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Photonics Research, Volume. 12, Issue 7, 1583(2024)

Utilizing quantum coherence in Cs Rydberg atoms for high-sensitivity room-temperature terahertz detection: a theoretical exploration

Lei Hou^1,2、*, Junnan Wang², Qihui He¹, Suguo Chen¹, Lei Yang², Sunchao Huang^3,4, and Wei Shi^1,5

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¹Department of Physics, Xi’an University of Technology, Xi’an 710048, China

²School of Electrical Engineering, Xi’an University of Technology, Xi’an 710048, China

³School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 610101, Singapore

⁴e-mail: sh676@uowmail.edu.au

⁵e-mail: swshi@mail.xaut.edu.cn

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Paper Information

Category: Instrumentation and Measurements

Received: Apr. 12, 2024

Accepted: May. 12, 2024

Published Online: Jul. 1, 2024

The Author Email: Lei Hou (houleixaut@126.com)

DOI:10.1364/PRJ.525994

CSTR:32188.14.PRJ.525994

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laser devices and laser physics

Lasers and Laser Optics

laser manufacturing

Instrumentation, Measurement and Metrology