Rydberg atoms are highly excited states, in which the electron is orbiting far from the nucleus. Their large electric dipole makes them very sensitive to their electromagnetic environment. Using a combination of microwave and radio-frequency fields, we engineer non-classical quantum states specifically designed to exploit at best this sensitivity for electric and magnetic field metrology. In the first part, we prepare non-classical states, similar to Schrödinger cat states, superpositions of two orbitals with very different polarizabilities, that allow us to measure small variations of the static electric field with a sensitivity well beyond the standard quantum limit and close to the fundamental Heisenberg limit. We reach a single atom sen...
International audienceOwing to their large size, Rydberg atoms are promising tools for quantum techn...
International audienceOwing to their large size, Rydberg atoms are promising tools for quantum techn...
We excite ultracold rubidium atoms in a magneto-optical trap to a coherent superposition of the thre...
Les atomes de Rydberg sont des états très excités, dans lesquels un électron est placé sur une orbit...
Helium atoms in pulsed supersonic beams have been prepared in the circular Rydberg state with princi...
Helium atoms in pulsed supersonic beams have been prepared in the circular Rydberg state with princi...
Il n'y a pas de limite fondamentale à une mesure classique : la position d'une aiguille sur un cadra...
Circular Rydberg states of atoms have very peculiar properties which are studied in details in this ...
Rydberg atoms and superconducting cavities are remarkable tools for the exploration of basic quantum...
An electric analogue of the longitudinal Stern-Gerlach matter-wave interferometer has been realized ...
Optical magnetometers use magnetically-sensitive atomic ensembles and optical read-out to detect the...
Rydberg atoms can be excellent tools for precision metrology thanks to their long lifetimes and inte...
Microwave electric field (MW E-field) sensing is important for a wide range of applications in the a...
The manipulation of non-classical states is of great interest both from a fundamental perspective bu...
On one side, atom-chip experiments have demonstrated to be a versatile tool to study quantum physics...
International audienceOwing to their large size, Rydberg atoms are promising tools for quantum techn...
International audienceOwing to their large size, Rydberg atoms are promising tools for quantum techn...
We excite ultracold rubidium atoms in a magneto-optical trap to a coherent superposition of the thre...
Les atomes de Rydberg sont des états très excités, dans lesquels un électron est placé sur une orbit...
Helium atoms in pulsed supersonic beams have been prepared in the circular Rydberg state with princi...
Helium atoms in pulsed supersonic beams have been prepared in the circular Rydberg state with princi...
Il n'y a pas de limite fondamentale à une mesure classique : la position d'une aiguille sur un cadra...
Circular Rydberg states of atoms have very peculiar properties which are studied in details in this ...
Rydberg atoms and superconducting cavities are remarkable tools for the exploration of basic quantum...
An electric analogue of the longitudinal Stern-Gerlach matter-wave interferometer has been realized ...
Optical magnetometers use magnetically-sensitive atomic ensembles and optical read-out to detect the...
Rydberg atoms can be excellent tools for precision metrology thanks to their long lifetimes and inte...
Microwave electric field (MW E-field) sensing is important for a wide range of applications in the a...
The manipulation of non-classical states is of great interest both from a fundamental perspective bu...
On one side, atom-chip experiments have demonstrated to be a versatile tool to study quantum physics...
International audienceOwing to their large size, Rydberg atoms are promising tools for quantum techn...
International audienceOwing to their large size, Rydberg atoms are promising tools for quantum techn...
We excite ultracold rubidium atoms in a magneto-optical trap to a coherent superposition of the thre...