L. Isenhower

6.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
14 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

L. Isenhower is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Artificial Intelligence and Radiation. According to data from OpenAlex, L. Isenhower has authored 14 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 12 papers in Artificial Intelligence and 2 papers in Radiation. Recurrent topics in L. Isenhower's work include Quantum Information and Cryptography (12 papers), Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates (11 papers) and Quantum Mechanics and Applications (6 papers). L. Isenhower is often cited by papers focused on Quantum Information and Cryptography (12 papers), Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates (11 papers) and Quantum Mechanics and Applications (6 papers). L. Isenhower collaborates with scholars based in United States and Denmark. L. Isenhower's co-authors include M. Saffman, Thad Walker, Erik Urban, Thomas Henage, Alexander Gill, D. D. Yavuz, Todd A. Johnson, Kara Maller, Martin Lichtman and Michał Piotrowicz and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, Applied Physics Letters and Nature Physics.

In The Last Decade

L. Isenhower

13 papers receiving 2.1k citations

Hit Papers

Observation of Rydberg blockade between two atoms 2009 2026 2014 2020 2009 2010 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. Observation of Rydberg blockade between two atoms
    2009 699 citations Erik Urban, Todd A. Johnson et al. Nature Physics profile →
  2. Demonstration of a Neutral Atom Controlled-NOT Quantum Gate
    2010 582 citations L. Isenhower, Erik Urban et al. Physical Review Letters profile →

Peers

L. Isenhower
Erik Urban United States
Y. Miroshnychenko Germany
Thomas Henage United States
Giuseppe Castagnoli Italy
R. G. Unanyan Germany
Alpha Gaétan France
Alice Sinatra France
L. Mauritz Andersson Sweden
Björn Hessmo Sweden
Erik Urban United States
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Citations per year, relative to L. Isenhower L. Isenhower (= 1×) peers Erik Urban

Countries citing papers authored by L. Isenhower

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Fields of papers citing papers by L. Isenhower

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of L. Isenhower

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of L. Isenhower. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of L. Isenhower 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 L. Isenhower. L. Isenhower is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

14 of 14 papers shown
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Xia, Tian, Martin Lichtman, Kara Maller, et al.. (2015). Randomized Benchmarking of Single-Qubit Gates in a 2D Array of Neutral-Atom Qubits. Physical Review Letters. 114(10). 100503–100503. 182 indexed citations
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Maller, Kara, Martin Lichtman, Tian Xia, et al.. (2015). Rydberg-blockade controlled-not gate and entanglement in a two-dimensional array of neutral-atom qubits. Physical Review A. 92(2). 174 indexed citations
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Piotrowicz, Michał, Martin Lichtman, Kara Maller, et al.. (2013). Two-dimensional lattice of blue-detuned atom traps using a projected Gaussian beam array. Physical Review A. 88(1). 69 indexed citations
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Isenhower, L., et al.. (2012). Crossed vortex bottle beam trap for single-atom qubits. Optics Letters. 37(5). 851–851. 44 indexed citations
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Gill, Alexander, et al.. (2012). Fidelity of a Rydberg-blockade quantum gate from simulated quantum process tomography. Physical Review A. 85(4). 71 indexed citations
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Isenhower, L., M. Saffman, & Klaus Mølmer. (2011). Multibit C k NOT quantum gates via Rydberg blockade. Quantum Information Processing. 10(6). 755–770. 95 indexed citations
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Saffman, M., et al.. (2011). Rydberg state mediated quantum gates and entanglement of pairs of neutral atoms. Journal of Physics Conference Series. 264. 12023–12023. 31 indexed citations
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Isenhower, L., Erik Urban, Alexander Gill, et al.. (2010). Demonstration of a Neutral Atom Controlled-NOT Quantum Gate. Physical Review Letters. 104(1). 10503–10503. 582 indexed citations breakdown →
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Isenhower, L., et al.. (2010). Deterministic entanglement of two neutral atoms via Rydberg blockade. Physical Review A. 82(3). 134 indexed citations
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Isenhower, L., et al.. (2010). Independent individual addressing of multiple neutral atom qubits with a micromirror-based beam steering system. Applied Physics Letters. 97(13). 42 indexed citations
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Urban, Erik, Todd A. Johnson, Thomas Henage, et al.. (2009). Observation of Rydberg blockade between two atoms. Nature Physics. 5(2). 110–114. 699 indexed citations breakdown →
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Urban, Erik, Thomas Henage, L. Isenhower, et al.. (2008). Rabi Oscillations between Ground and Rydberg States with Dipole-Dipole Atomic Interactions. Physical Review Letters. 100(11). 113003–113003. 132 indexed citations
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Isenhower, L. & M. Saffman. (2007). Optical bottle beams for trapping neutral atoms. Bulletin of the American Physical Society. 38. 1 indexed citations
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Kaplan, Daniel M., L. Isenhower, M. Ataç, C. N. Brown, & C.W. Darden. (1994). A fast ring-imaging Cherenkov counter for a fixed-target heavy-quark experiment. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment. 343(1). 316–318.

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