Detecting and Receiving Phase-Modulated Signals With a Rydberg Atom-Based Receiver

被引:117
作者
Holloway, Christopher L. [1 ]
Simons, Matthew T. [1 ]
Gordon, Joshua A. [1 ]
Novotny, David [1 ]
机构
[1] NIST, Boulder, CO 80305 USA
来源
IEEE ANTENNAS AND WIRELESS PROPAGATION LETTERS | 2019年 / 18卷 / 09期
关键词
Atom-based receiver; atom-based sensor; binary phase-shift keying (BPSK); phase modulation; quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM); quadrature phase-shift keying (QPSK); Rydberg atoms; VAPOR CELL;
D O I
10.1109/LAWP.2019.2931450
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
The recent developments of Rydberg atom-based sensors with the ability to measure phase have made it possible to receive digital phase-modulated signals. In this letter, we demonstrate the reception of binary phase-shift keying, quadrature phase-shift keying, and quadrature amplitude modulation signals with an atom-based receiver. We present measured values of error vector magnitude as a function of symbol rate for various modulation schemes and discuss the bandwidth of a Rydberg atom-based receiver system. The results show that we can now interrogate ensembles of atoms to such extent that we can use them to receive data from a phase-modulated communication signal.
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页码:1853 / 1857
页数:5
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