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Characteristics of VHF and UHF band detection using Stark shifting in Rydberg-atom sensors

  • Rajavardhan Talashila
  • Noah Schlossberger
  • David S. La Mantia
  • Abby Halasi-Kun
  • Baran Kayim
  • Michael A. Viray
  • Robert Wyllie
  • Christopher L. Holloway
  • Nikunjkumar Prajapati
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Abstract

We present a characterization of the sensitivity of broadband electric field measurements in the Very High Frequency (VHF) and Ultra High Frequency (UHF) bands using AC stark shifting of Rydberg states. The dependence of the sensitivity and dynamic range of the field measurements using nD5/2 states of cesium for principal quantum numbers n= 60, 70, 80, 90 and 100 is presented, detailing the intricacies involved. The frequencies considered for the measurement range from 50 MHz to 900 MHz for which a transverse electromagnetic (TEM) cell is used to excite the Rydberg atoms with the RF fields. The corresponding sensitivities achieved are in the (μV/m)/√(Hz) range. A general trend of better sensitivity for higher principal quantum numbers is observed. This work paves the way for a better understanding of the AC Stark dependent field measurements using Rydberg sensors.

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@misc{talashila2026characteristics,
  title = {{Characteristics of VHF and UHF band detection using Stark shifting in Rydberg-atom sensors}},
  author = {Rajavardhan Talashila and Noah Schlossberger and David S. La Mantia and Abby Halasi-Kun and Baran Kayim and Michael A. Viray and Robert Wyllie and Christopher L. Holloway and Nikunjkumar Prajapati},
  howpublished = {arXiv},
  year = {2026},
  month = oct,
  doi = {10.48550/arxiv.2610.40952},
  eprint = {2610.40952},
  archivePrefix = {arXiv},
  url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2610.40952},
  note = {CC BY 4.0},
}
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TY  - UNPB
TI  - Characteristics of VHF and UHF band detection using Stark shifting in Rydberg-atom sensors
AU  - Rajavardhan Talashila
AU  - Noah Schlossberger
AU  - David S. La Mantia
AU  - Abby Halasi-Kun
AU  - Baran Kayim
AU  - Michael A. Viray
AU  - Robert Wyllie
AU  - Christopher L. Holloway
AU  - Nikunjkumar Prajapati
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/10/29
PB  - arXiv
DO  - 10.48550/arxiv.2610.40952
UR  - https://arxiv.org/abs/2610.40952
AB  - We present a characterization of the sensitivity of broadband electric field measurements in the Very High Frequency (VHF) and Ultra High Frequency (UHF) bands using AC stark shifting of Rydberg states. The dependence of the sensitivity and dynamic range of the field measurements using nD5/2 states of cesium for principal quantum numbers n= 60, 70, 80, 90 and 100 is presented, detailing the intricacies involved. The frequencies considered for the measurement range from 50 MHz to 900 MHz for which a transverse electromagnetic (TEM) cell is used to excite the Rydberg atoms with the RF fields. The corresponding sensitivities achieved are in the (μV/m)/√(Hz) range. A general trend of better sensitivity for higher principal quantum numbers is observed. This work paves the way for a better understanding of the AC Stark dependent field measurements using Rydberg sensors.
ER  -