity of the auxiliary microwave electric field in the range of detuning amount -100MHz to 0MHz was studied. As shown in Figure 7, the square dotted line is the minimum measurement limit and detuning amount without the intervention of the auxiliary field relationship curve. The dotted line in the circle is the minimum measurement limit and detuning amount under the best matching auxiliary field intervention relationship curve. In the entire detuning interval, the intervention of the auxiliary field can basically achieve better measurement sensitivity, which is reflected in its smaller measurement limit. Therefore, it can be concluded from the experimental results that when the auxiliary field exists, within the frequency detuning range of 0 to -100MHz, the measured minimum microwave power is greatly improved, and the maximum can be increased by 20dB (100 times). The arithmetic of electric field strength and power Proportional to the square root, that is, the electric field strength can increase the measurement sensitivity by approximately 10 times. It has been confirmed that the above method can increase the linear response interval of a Rydberg energy level transition by at least hundreds of MHz, which basically covers the interval between adjacent Rydberg energy levels, and solves the problem that the microwave electric field frequency is affected by the Reedberg energy level. Fort's discrete energy level limitation problem can also achieve higher measurement sensitivity in the extended linear response range.
本发明还提供一种存储介质,其上存储有计算机程序,所述计算机程序被处理器执行时实现实施一种拓展微波测量带宽和灵敏度的方法的步骤。The present invention also provides a storage medium on which a computer program is stored, and when the computer program is executed by a processor, the steps of implementing a method for expanding microwave measurement bandwidth and sensitivity are realized.
需要说明的是,本申请所示的存储介质可以是计算机可读信号介质或者存储介质或者是上述两者的任意组合。存储介质例如可以是——但不限于——电、磁、光、电磁、红外线、或半导体的系统、系统或器件,或者任意以上的组合。存储介质的更具体的例子可以包括但不限于:具有一个或多个导线的电连接、便携式计算机磁盘、硬盘、随机访问存储器(RAM)、只读存储器(ROM)、可擦式可编程只读存储器(EPROM或闪存)、光纤、便携式紧凑磁盘只读存储器(CD-ROM)、光存储器件、磁存储器件、或者上述的任意合适的组合。在本申请中,存储介质可以是任何包含或存储程序的有形介质,该程序可以被指令执行系统、系统或者器件使用或者与其结合使用。而在本申请中,存储介质可以包括在基带中或者作为载波一部分传播的数据信号,其中承载了计算机可读的程序代码。这种传播的数据信号可以采用多种形式,包括但不限于电磁信号、光信号或上述的任意合适的组合。存储介质还可以是存储介质以外的任何计算机可读介质,该计算机可读介质可以发送、传播或者传输用于由指令执行系统、系统或者器件使用或者与其结合使用的程序。计算机可读介质上包含的程序代码可以用任何适当的介质传输,包括但不限于:无线、电线、光缆、RF等等,或者上述的任意合适的组合。It should be noted that the storage medium shown in this application may be a computer-readable signal medium or a storage medium or any combination of the above two. The storage medium may be, for example—but not limited to—electric, magnetic, optical, electromagnetic, infrared, or semiconductor systems, systems, or devices, or any combination thereof. More specific examples of storage media may include, but are not limited to, electrical connections with one or more wires, portable computer disks, hard disks, random access memory (RAM), read only memory (ROM), erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM or flash memory), fiber optics, portable compact disk read only memory (CD-ROM), optical storage devices, magnetic storage devices, or any suitable combination of the above. In this application, a storage medium may be any tangible medium that contains or stores a program that can be used by or in conjunction with an instruction execution system, system, or device. In this application, however, a storage medium may include a data signal propagated in baseband or as part of a carrier wave, carrying computer-readable program code therein. Such propagated data signals may take many forms, including but not limited to electromagnetic signals, optical signals, or any suitable combination of the foregoing. The storage medium may also be any computer-readable medium other than a storage medium that can transmit, propagate, or transport the program for use by or in connection with the instruction execution system, system, or device. Program code embodied on a computer readable medium may be transmitted using any appropriate medium, including but not limited to wireless, wireline, optical fiber cable, RF, etc., or any suitable combination of the foregoing.
本发明还提供一种拓展微波测量带宽和灵敏度的系统,其包括:The present invention also provides a system for expanding microwave measurement bandwidth and sensitivity, which includes:
里德堡原子微波电场传感器构建模块,用于构建里德堡原子微波电场传感器,以对拍频信号进行测量;The Rydberg atomic microwave electric field sensor building block is used to construct the Rydberg atomic microwave electric field sensor to measure the beat frequency signal;
微波调节模块,用于生成相位恒定不变的局域微波及可调整极化方向的信号微波,并将局域微波及信号微波辐射至铷原子蒸汽池中实现干涉;The microwave adjustment module is used to generate local microwaves with constant phase and signal microwaves with adjustable polarization direction, and radiate the local microwaves and signal microwaves to the rubidium atomic vapor pool to achieve interference;
转换模块,用于将微波极化的测量转换成拍频振幅的测量。The conversion module is used for converting the measurement of microwave polarization into the measurement of beat frequency amplitude.
通过上述实施例可以看出,本发明可通过一个辅助微波场调控里德堡原子能级,可以使辅助微波电场缀饰后的能级重新与待测微波场共振,也就是系统对待测微波电场的响应从不敏感的二阶非线性相互作用变成敏感的一阶线性相互作用,这将有助于提高传感器的灵敏度。并且,可以使得一个里德堡能级跃迁的线性响应区间增大至少百MHz量级的基础上,这基本上涵盖了相邻里德堡能级间隔,从而解决了微波电场频率受到里德堡分立能级限制的难题,在扩展的线性响应区间内还可以实现更高的测量灵敏度。It can be seen from the above embodiments that the present invention can regulate the Rydberg atomic energy level through an auxiliary microwave field, and can make the energy level decorated by the auxiliary microwave electric field resonate with the microwave field to be measured, that is, the energy level of the system to be measured microwave electric field The response is changed from an insensitive second-order nonlinear interaction to a sensitive first-order linear interaction, which will help improve the sensitivity of the sensor. Moreover, on the basis that the linear response interval of a Rydberg energy level transition can be increased by at least hundreds of MHz, this basically covers the adjacent Rydberg energy level intervals, thereby solving the problem that the frequency of the microwave electric field is affected by the Rydberg The challenge of discrete energy level limitations also enables higher measurement sensitivity over an extended linear response range.
本发明所述的方法及系统并不限于具体实施方式中所述的实施例,本领域技术人员根据本发明的技术方案得出其他的实施方式,同样属于本发明的技术创新范围。The method and system described in the present invention are not limited to the examples described in the specific implementation modes. Other implementation modes obtained by those skilled in the art according to the technical solution of the present invention also belong to the technical innovation scope of the present invention.
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