Chinese Optics Letters, Volume. 20, Issue 8, 081203(2022)

Wideband Rydberg atom-based receiver for amplitude modulation radio frequency communication

Kai Yang, Zhanshan Sun, Ruiqi Mao, Yi Lin, Yi Liu, Qiang An*, and Yunqi Fu**
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  • College of Electronic Science and Technology, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, China
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    Category: Instrumentation, Measurement, and Optical Sensing

    Received: Jan. 19, 2022

    Accepted: May. 7, 2022

    Published Online: Jun. 1, 2022

    The Author Email: Qiang An (anqiang18@nudt.edu.cn), Yunqi Fu (yunqifu@nudt.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/COL202220.081203

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