Optical Instruments, Volume. 44, Issue 6, 60(2022)

Energy level mechanism of terahertz detection based on cesium Rydberg atoms

Yanchen ZHOU
Author Affiliations
  • School of Optical-Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, China
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    Category: DESIGN AND RESEARCH

    Received: Mar. 3, 2022

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Jan. 11, 2023

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    DOI:10.3969/j.issn.1005-5630.2022.006.009

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