Christophe Sauvan

4.9k total citations · 3 hit papers
67 papers, 3.6k citations indexed

About

Christophe Sauvan is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Christophe Sauvan has authored 67 papers receiving a total of 3.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 51 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 42 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 37 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Christophe Sauvan's work include Photonic Crystals and Applications (38 papers), Photonic and Optical Devices (36 papers) and Plasmonic and Surface Plasmon Research (33 papers). Christophe Sauvan is often cited by papers focused on Photonic Crystals and Applications (38 papers), Photonic and Optical Devices (36 papers) and Plasmonic and Surface Plasmon Research (33 papers). Christophe Sauvan collaborates with scholars based in France, United Kingdom and China. Christophe Sauvan's co-authors include Philippe Lalanne, J. P. Hugonin, Jean‐Michel Gérard, Julien Claudon, Ivan S. Maksymov, Niels Gregersen, P. Jaffrennou, J. Bleuse, Nitin S. Malik and Maela Bazin and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, Nature Communications and Physical review. B, Condensed matter.

In The Last Decade

Christophe Sauvan

65 papers receiving 3.5k citations

Hit Papers

Theory of the Spontaneous Optical Emission of Nanosize Ph... 2009 2026 2014 2020 2013 2009 2010 100 200 300 400 500
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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. Theory of the Spontaneous Optical Emission of Nanosize Photonic and Plasmon Resonators
    2013 516 citations Christophe Sauvan, J. P. Hugonin et al. Physical Review Letters profile →
  2. A highly efficient single-photon source based on a quantum dot in a photonic nanowire
    2009 509 citations Julien Claudon, Christophe Sauvan et al. profile →
  3. A highly efficient single-photon source based on a quantum dot in a photonic nanowire
    2010 460 citations Julien Claudon, Christophe Sauvan et al. profile →

Peers

Christophe Sauvan
Marcello Ferrera United States
Ivan S. Maksymov Australia
N. A. Gippius Russia
Jorge Bravo‐Abad Spain
E. A. Muljarov United Kingdom
Esteban Moreno Spain
Michal Lipson United States
Israel De Leon Mexico
Yoshimasa Sugimoto Japan
Xiankai Sun Hong Kong
Marcello Ferrera United States
Christophe Sauvan
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Countries citing papers authored by Christophe Sauvan

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Fields of papers citing papers by Christophe Sauvan

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Christophe Sauvan

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Christophe Sauvan. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Christophe Sauvan based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Christophe Sauvan. Christophe Sauvan is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Greffet, Jean‐Jacques, Fabrice Raineri, Ariel Levenson, et al.. (2024). Systematic design of a robust half-W1 photonic crystal waveguide for interfacing slow light and trapped cold atoms. New Journal of Physics. 26(2). 23026–23026. 7 indexed citations
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Schilder, Nick J., Christophe Sauvan, Yvan R. P. Sortais, Antoine Browaeys, & Jean‐Jacques Greffet. (2020). Near-Resonant Light Scattering by a Subwavelength Ensemble of Identical Atoms. Physical Review Letters. 124(7). 73403–73403. 12 indexed citations
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Zhang, Cheng, Jean‐Paul Hugonin, Anne-Lise Coutrot, et al.. (2019). Antenna surface plasmon emission by inelastic tunneling. Nature Communications. 10(1). 4949–4949. 41 indexed citations
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Sakat, Émilie, et al.. (2018). Enhancing thermal radiation with nanoantennas to create infrared sources with high modulation rates. Optica. 5(2). 175–175. 34 indexed citations
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Schilder, Nick J., Christophe Sauvan, Yvan R. P. Sortais, Antoine Browaeys, & Jean‐Jacques Greffet. (2017). Homogenization of an ensemble of interacting resonant scatterers. Physical review. A. 96(1). 13 indexed citations
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Hugonin, Jean‐Paul, et al.. (2016). Nanoantenna for Electrical Generation of Surface Plasmon Polaritons. Physical Review Letters. 116(10). 106803–106803. 62 indexed citations
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Jennewein, Stephan, Mondher Besbes, Nick J. Schilder, et al.. (2016). Coherent Scattering of Near-Resonant Light by a Dense Microscopic Cold Atomic Cloud. Physical Review Letters. 116(23). 233601–233601. 94 indexed citations
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Schilder, Nick J., Christophe Sauvan, Jean-Paul Hugonin, et al.. (2015). Role of polaritonic modes on light scattering from a dense cloud of atoms. arXiv (Cornell University). 6 indexed citations
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Collin, Stéphane, Julie Goffard, Andréa Cattoni, et al.. (2015). Multi-resonant light trapping: New paradigm, new limits. 1–3.
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Hamel, Philippe, Christophe Sauvan, Philippe Lalanne, et al.. (2013). Coupling light into a slow-light photonic-crystal waveguide from a free-space normally-incident beam. Optics Express. 21(13). 15144–15144. 9 indexed citations
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Sauvan, Christophe, J. P. Hugonin, Ivan S. Maksymov, & Philippe Lalanne. (2013). Theory of the Spontaneous Optical Emission of Nanosize Photonic and Plasmon Resonators. Physical Review Letters. 110(23). 237401–237401. 516 indexed citations breakdown →
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Yang, Jianhui, et al.. (2011). Theory of Fishnet Negative-Index Optical Metamaterials. Physical Review Letters. 107(4). 43903–43903. 80 indexed citations
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Barbara, Aude, Stéphane Collin, Christophe Sauvan, et al.. (2010). Plasmon dispersion diagram and localization effects in a three-cavity commensurate grating. Optics Express. 18(14). 14913–14913. 9 indexed citations
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Friedler, Inbal, Christophe Sauvan, J. P. Hugonin, et al.. (2009). Solid-state single photon sources: the nanowire antenna. Optics Express. 17(4). 2095–2095. 166 indexed citations
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Billaudeau, Cyrille, Stéphane Collin, Christophe Sauvan, et al.. (2008). Angle-resolved transmission measurements through anisotropic two-dimensional plasmonic crystals. Optics Letters. 33(2). 165–165. 36 indexed citations
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Barbara, Aude, Jérôme Le Perchec, Stéphane Collin, et al.. (2008). Generation and control of hot spots on commensurate metallic gratings. Optics Express. 16(23). 19127–19127. 16 indexed citations
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Lalanne, Philippe, Philippe Velha, G. Lecamp, Christophe Sauvan, & J. P. Hugonin. (2007). Light confinement in photonic-crystal microcavities : a Fabry-Perot point of view. Conference proceedings. 69. 194–195. 1 indexed citations
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Cluzel, Benoît, et al.. (2006). Near-field spectroscopy of low-loss waveguide integrated microcavities. Applied Physics Letters. 88(5). 8 indexed citations
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Sauvan, Christophe, Philippe Lalanne, & Mane‐Si Laure Lee. (2004). Broadband blazing with artificial dielectrics. Optics Letters. 29(14). 1593–1593. 34 indexed citations

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