A. E. Siegman

13.0k citations

203 papers · 9.6k indexed · 3 hit papers · h-index 52

Impact in

Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics top 0.1%
- Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies
- Photorefractive and Nonlinear Optics
- Laser-Matter Interactions and Applications
- Orbital Angular Momentum in Optics
Acoustics and Ultrasonics top 1%

Papers in

Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 134
- Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies 73
- Photorefractive and Nonlinear Optics 41
- Laser-Matter Interactions and Applications 22
Acoustics and Ultrasonics 2

Co-authors: D. Kuizenga P. M. Fauchet A. Yariv W. H. Louisell E. A. Sziklas C. R. Giuliano Guosheng Zhou Hugo Weichel
Journals: IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics (36 papers)Applied Physics Letters (17 papers)Journal of Applied Physics (9 papers)Journal of the Optical Society of America A (8 papers)Optics Communications (8 papers)
Partner nations: United States Germany Belgium

In The Last Decade

A. E. Siegman

192 papers receiving 8.8k citations

Hit Papers

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New developments in laser resonators 1990 · 645 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.

1990 Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE
1970 IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics
1961 Physical Review

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The 25 scholars most cited alongside A. E. Siegman, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work
1	Masers and lasers: Looking back over 50 years A. E. Siegman	2004	0
2	Propagating modes in gain-guided optical fibers Journal of the Optical Society of America A ·A. E. Siegman	2003	108
3	Experimental Observation of a Large Excess Quantum Noise Factor in the Linewidth of a Laser Oscillator Having Nonorthogonal Modes Physical Review Letters ·Yuh‐Jen Cheng, C.G. Fanning, A. E. Siegman	1996	81
4	Optical characteristics of a beam-steerable semiconductor-fan laser array Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics ·Daniel Francis, Youshan Sun, S.A. Biellak, A. E. Siegman, Constance J. Chang-Hasnain	1995	1
5	High power diffraction-limited reactive-ion-etched unstable resonator diode lasers Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics ·S.A. Biellak, Geoff Fanning, Yuchen Sun, S.S. Wong, A. E. Siegman	1994	2
6	Laser beam and resonator calculations on desktop computers PhDT ·A. E. Siegman, J.-L. Doumont	1991	5
7	New developments in laser resonators Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE ·A. E. Siegman Hit paper breakdown →	1990	645
8	ABCD–matrix elements for a curved diffraction grating: clarification Journal of the Optical Society of America A ·A. E. Siegman	1986	0
9	Suppression of Thermal Gratings in Polarization Spectroscopy Journal of the Optical Society of America B ·Rick Trebino, A. E. Siegman, Celso L. Ladera	1984	3
10	Orthogonality properties of phase conjugate optical resonators Applied Optics ·A. Hardy, Pierre A. Bélanger, A. E. Siegman	1982	12
11	Optical beam calculations using the fast Hankel transform (A) Journal of the Optical Society of America A ·A. E. Siegman, Shinan-Chur Sheng	1978	1
12	Quasi fast Hankel transform Optics Letters ·A. E. Siegman	1977	216
13	Quasi-fast-Hankel transform for optical diffraction calculations (A) Journal of the Optical Society of America A ·A. E. Siegman	1976	2
14	Correction to "A canonical formulation for analyzing multielement unstable resonators" IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics ·A. E. Siegman	1976	1
15	FM and AM mode locking of the homogeneous laser - Part II: Experimental results in a Nd:YAG laser with internal FM modulation IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics ·D. Kuizenga, A. E. Siegman	1970	86
16	A “Twisted-Mode” Technique for Obtaining Axially Uniform Energy Density in a Laser Cavity Applied Optics ·V. Evtuhov, A. E. Siegman	1965	174
17	MODULATION AND DIRECT DEMODULATION OF COHERENT AND INCOHERENT LIGHT AT A MICROWAVE FREQUENCY Applied Physics Letters ·S. E. Harris, B. J. McMurtry, A. E. Siegman	1962	14
18	Proposal for a "Staircase" Maser Physical Review Letters ·A. E. Siegman, R. J. Morris	1959	5
19	Analysis of Multivelocity Electron Beams by the Density-Function Method Journal of Applied Physics ·A. E. Siegman	1957	17
20	Wave propagation on multifilar helices IRE Transactions on Electron Devices ·H.R. Johnson, T. E. Everhart, A. E. Siegman	1956	12

About A. E. Siegman

A. E. Siegman is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Acoustics and Ultrasonics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Ocean Engineering and Surfaces, Coatings and Films, having authored 203 papers that have together received 9.6k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies (73 papers), Solid State Laser Technologies (45 papers), Photonic and Optical Devices (42 papers), Photorefractive and Nonlinear Optics (41 papers), Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices (32 papers), Laser Design and Applications (32 papers), Laser-Matter Interactions and Applications (22 papers) and Geophysics and Sensor Technology (16 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics (6.9k citations), Acoustics and Ultrasonics (152 citations), Electrical and Electronic Engineering (5.4k citations), Instrumentation (179 citations) and Computational Mechanics (1.0k citations). A. E. Siegman has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Germany and Belgium. Frequent co-authors include D. Kuizenga, P. M. Fauchet, A. Yariv, W. H. Louisell, E. A. Sziklas, C. R. Giuliano, Guosheng Zhou, Hugo Weichel, D. W. Phillion and V. Evtuhov. Their work appears in journals such as IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics, Applied Physics Letters, Journal of Applied Physics, Journal of the Optical Society of America A and Optics Communications.

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