Mikael Afzelius

8.1k total citations · 3 hit papers
93 papers, 5.3k citations indexed

About

Mikael Afzelius is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Artificial Intelligence and Spectroscopy. According to data from OpenAlex, Mikael Afzelius has authored 93 papers receiving a total of 5.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 77 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 41 papers in Artificial Intelligence and 17 papers in Spectroscopy. Recurrent topics in Mikael Afzelius's work include Quantum optics and atomic interactions (71 papers), Quantum Information and Cryptography (39 papers) and Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research (28 papers). Mikael Afzelius is often cited by papers focused on Quantum optics and atomic interactions (71 papers), Quantum Information and Cryptography (39 papers) and Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research (28 papers). Mikael Afzelius collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, France and Sweden. Mikael Afzelius's co-authors include Nicolas Gisin, Hugues de Riedmatten, Christoph Simon, Nicolas Sangouard, Imam Usmani, Félix Bussières, M. U. Staudt, Christoph Clausen, Wolfgang Tittel and Philippe Goldner and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Physical Review Letters and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Mikael Afzelius

90 papers receiving 5.1k citations

Hit Papers

Multimode quantum memory based on atomic frequency combs 2007 2026 2013 2019 2009 2007 2011 100 200 300 400

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Mikael Afzelius Switzerland 38 4.6k 2.7k 951 409 356 93 5.3k
Marco Bellini Italy 35 3.8k 0.8× 2.6k 1.0× 895 0.9× 510 1.2× 226 0.6× 175 4.8k
Thomas Halfmann Germany 29 3.1k 0.7× 974 0.4× 410 0.4× 271 0.7× 120 0.3× 100 3.3k
Yuri V. Rostovtsev United States 35 4.2k 0.9× 963 0.4× 608 0.6× 240 0.6× 175 0.5× 205 4.6k
T. W. Mossberg United States 36 4.3k 0.9× 1.1k 0.4× 1.2k 1.3× 586 1.4× 244 0.7× 163 4.8k
Frank Großmann Germany 27 2.6k 0.6× 407 0.2× 390 0.4× 514 1.3× 212 0.6× 126 3.0k
S. Guérin France 37 3.4k 0.8× 1.3k 0.5× 274 0.3× 465 1.1× 80 0.2× 139 3.9k
P. E. Toschek Germany 29 3.1k 0.7× 1.1k 0.4× 720 0.8× 1.1k 2.7× 57 0.2× 121 3.6k
Alex Retzker Israel 35 3.6k 0.8× 1.7k 0.6× 363 0.4× 194 0.5× 1.1k 3.0× 102 4.2k
Martin Holthaus Germany 36 3.8k 0.8× 496 0.2× 292 0.3× 212 0.5× 135 0.4× 95 4.1k
Philippe Grangier France 29 3.7k 0.8× 2.6k 1.0× 702 0.7× 83 0.2× 412 1.2× 51 4.1k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Mikael Afzelius

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Mikael Afzelius

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Nicolas, L., Alexey Tiranov, T. Chanelière, et al.. (2023). Coherent optical-microwave interface for manipulation of low-field electronic clock transitions in 171Yb3+:Y2SiO5. npj Quantum Information. 9(1). 8 indexed citations
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Ferrier, Alban, Sacha Welinski, Loïc Morvan, et al.. (2022). Optical and spin inhomogeneous linewidths in 171Yb 3 + :Y 2 SiO5. Optical Materials X. 14. 100153–100153. 2 indexed citations
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Etesse, Jean, et al.. (2020). Optical storage for 0.53 s in a solid-state atomic frequency comb memory using dynamical decoupling. New Journal of Physics. 22(6). 63009–63009. 45 indexed citations
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Etesse, Jean, et al.. (2019). Optical storage on the timescale of a second in a solid-state atomic frequency comb memory using dynamical decoupling. arXiv (Cornell University). 1 indexed citations
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Cruzeiro, Emmanuel Zambrini, Alexey Tiranov, Jonathan Lavoie, et al.. (2018). Efficient optical pumping using hyperfine levels in <sup>145</sup>Nd<sup>3+</sup>:Y<sub>2</sub>SiO<sub>5</sub> and its application to optical storage. Archive ouverte UNIGE (University of Geneva). 17 indexed citations
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Laplane, Cyril, Pierre Jobez, Jean Etesse, Nicolas Gisin, & Mikael Afzelius. (2017). Multimode and Long-Lived Quantum Correlations Between Photons and Spins in a Crystal. Physical Review Letters. 118(21). 210501–210501. 67 indexed citations
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Tiranov, Alexey, Jonathan Lavoie, Nicolas Brunner, et al.. (2016). Temporal Multimode Storage of Entangled Photon Pairs. Physical Review Letters. 117(24). 240506–240506. 25 indexed citations
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Afzelius, Mikael, Nicolas Gisin, & Hugues de Riedmatten. (2015). Quantum memory for photons. Physics Today. 68(12). 42–47. 69 indexed citations
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Bussières, Félix, Christoph Clausen, Alexey Tiranov, et al.. (2014). Quantum teleportation from a telecom-wavelength photon to a solid-state quantum memory. Nature Photonics. 8(10). 775–778. 189 indexed citations
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Clausen, Christoph, Félix Bussières, Mikael Afzelius, & Nicolas Gisin. (2012). Quantum Storage of Heralded Polarization Qubits in Birefringent and Anisotropically Absorbing Materials. Physical Review Letters. 108(19). 190503–190503. 66 indexed citations
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Clausen, Christoph, Imam Usmani, Félix Bussières, et al.. (2011). Quantum storage of photonic entanglement in a crystal. Nature. 469(7331). 508–511. 351 indexed citations breakdown →
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Afzelius, Mikael, Imam Usmani, A. Amari, et al.. (2010). Demonstration of Atomic Frequency Comb Memory for Light with Spin-Wave Storage. Physical Review Letters. 104(4). 40503–40503. 189 indexed citations
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Simon, Christoph, Hugues de Riedmatten, & Mikael Afzelius. (2010). Temporally multiplexed quantum repeaters with atomic gases. Physical Review A. 82(1). 26 indexed citations
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Lauritzen, Björn, Jiří Minář, Hugues de Riedmatten, et al.. (2009). Solid state quantum memory for photons at telecommunication wavelengths. arXiv (Cornell University). 2 indexed citations
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Riedmatten, Hugues de, Mikael Afzelius, M. U. Staudt, Christoph Simon, & Nicolas Gisin. (2008). A solid-state light–matter interface at the single-photon level. Nature. 456(7223). 773–777. 368 indexed citations
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Afzelius, Mikael, et al.. (2006). Development of multipoint vibrational coherent anti-Stokes Raman spectroscopy for flame applications. Applied Optics. 45(6). 1177–1177. 15 indexed citations
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Afzelius, Mikael, et al.. (2006). Improved temperature precision in rotational coherent anti-Stokes Raman spectroscopy with a modeless dye laser. Applied Optics. 45(4). 744–744. 9 indexed citations
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Afzelius, Mikael, et al.. (2004). Pure rotational coherent anti-Stokes Raman spectroscopy in mixtures of CO and N_2. Applied Optics. 43(36). 6664–6664. 32 indexed citations
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Roy, Sukesh, Terrence R. Meyer, Robert P. Lucht, et al.. (2004). Dual-pump dual-broadband coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering in reacting flows. Optics Letters. 29(16). 1843–1843. 34 indexed citations
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Afzelius, Mikael. (2000). Theoretical Modelling of Temporal Compression of Optical Pulses and Pulse Sequences Using Photon Echoes. Lund University Publications Student Papers (Lund University). 1 indexed citations

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