Ph. Balcou

12.9k citations

92 papers · 9.9k · 7 hit papers · h-index 31

Impact in

Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics top 0.1%
- Laser-Matter Interactions and Applications
- Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies
- Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies
- Advanced Chemical Physics Studies
- Atomic and Molecular Physics
Nuclear and High Energy Physics top 0.5%
- Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics

Papers in

Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 79
- Laser-Matter Interactions and Applications 66
- Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies 33
- Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies 12
- Atomic and Molecular Physics 10
Nuclear and High Energy Physics 35
- Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics 35

Co-authors: A. L’Huillier (21 shared papers)Maciej Lewenstein (4 shared papers)Misha Ivanov (2 shared papers)P. B. Corkum (1 shared paper)G. Mullot (6 shared papers)P. Paul (3 shared papers)H. G. Muller (4 shared papers)Pierre Agostini (3 shared papers)
Journals: Physical Review A (14 papers)Optics Letters (10 papers)Physical Review Letters (9 papers)Journal of the Optical Society of America B (5 papers)Applied Physics B (4 papers)
Partner nations: France United States Sweden

In The Last Decade

Ph. Balcou

82 papers receiving 9.5k citations

Ph. Balcou's Hit Papers

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Observation of a Train of Attosecond Pulses from High Harmonic Generation 2001 · 2.0k citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2001 Science
2001 Nature
1997 Physical Review A
1994 Physical Review A
1993 Physical Review Letters
1993 Physical Review A
1992 Physical Review A

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1	Theory of high-harmonic generation by low-frequency laser fields Physical Review A ·Maciej Lewenstein, Ph. Balcou, Misha Ivanov, A. L’Huillier, P. B. Corkum Hit paper breakdown →	1994	3250
2	Observation of a Train of Attosecond Pulses from High Harmonic Generation Science ·P. Paul, E. S. Toma, P. Breger, G. Mullot, F. Augé, Ph. Balcou, H. G. Muller, Pierre Agostini Hit paper breakdown →	2001	2048
3	High-order harmonic generation in rare gases with a 1-ps 1053-nm laser Physical Review Letters ·A. L’Huillier, Ph. Balcou Hit paper breakdown →	1993	626
4	Non-thermal melting in semiconductors measured at femtosecond resolution Nature ·A. Rousse, Christian Rischel, S. Fourmaux, I. Uschmann, S. Sebban, G. Grillon, Ph. Balcou, E. Förster, J. P. Geindre, P. Audebert, J. C. Gauthier, D. Hulín Hit paper breakdown →	2001	552
5	Generalized phase-matching conditions for high harmonics: The role of field-gradient forces Physical Review A ·Ph. Balcou, P. Salières, A. L’Huillier, Maciej Lewenstein Hit paper breakdown →	1997	287
6	High-order harmonic generation in rare gases with an intense short-pulse laser Physical Review A ·C.-G. Wahlström, Jörgen Larsson, Anders Persson, T. Starczewski, Sune Svanberg, P. Salières, Ph. Balcou, A. L’Huillier Hit paper breakdown →	1993	238
7	Calculations of high-order harmonic-generation processes in xenon at 1064 nm Physical Review A ·A. L’Huillier, Ph. Balcou, Sébastien Candel, Kenneth J. Schäfer, K. C. Kulander Hit paper breakdown →	1992	208
8	Dual Optical Tunneling Times in Frustrated Total Internal Reflection Physical Review Letters ·Ph. Balcou, Laurent Dutriaux	1997	207
9	A high-intensity highly coherent soft X-ray femtosecond laser seeded by a high harmonic beam Nature ·P. Zeitoun, G. Faivre, S. Sebban, Tomáš Mocek, A. Hallou, M. Fajardo, D. Aubert, Ph. Balcou, F. Burgy, D. Douillet, S. Kazamias, G. de Lachèze-Murel, T. Lefrou, S. Le Pape, Pascal Mercère, H. Merdji, A. S. Morlens, J. Rousseau, C. Valentin	2004	206
10	High-order Harmonic-generation cutoff Physical Review A ·A. L’Huillier, Maciej Lewenstein, P. Salières, Ph. Balcou, Misha Ivanov, Jörgen Larsson, C.-G. Wahlström	1993	192
11	Spatiotemporal separation of high harmonic radiation into two quantum path components Physical Review A ·Mette B. Gaarde, F. Salin, E. Constant, Ph. Balcou, Kenneth J. Schäfer, K. C. Kulander, A. L’Huillier	1999	164
12	Deuterium-Deuterium Fusion Dynamics in Low-Density Molecular-Cluster Jets Irradiated by Intense Ultrafast Laser Pulses Physical Review Letters ·G. Grillon, Ph. Balcou, J. P. Chambaret, D. Hulín, J. Martino, S. Moustaizis, L. Notebaert, M. Pittman, Th. Pussieux, A. Rousse, S. Sebban, O. Sublemontier, Martin Schmidt	2002	151
13	Global Optimization of High Harmonic Generation Physical Review Letters ·S. Kazamias, D. Douillet, F. Weihe, C. Valentin, A. Rousse, S. Sebban, G. Grillon, F. Augé, D. Hulín, Ph. Balcou	2003	142
14	Frequency chirp of harmonic and attosecond pulses Journal of Modern Optics ·Katalin Varjú, Y. Mairesse, B. Carré, Mette B. Gaarde, P. Johnsson, S. Kazamias, Rodrigo López-Martens, J. Mauritsson, Kenneth J. Schäfer, Ph. Balcou, A. L’Huillier, P. Salières	2005	117
15	Phase-matching effects in strong-field harmonic generation Physical Review A ·Ph. Balcou, A. L’Huillier	1993	104
16	Attosecond Electron Wave Packet Dynamics in Strong Laser Fields Physical Review Letters ·P. Johnsson, Rodrigo López-Martens, S. Kazamias, J. Mauritsson, C. Valentin, T. Remetter, Katalin Varjú, Mette B. Gaarde, Y. Mairesse, H. Wabnitz, P. Salières, Ph. Balcou, Kenneth J. Schäfer, A. L’Huillier	2005	102
17	Quantum-path analysis and phase matching of high-order harmonic generation and high-order frequency mixing processes in strong laser fields Journal of Physics B Atomic Molecular and Optical Physics ·Ph. Balcou, Anne Dederichs, Mette B. Gaarde, A. L’Huillier	1999	88
18	Optimizing high-order harmonic generation in strong fields Journal of Physics B Atomic Molecular and Optical Physics ·Ph. Balcou, C. Cornaggia, Anderson S. L. Gomes, L. A. Lompré, A. L’Huillier	1992	82
19	Saturated Amplification of a Collisionally Pumped Optical-Field-Ionization Soft X-Ray Laser at 41.8 nm Physical Review Letters ·S. Sebban, R. Haroutunian, Ph. Balcou, G. Grillon, A. Rousse, S. Kazamias, T. Marin, L. Notebaert, M. Pittman, Jean‐Paul Chambaret, A. Antonetti, D. Hulín, D. Ros, A. Klisnick, A. Carillon, P. Jaeglé, G. Jamelot, J. F. Wyart	2001	78
20	Generation of high-order spatially coherent harmonics from solid targets by femtosecond laser pulses Physical Review A ·A. Tarasevitch, A. Orisch, D. von der Linde, Ph. Balcou, G. Rey, J. P. Chambaret, U. Teubner, D. Klöpfel, W. Theobald	2000	78

About Ph. Balcou

Ph. Balcou is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Spectroscopy and Mechanics of Materials, having authored 92 papers that have together received 9.9k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Laser-Matter Interactions and Applications (66 papers), Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics (35 papers), Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies (33 papers), Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications (13 papers), Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies (12 papers), Laser Design and Applications (11 papers), Atomic and Molecular Physics (10 papers) and Solid State Laser Technologies (10 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics (9.2k citations), Nuclear and High Energy Physics (3.3k citations), Spectroscopy (2.6k citations), Structural Biology (178 citations) and Radiation (515 citations). Ph. Balcou has collaborated with scholars based in France, United States and Sweden. Frequent co-authors include A. L’Huillier, Maciej Lewenstein, Misha Ivanov, P. B. Corkum, G. Mullot, P. Paul, H. G. Muller, Pierre Agostini, P. Breger and E. S. Toma. Their work appears in journals such as Physical Review A, Optics Letters, Physical Review Letters, Journal of the Optical Society of America B and Applied Physics B.

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