Ami Yaacobi

2.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
22 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Ami Yaacobi is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Ami Yaacobi has authored 22 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 13 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 10 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Ami Yaacobi's work include Photonic and Optical Devices (21 papers), Plasmonic and Surface Plasmon Research (8 papers) and Photonic Crystals and Applications (6 papers). Ami Yaacobi is often cited by papers focused on Photonic and Optical Devices (21 papers), Plasmonic and Surface Plasmon Research (8 papers) and Photonic Crystals and Applications (6 papers). Ami Yaacobi collaborates with scholars based in United States. Ami Yaacobi's co-authors include Michael R. Watts, Jie Sun, Erman Timurdogan, Ehsan Shah Hosseini, David B. Cole, Manan Raval, Christopher V. Poulton, Diedrik Vermeulen, Matthew J. Byrd and Douglas Coolbaugh and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Optics Letters and Optics Express.

In The Last Decade

Ami Yaacobi

22 papers receiving 1.9k citations

Hit Papers

Large-scale nanophotonic phased array 2013 2026 2017 2021 2013 2017 250 500 750
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. Large-scale nanophotonic phased array
    2013 945 citations Jie Sun, Erman Timurdogan et al. Nature profile →
  2. Coherent solid-state LIDAR with silicon photonic optical phased arrays
    2017 510 citations Christopher V. Poulton, Ami Yaacobi et al. Optics Letters profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ami Yaacobi United States 13 1.8k 1.0k 433 308 255 22 2.1k
Christopher V. Poulton United States 22 2.1k 1.2× 1.2k 1.2× 380 0.9× 385 1.3× 215 0.8× 59 2.4k
Diedrik Vermeulen Belgium 25 2.7k 1.5× 1.5k 1.5× 378 0.9× 254 0.8× 191 0.7× 74 3.0k
Ehsan Shah Hosseini United States 20 2.3k 1.3× 1.3k 1.3× 359 0.8× 107 0.3× 370 1.5× 72 2.5k
J. K. Doylend United States 17 2.3k 1.2× 1.1k 1.1× 280 0.6× 146 0.5× 338 1.3× 42 2.4k
Christopher T. Phare United States 11 1.9k 1.0× 1.2k 1.2× 595 1.4× 125 0.4× 161 0.6× 27 2.1k
Douglas Coolbaugh United States 25 1.6k 0.9× 899 0.9× 230 0.5× 77 0.3× 127 0.5× 78 1.7k
Jelena Notaroš United States 14 1.2k 0.6× 587 0.6× 251 0.6× 98 0.3× 250 1.0× 64 1.3k
Niels Quack Switzerland 21 1.4k 0.8× 760 0.7× 297 0.7× 83 0.3× 412 1.6× 113 1.8k
Kazutoshi Kato Japan 22 2.2k 1.2× 699 0.7× 203 0.5× 72 0.2× 44 0.2× 217 2.3k
Xinwan Li China 24 1.6k 0.9× 709 0.7× 277 0.6× 58 0.2× 136 0.5× 132 1.8k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ami Yaacobi

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ami Yaacobi

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Bhargava, Pavan, Christopher V. Poulton, Jelena Notaroš, et al.. (2019). Fully Integrated Coherent LiDAR in 3D-Integrated Silicon Photonics/65nm CMOS. C262–C263. 32 indexed citations
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Kim, Taehwan, Pavan Bhargava, Christopher V. Poulton, et al.. (2019). 29.5 A Single-Chip Optical Phased Array in a 3D-Integrated Silicon Photonics/65nm CMOS Technology. 11 indexed citations
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Raval, Manan, Ami Yaacobi, & Michael R. Watts. (2018). Integrated visible light phased array system for autostereoscopic image projection. Optics Letters. 43(15). 3678–3678. 80 indexed citations
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Poulton, Christopher V., Ami Yaacobi, David B. Cole, et al.. (2017). Coherent solid-state LIDAR with silicon photonic optical phased arrays. Optics Letters. 42(20). 4091–4091. 510 indexed citations breakdown →
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Poulton, Christopher V., David B. Cole, Ami Yaacobi, & Michael R. Watts. (2016). Frequency-modulated Continuous-wave LIDAR Module in Silicon Photonics. Optical Fiber Communication Conference. W4E.3–W4E.3. 16 indexed citations
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Raval, Manan, Ami Yaacobi, Daniel J. Coleman, et al.. (2016). Nanophotonic phased array for visible light image projection. 206–207. 4 indexed citations
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Sun, Jie, et al.. (2015). Design of 3D Hologram Emitting Optical Phased Arrays. IT4A.7–IT4A.7. 14 indexed citations
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Sun, Jie, Ehsan Shah Hosseini, Ami Yaacobi, et al.. (2014). Two-dimensional apodized silicon photonic phased arrays. Optics Letters. 39(2). 367–367. 70 indexed citations
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Watts, Michael R., Erman Timurdogan, Jie Sun, et al.. (2014). Very Large Scale Silicon Photonics Integration. SM4O.4–SM4O.4. 3 indexed citations
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Yaacobi, Ami, Jie Sun, M. Moresco, et al.. (2014). On chip wide angle beam steering Ami. DSpace@MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology). STh3M.2–STh3M.2. 1 indexed citations
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Yaacobi, Ami, Jie Sun, M. Moresco, et al.. (2014). Integrated phased array for wide-angle beam steering. Optics Letters. 39(15). 4575–4575. 137 indexed citations
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Sun, Jie, Ami Yaacobi, Erman Timurdogan, et al.. (2014). Large-Scale Integrated Silicon Photonic Circuits for Optical Phased Arrays. PT4B.4–PT4B.4. 12 indexed citations
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Sun, Jie, Erman Timurdogan, Ami Yaacobi, et al.. (2014). Large-Scale Silicon Photonic Circuits for Optical Phased Arrays. IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics. 20(4). 264–278. 99 indexed citations
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DeRose, Christopher T., Rohan D. Kekatpure, Douglas C. Trotter, et al.. (2013). Electronically controlled optical beam-steering by an active phased array of metallic nanoantennas. Optics Express. 21(4). 5198–5198. 54 indexed citations
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Sun, Jie, Erman Timurdogan, Ami Yaacobi, Ehsan Shah Hosseini, & Michael R. Watts. (2013). Large-scale nanophotonic phased array. Nature. 493(7431). 195–199. 945 indexed citations breakdown →
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Sun, Jie, David B. Cole, Ami Yaacobi, et al.. (2013). Optical Beamform Engineering Using Phase and Amplitude Coded Nanophotonic Antenna Arrays. 6. CTh5D.1–CTh5D.1. 1 indexed citations
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Sun, Jie, Ami Yaacobi, Erman Timurdogan, et al.. (2013). Optical phased array on silicon photonic platform. 156–157. 1 indexed citations
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Sun, Jie, Erman Timurdogan, Ami Yaacobi, et al.. (2013). Large-Scale Optical Phased Arrays Enabled by Silicon Photonics. 19. CTu3F.2–CTu3F.2. 1 indexed citations
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Yaacobi, Ami, Erman Timurdogan, & Michael R. Watts. (2012). Vertical emitting aperture nanoantennas. Optics Letters. 37(9). 1454–1454. 14 indexed citations
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Yaacobi, Ami & Michael R. Watts. (2012). Frequency-chirped subwavelength nanoantennas. Optics Letters. 37(23). 4979–4979. 1 indexed citations

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