Babak Bahari

2.7k total citations · 3 hit papers
20 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Babak Bahari is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, Babak Bahari has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 9 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 6 papers in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. Recurrent topics in Babak Bahari's work include Photonic and Optical Devices (7 papers), Topological Materials and Phenomena (7 papers) and Metamaterials and Metasurfaces Applications (6 papers). Babak Bahari is often cited by papers focused on Photonic and Optical Devices (7 papers), Topological Materials and Phenomena (7 papers) and Metamaterials and Metasurfaces Applications (6 papers). Babak Bahari collaborates with scholars based in United States and Iran. Babak Bahari's co-authors include Boubacar Kanté, Yeshaiahu Fainman, Ashok Kodigala, Thomas Lepetit, Qing Gu, Abdoulaye Ndao, Abdelkrim El Amili, Felipe Vallini, Yuzhou G. N. Liu and Mercedeh Khajavikhan and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Nano Letters.

In The Last Decade

Babak Bahari

20 papers receiving 1.9k citations

Hit Papers

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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. Lasing action from photonic bound states in continuum
    2017 1.0k citations Ashok Kodigala, Thomas Lepetit et al. Nature profile →
  2. Nonreciprocal lasing in topological cavities of arbitrary geometries
    2017 568 citations Babak Bahari, Abdoulaye Ndao et al. Science profile →
  3. Non‐Hermitian and topological photonics: optics at an exceptional point
    2020 193 citations Midya Parto, Yuzhou G. N. Liu et al. Nanophotonics profile →

Peers

Babak Bahari
Evgeny N. Bulgakov Russia
A. V. Dorofeenko Russia
Song-Liang Chua United States
Ashok Kodigala United States
Biao Yang China
Thomas Lepetit France
А. П. Виноградов Russia
Paloma A. Huidobro United Kingdom
Wiktor Walasik United States
Zarina Sadrieva Russia
Evgeny N. Bulgakov Russia
Babak Bahari
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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Bahari, Babak, Jaehyuck Choi, Yuzhou G. N. Liu, & Mercedeh Khajavikhan. (2021). Majorana bound state cavities. Physical review. B.. 104(23). 4 indexed citations
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Bahari, Babak, Li‐Yi Hsu, Si Hui Pan, et al.. (2021). Photonic quantum Hall effect and multiplexed light sources of large orbital angular momenta. Nature Physics. 17(6). 700–703. 87 indexed citations
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Parto, Midya, Yuzhou G. N. Liu, Babak Bahari, Mercedeh Khajavikhan, & Demetrios N. Christodoulides. (2020). Non‐Hermitian and topological photonics: optics at an exceptional point. Nanophotonics. 10(1). 403–423. 193 indexed citations breakdown →
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Bahari, Babak, et al.. (2019). Integrable and steerable vortex lasers using bound states in the continuum. JTu3A.113–JTu3A.113. 3 indexed citations
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Bahari, Babak, Li‐Yi Hsu, Si Hui Pan, et al.. (2019). Topological lasers generating and multiplexing large orbital angular momenta. LM3E.3–LM3E.3. 1 indexed citations
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Bahari, Babak, Felipe Vallini, Thomas Lepetit, et al.. (2018). Integrated and Steerable Vortex Lasers using Bound States in Continuum. Bulletin of the American Physical Society. 2018. 1 indexed citations
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Bahari, Babak, Thomas Lepetit, Jun‐Hee Park, et al.. (2018). Integrated and steerable vortex laser using bound states in continuum (Conference Presentation). 60–60. 4 indexed citations
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Bahari, Babak, Abdoulaye Ndao, Felipe Vallini, et al.. (2018). Non-reciprocal lasing action in topological cavities of arbitrary geometries (Conference Presentation). 45–45. 1 indexed citations
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Bahari, Babak, et al.. (2017). Integrated and Steerable Vortex Lasers. arXiv (Cornell University). 1 indexed citations
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Kodigala, Ashok, Thomas Lepetit, Qing Gu, et al.. (2017). Lasing action from photonic bound states in continuum. Nature. 541(7636). 196–199. 1013 indexed citations breakdown →
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Kodigala, Ashok, Qing Gu, Thomas Lepetit, Babak Bahari, & Boubacar Kanté. (2017). Mechanically stable conjugate and suspended lasing membranes of bridged nano-cylinders. Optical Materials Express. 7(8). 2980–2980. 2 indexed citations
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Bahari, Babak & Boubacar Kanté. (2017). Topological approach to the design of terahertz circuits. 61–62. 1 indexed citations
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Bahari, Babak, Abdoulaye Ndao, Felipe Vallini, et al.. (2017). Nonreciprocal lasing in topological cavities of arbitrary geometries. Science. 358(6363). 636–640. 568 indexed citations breakdown →
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Bahari, Babak, et al.. (2016). Integrated metaphotonics: symmetries and confined excitation of LSP resonances in a single metallic nanoparticle. Optics Express. 24(13). 13875–13875. 8 indexed citations
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Li, Jinxing, Wenjuan Liu, Tianlong Li, et al.. (2016). Swimming Microrobot Optical Nanoscopy. Nano Letters. 16(10). 6604–6609. 96 indexed citations
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Kodigala, Ashok, Thomas Lepetit, Qing Gu, et al.. (2016). Bound State in the Continuum Nanophotonic Laser. Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics. 45. SM4E.1–SM4E.1. 1 indexed citations
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Bahari, Babak, et al.. (2016). Directive and enhanced spontaneous emission using shifted cubes nanoantenna. Journal of Applied Physics. 120(9). 13 indexed citations
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Bahari, Babak, et al.. (2016). Topological terahertz circuits using semiconductors. Applied Physics Letters. 109(14). 16 indexed citations
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Bahari, Babak & Mohammad Sadegh Abrishamian. (2013). Gaussian beam-to-slab waveguide coupler by graded index photonic crystal lens. Journal of Optics. 15(12). 125502–125502. 1 indexed citations
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Bahari, Babak & J. Rashed‐Mohassel. (2013). Beam steering with graded index photonic crystal lens and liquid crystal. IET Optoelectronics. 8(1). 11–17. 5 indexed citations

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