A. Heidmann

86.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
75 papers, 3.5k citations indexed

About

A. Heidmann is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Artificial Intelligence. According to data from OpenAlex, A. Heidmann has authored 75 papers receiving a total of 3.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 70 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 27 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 18 papers in Artificial Intelligence. Recurrent topics in A. Heidmann's work include Mechanical and Optical Resonators (39 papers), Quantum optics and atomic interactions (21 papers) and Quantum Information and Cryptography (18 papers). A. Heidmann is often cited by papers focused on Mechanical and Optical Resonators (39 papers), Quantum optics and atomic interactions (21 papers) and Quantum Information and Cryptography (18 papers). A. Heidmann collaborates with scholars based in France, Italy and Australia. A. Heidmann's co-authors include M. Pinard, P.-F. Cohadon, Serge Reynaud, Claude Fabre, T. Briant, O. Arcizet, E. Giacobino, R. J. Horowicz, G. Camy and E. Giacobino and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Physical Review Letters and Applied Physics Letters.

In The Last Decade

A. Heidmann

73 papers receiving 3.4k citations

Hit Papers

Radiation-pressure cooling and optomechanical instability... 2006 2026 2012 2019 2006 200 400 600
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Radiation-pressure cooling and optomechanical instability of a micromirror
    2006 675 citations O. Arcizet, P.-F. Cohadon et al. Nature profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
A. Heidmann France 27 3.4k 1.7k 1.2k 208 201 75 3.5k
M. Pinard France 29 3.4k 1.0× 1.4k 0.8× 1.0k 0.8× 226 1.1× 200 1.0× 110 3.5k
Thomas Purdy United States 18 2.4k 0.7× 1.5k 0.9× 694 0.6× 144 0.7× 40 0.2× 40 2.5k
S. Deléglise France 16 3.7k 1.1× 1.9k 1.1× 1.7k 1.4× 236 1.1× 33 0.2× 30 3.8k
José Aumentado United States 27 3.3k 1.0× 1.0k 0.6× 2.0k 1.6× 226 1.1× 24 0.1× 74 3.6k
Oriol Romero‐Isart Austria 27 2.5k 0.7× 682 0.4× 922 0.8× 334 1.6× 43 0.2× 72 2.8k
P. Tombesi Italy 26 3.2k 1.0× 1.2k 0.7× 1.9k 1.6× 400 1.9× 43 0.2× 78 3.4k
Katarina Cicak United States 23 4.4k 1.3× 2.4k 1.4× 2.0k 1.6× 234 1.1× 44 0.2× 45 4.7k
Tobias Donner Switzerland 25 4.9k 1.4× 1.5k 0.9× 1.7k 1.4× 571 2.7× 39 0.2× 45 5.0k
Giovanni Di Giuseppe Italy 26 2.0k 0.6× 950 0.6× 1.1k 0.9× 262 1.3× 20 0.1× 83 2.3k
Jed D. Whittaker United States 13 2.5k 0.7× 1.5k 0.9× 822 0.7× 161 0.8× 30 0.1× 21 2.6k

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Fields of papers citing papers by A. Heidmann

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of A. Heidmann

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Rousseau, Romain, T. Briant, P.-F. Cohadon, et al.. (2024). High-Sensitivity ac-Charge Detection with a MHz-Frequency Fluxonium Qubit. Physical Review X. 14(1). 12 indexed citations
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Galliou, Serge, S. Deléglise, Maxim Goryachev, et al.. (2016). A new method of probing mechanical losses of coatings at cryogenic temperatures. Review of Scientific Instruments. 87(12). 123906–123906. 4 indexed citations
3.
Verlot, P., Alexandros Tavernarakis, C. Molinelli, et al.. (2011). Towards the experimental demonstration of quantum radiation pressure noise. Comptes Rendus Physique. 12(9-10). 826–836. 10 indexed citations
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Heidmann, A.. (2011). Foreword. Comptes Rendus Physique. 12(9-10). 797–799. 2 indexed citations
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Verlot, P., Alexandros Tavernarakis, T. Briant, P.-F. Cohadon, & A. Heidmann. (2010). Backaction Amplification and Quantum Limits in Optomechanical Measurements. Physical Review Letters. 104(13). 133602–133602. 71 indexed citations
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Bahriz, M., S. Masson, O. Le Traon, et al.. (2010). A micromechanical resonator to reach the quantum regime. 1991–1995. 5 indexed citations
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Verlot, P., Alexandros Tavernarakis, T. Briant, P.-F. Cohadon, & A. Heidmann. (2009). Scheme to Probe Optomechanical Correlations between Two Optical Beams Down to the Quantum Level. Physical Review Letters. 102(10). 103601–103601. 47 indexed citations
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Verlot, P., et al.. (2007). Observation of Back-Action Noise Cancellation in Interferometric and Weak Force Measurements. Physical Review Letters. 99(11). 110801–110801. 54 indexed citations
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Verlot, P., et al.. (2007). Optomechanical coupling in high-finesse cavities: towards the observation of quantum effects. Annales de Physique. 32(2-3). 167–169. 1 indexed citations
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Arcizet, O., P.-F. Cohadon, T. Briant, et al.. (2006). High-Sensitivity Optical Monitoring of a Micromechanical Resonator with a Quantum-Limited Optomechanical Sensor. Physical Review Letters. 97(13). 133601–133601. 157 indexed citations
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Arcizet, O., P.-F. Cohadon, T. Briant, M. Pinard, & A. Heidmann. (2006). Radiation-pressure cooling and optomechanical instability of a micromirror. Nature. 444(7115). 71–74. 675 indexed citations breakdown →
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Courty, Jean-Michel, A. Heidmann, & M. Pinard. (2003). Quantum Locking of Mirrors in Interferometers. Physical Review Letters. 90(8). 83601–83601. 51 indexed citations
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Briant, T., P.-F. Cohadon, A. Heidmann, & M. Pinard. (2003). Optomechanical control of mirror motion at the attometer level. 327–327. 1 indexed citations
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Briant, T., M. Cerdonio, L. Conti, et al.. (2003). Thermal and back-action noises in dual-sphere gravitational-wave detectors. Physical review. D. Particles, fields, gravitation, and cosmology/Physical review. D. Particles and fields. 67(10). 26 indexed citations
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Cohadon, P.-F., et al.. (2003). Optomechanical characterization of acoustic modes in a mirror. Physical Review A. 68(3). 23 indexed citations
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Conti, L., M. Cerdonio, M. Bignotto, et al.. (2002). A wideband and sensitive GW detector for kHz frequencies: the Dual Sphere. HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe). 2 indexed citations
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Cerdonio, M., L. Conti, A. Heidmann, & M. Pinard. (2001). Thermoelastic effects at low temperatures and quantum limits in displacement measurements. Physical review. D. Particles, fields, gravitation, and cosmology/Physical review. D. Particles and fields. 63(8). 78 indexed citations
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Heidmann, A.. (2000). High-sensitivity measurement and control of thermal noise in a cavity. AIP conference proceedings. 523. 435–436. 1 indexed citations
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Fabre, Claude, M. Pinard, S. Bourzeix, et al.. (1994). Quantum noise reduction using a cavity with a movable mirror. 1 indexed citations
20.
Heidmann, A. & Serge Reynaud. (1994). Photon noise reduction by reflection from a movable mirror. Physical Review A. 50(5). 4237–4243. 12 indexed citations

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