Terahertz Wave Detection and Imaging with a Hot Rydberg Vapour

• Main Author: Wade, Christopher G. (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research,
• Subjects: Atomic structure .; Molecular structure .; Quantum physics.; Spectroscopy.; Microscopy.; Atomic/Molecular Structure and Spectra.; Quantum Physics.; Spectroscopy and Microscopy.

This book details groundbreaking experiments for the sensing and imaging of terahertz-frequency electromagnetic radiation (THz) using Rydberg atoms. The major advances described include the development and implementation of a new technique for THz imaging using atomic fluorescence; the demonstration...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Atomic Structure and Atom-light Interactions
• Experimental Methods
• Probing an Excited State Transition Using Quantum Beats
• Intrinsic Rydberg Optical Bistability.-Terahertz Electrometry with Rydberg EIT
• Real-time Near-field Terahertz Field Imaging.-Terahertz-driven Phase Transition in a Hot Rydberg Vapour
• Summary and Outlook.