Alan E. Willner

35.1k total citations · 8 hit papers
967 papers, 24.6k citations indexed

About

Alan E. Willner is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Alan E. Willner has authored 967 papers receiving a total of 24.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 890 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 432 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 72 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Alan E. Willner's work include Optical Network Technologies (654 papers), Photonic and Optical Devices (448 papers) and Advanced Photonic Communication Systems (430 papers). Alan E. Willner is often cited by papers focused on Optical Network Technologies (654 papers), Photonic and Optical Devices (448 papers) and Advanced Photonic Communication Systems (430 papers). Alan E. Willner collaborates with scholars based in United States, Israel and China. Alan E. Willner's co-authors include Moshe Tur, Hao Huang, Yongxiong Ren, Yang Yue, Yan Yan, Nisar Ahmed, Jian Wang, Jeng-Yuan Yang, Guodong Xie and S. Dolinar and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Physical Review Letters and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Alan E. Willner

905 papers receiving 23.0k citations

Hit Papers

Terabit free-space data transmission employing orbital an... 2012 2026 2016 2021 2012 2013 2015 2014 2014 1000 2.0k 3.0k
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. Terabit free-space data transmission employing orbital angular momentum multiplexing
    2012 3.5k citations Jeng-Yuan Yang, Nisar Ahmed et al. profile →
  2. Terabit-Scale Orbital Angular Momentum Mode Division Multiplexing in Fibers
    2013 2.2k citations Yongxiong Ren, Moshe Tur et al. profile →
  3. Optical communications using orbital angular momentum beams
    2015 1.4k citations Alan E. Willner, Hao Huang et al. profile →
  4. High-capacity millimetre-wave communications with orbital angular momentum multiplexing
    2014 1.0k citations Yan Yan, Guodong Xie et al. profile →
  5. 100  Tbit/s free-space data link enabled by three-dimensional multiplexing of orbital angular momentum, polarization, and wavelength
    2014 415 citations Hao Huang, Guodong Xie et al. Optics Letters profile →
  6. All-Optical Signal Processing
    2013 369 citations Alan E. Willner, Salman Khaleghi et al. profile →
  7. 4 × 20  Gbit/s mode division multiplexing over free space using vector modes and a q-plate mode (de)multiplexer
    2015 345 citations Martin P. J. Lavery, Hao Huang et al. Optics Letters profile →
  8. Orbital angular momentum of light for communications
    2021 251 citations Alan E. Willner, Kai Pang et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Alan E. Willner United States 63 17.3k 16.6k 5.8k 3.0k 1.4k 967 24.6k
Moshe Tur Israel 55 14.6k 0.8× 12.0k 0.7× 5.2k 0.9× 2.7k 0.9× 1.6k 1.1× 606 19.4k
Yongxiong Ren United States 36 11.5k 0.7× 6.4k 0.4× 4.8k 0.8× 2.6k 0.8× 1.3k 0.9× 150 12.9k
Hao Huang United States 32 10.8k 0.6× 6.0k 0.4× 4.6k 0.8× 2.5k 0.8× 1.2k 0.8× 173 12.4k
J. P. Woerdman Netherlands 49 15.5k 0.9× 5.1k 0.3× 6.2k 1.1× 2.7k 0.9× 808 0.6× 281 17.6k
Xiaocong Yuan China 54 9.9k 0.6× 4.4k 0.3× 8.1k 1.4× 4.6k 1.5× 1.1k 0.8× 545 14.8k
Yangjian Cai China 63 14.7k 0.9× 5.2k 0.3× 6.9k 1.2× 1.2k 0.4× 1.2k 0.8× 663 16.0k
Martin P. J. Lavery United Kingdom 35 7.9k 0.5× 3.6k 0.2× 3.6k 0.6× 1.5k 0.5× 800 0.6× 124 8.9k
L. Allen United Kingdom 29 13.7k 0.8× 2.6k 0.2× 6.4k 1.1× 2.4k 0.8× 876 0.6× 40 14.4k
Marco W. Beijersbergen Netherlands 18 10.7k 0.6× 2.5k 0.1× 5.1k 0.9× 2.1k 0.7× 784 0.5× 85 11.7k
Andrew Forbes South Africa 58 10.3k 0.6× 3.6k 0.2× 4.4k 0.8× 1.8k 0.6× 423 0.3× 422 12.5k

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All Works

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Zhang, Runzhou, Kaiheng Zou, Xinzhou Su, et al.. (2023). Turbulence-resilient differential-phase-shift-keying free-space optical communications using automatic multi-mode optoelectronic mixing. Optics Communications. 534. 129330–129330.
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Willner, Alan E., Kaiheng Zou, Kai Pang, et al.. (2023). Free-space mid-IR communications using wavelength and mode division multiplexing. Optics Communications. 541. 129518–129518. 13 indexed citations
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Song, Haoqian, Runzhou Zhang, Huibin Zhou, et al.. (2023). Investigation of the 2-D modal coupling of a Laguerre Gaussian beam through the dynamic air–water interface. Optics Communications. 545. 129689–129689.
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Willner, Alan E.. (2023). Advances in probing of turbulent media using spatially structured light. 98–98. 1 indexed citations
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Song, Hao, Xinzhou Su, Haoqian Song, et al.. (2021). Simultaneous turbulence mitigation and channel demultiplexing using a single multi-plane light convertor for a free-space optical link with two 100-Gbit/s OAM channels. Optics Communications. 501. 127359–127359. 12 indexed citations
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Kaminow, Ivan P., Tingye Li, & Alan E. Willner. (2013). Optical Fiber Telecommunications Volume VIB, Sixth Edition: Systems and Networks. 10 indexed citations
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Khaleghi, Salman, Mohammad Reza Chitgarha, Ömer Yılmaz, et al.. (2013). Reconfigurable optical quadrature amplitude modulation converter/encoder using a tunable complex coefficient optical tapped delay line. Optics Letters. 38(10). 1600–1600. 3 indexed citations
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Arbab, Vahid R., Xiaoxia Wu, Alan E. Willner, & Charles L. Weber. (2009). Optical performance monitoring of data degradation by evaluating the deformation of an asynchronously generated I/Q data constellation. European Conference on Optical Communication. 1–2. 1 indexed citations
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Küppers, Franko, et al.. (2009). Photonic balancing in DPSK detection using pulse collision in a semiconductor optical amplifier. European Conference on Optical Communication. 1–2. 1 indexed citations
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Kaminow, Ivan P., Tingye Li, & Alan E. Willner. (2008). Optical Fiber Telecommunications: Components and Subsystems. CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research). 8 indexed citations
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Kumar, P. Vijay, et al.. (2006). A Novel Optical CDMA Modulation Scheme: Code Cycle Modulation.. Global Communications Conference. 3 indexed citations
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McGeehan, J.E., et al.. (2004). 3D time-wavelength-polarization OCDMA coding for increasing the number of users in OCDMA LANs. Optical Fiber Communication Conference. 2. 14 indexed citations
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Kumar, Saurabh, Deniz Gurkan, & Alan E. Willner. (2004). All-optical half adder using a PPLN waveguide and an SOA. Optical Fiber Communication Conference. 1. 806. 14 indexed citations
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Luo, T., et al.. (2002). Enhanced Robustness of RZ WDM Systems Using Tunable Pulse-Width Management at the Transmitter. European Conference on Optical Communication. 4. 1–2. 4 indexed citations
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Huang, S.H., et al.. (1996). Experimental demonstration of active equalization and ASE suppression of three 2.5-Gbit/s WDM-network channels over 2500 km using AOTF as transmission filters. Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics. 3–4. 2 indexed citations
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Willner, Alan E., et al.. (1990). FDMA-FSK 1 Gb/s Star Network Using LD-Pumped Erbium-Doped Fiber Preamplifiers with Optimal Noise Filtering. Optical Amplifiers and Their Applications. WB5–WB5. 1 indexed citations

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