微波脉冲干扰下里德堡原子的动目标检测

      Moving target detection of Rydberg atoms under electromagnetic pulse interference

      • 摘要: 里德堡原子利用电磁诱导透明(electromagnetic induced transparency, EIT)效应可以实现对微波信号的高灵敏度检测,由此发展出了里德堡原子超外差接收机,近年来在无线通信、探测等应用领域获得了广泛研究。然而在实际的无线通信以及探测环境中都难以避免有意或无意的微波脉冲干扰,目前微波脉冲干扰对里德堡原子在典型的微波探测应用如动目标检测(moving target detection, MTD)中的影响尚不清晰。针对该问题,本文首先从理论上分析了微波干扰对里德堡原子超外差接收机接收特性的影响,设计实验系统并实现了里德堡原子在微波脉冲干扰下的MTD功能,证明里德堡原子具备在微波干扰下准确测量动目标速度的能力;然后研究了里德堡原子在不同强度微波脉冲干扰以及激光强度下的MTD性能。分析表明,里德堡原子的MTD能力随微波脉冲干扰强度的增强而变差,随探测光或耦合光光强的增强而增强。在常规激光强度范围内采用强探测光或耦合光可有效提升里德堡原子的抗阻塞干扰能力。

         

        Abstract: The Rydberg atoms can achieve high sensitivity detection of microwave signals using electromagnetic induced transparency effects, and the Rydberg atomic superheterodyne receiver has been widely studied in wireless communication, detection, and other applications in recent years. However, intentional or unintentional microwave pulse interference is difficult to avoid in real physical environments. Currently, the impact of microwave pulse interference on Rydberg atoms in typical radar detection applications is not clear, such as moving target detection(MTD). In this work, the impact of microwave interference on the receiving characteristics of the Rydberg atomic superheterodyne receiver has been theoretically analyzed at first. Then, an experimental system is designed and the MTD function of Rydberg atoms under microwave pulse interference is implemented. It is proved that Rydberg atoms can accurately measure the speed of moving targets. Subsequently, the MTD performance of Rydberg atoms under different intensities of microwave pulse interference and laser intensity is studied, and relevant theoretical explanations are provided. Analysis shows that using strong probe or coupling light within the conventional laser intensity range can effectively enhance the anti-blocking ability of Rydberg atoms.

         

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