B.L. Heffner

874 total citations
28 papers, 624 citations indexed

About

B.L. Heffner is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, B.L. Heffner has authored 28 papers receiving a total of 624 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 19 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 4 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in B.L. Heffner's work include Photonic and Optical Devices (23 papers), Optical Network Technologies (13 papers) and Optical and Acousto-Optic Technologies (8 papers). B.L. Heffner is often cited by papers focused on Photonic and Optical Devices (23 papers), Optical Network Technologies (13 papers) and Optical and Acousto-Optic Technologies (8 papers). B.L. Heffner collaborates with scholars based in United States and Israel. B.L. Heffner's co-authors include J.E. Baran, K.W. Cheung, David A. Smith, B.T. Khuri-Yakub, G. S. Kino, A. Yi-Yan, D.A. Smith, J. J. Johnson, D.B. Patterson and A. A. Godil and has published in prestigious journals such as Applied Physics Letters, Optics Letters and Journal of Lightwave Technology.

In The Last Decade

B.L. Heffner

26 papers receiving 543 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
B.L. Heffner United States	11	592	304	67	9	9	28	624
W.M. Henry Australia	6	480 0.8×	222 0.7×	53 0.8×	7 0.8×	10 1.1×	17	514
P.Z. Dashti United States	6	219 0.4×	224 0.7×	74 1.1×	9 1.0×	4 0.4×	18	307
J. Hauden France	10	325 0.5×	258 0.8×	35 0.5×	10 1.1×	33 3.7×	26	377
J.M. Heaton United Kingdom	14	583 1.0×	420 1.4×	33 0.5×	9 1.0×	8 0.9×	31	622
F. Warken Germany	6	444 0.8×	367 1.2×	74 1.1×	10 1.1×	15 1.7×	6	508
B. Thédrez France	13	423 0.7×	257 0.8×	24 0.4×	10 1.1×	12 1.3×	51	446
Jinfei Ding China	6	499 0.8×	326 1.1×	37 0.6×	7 0.8×	25 2.8×	12	538
L. Jeunhomme France	14	610 1.0×	159 0.5×	21 0.3×	6 0.7×	7 0.8×	33	647
Naoya Kono Japan	10	322 0.5×	199 0.7×	39 0.6×	7 0.8×	3 0.3×	35	337
Suwat Thaniyavarn United States	7	288 0.5×	197 0.6×	21 0.3×	8 0.9×	17 1.9×	23	312

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20 of 20 papers shown

Heffner, B.L.. (2008). Simplified Calculation of System Outage Caused by Polarization-Mode Dispersion. IEEE Photonics Technology Letters. 20(12). 1069–1071. 2 indexed citations

Hui, Rongqing, et al.. (2007). Non-blocking PMD monitoring in live optical systems. Electronics Letters. 43(1). 53–54. 11 indexed citations

Heffner, B.L., et al.. (2007). 43Gb/s Adaptive Polarization Mode Dispersion Compensator Field Trial. 43. 1–3. 6 indexed citations

Sorin, Wayne V., et al.. (2005). Coherent FMCW Reflectometry Using a Piezoelectrically Tuned Nd:YAG Ring Laser. 107b. 61–64. 4 indexed citations

Heffner, B.L.. (1996). Influence of optical source characteristics on the measurement of polarization-mode dispersion of highly mode-coupled fibers. Optics Letters. 21(2). 113–113. 18 indexed citations

Heffner, B.L.. (1994). Measurement of polarization mode dispersion. ThE1–ThE1. 2 indexed citations

Heffner, B.L.. (1994). Single-mode propagation of mutual temporal coherence: equivalence of time and frequency measurements of polarization-mode dispersion. Optics Letters. 19(15). 1104–1104. 3 indexed citations

Heffner, B.L.. (1993). Attosecond-resolution measurement of polarization mode dispersion in short sections of optical fiber. Optics Letters. 18(24). 2102–2102. 8 indexed citations

Heffner, B.L.. (1993). Accurate, automated measurement of differential group delay dispersion and principal state variation using Jones matrix eigenanalysis. IEEE Photonics Technology Letters. 5(7). 814–817. 60 indexed citations

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Heffner, B.L.. (1992). Deterministic, analytically complete measurement of polarization-dependent transmission through optical devices. IEEE Photonics Technology Letters. 4(5). 451–454. 66 indexed citations

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Heffner, B.L.. (1992). Automated measurement of polarization mode dispersion using Jones matrix eigenanalysis. IEEE Photonics Technology Letters. 4(9). 1066–1069. 225 indexed citations

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Cheung, K.W., David A. Smith, J.E. Baran, & B.L. Heffner. (1989). Multiple channel operation of integrated acousto-optic tunable filter. Electronics Letters. 25(6). 375–376. 51 indexed citations

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Cheung, K.W., D. A. Smith, J.E. Baran, & B.L. Heffner. (1989). Multiple channel operation of an integrated AO tunable filter. Optical Fiber Communication Conference. THB3–THB3. 2 indexed citations

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Smith, D.A., J. J. Johnson, B.L. Heffner, K.W. Cheung, & J.E. Baran. (1989). Two-stage integrated-optic acoustically tunable optical filter with enhanced sidelobe suppression. Electronics Letters. 25(6). 398–399. 35 indexed citations

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Heffner, B.L. & G. S. Kino. (1987). Switchable fiber-optic tap using acoustic transducers deposited upon the fiber surface. Optics Letters. 12(3). 208–208. 7 indexed citations

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Heffner, B.L. & B.T. Khuri-Yakub. (1986). Deposition of oriented zinc oxide on an optical fiber. Applied Physics Letters. 48(21). 1422–1423. 12 indexed citations

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Heffner, B.L., W. P. Risk, B.T. Khuri-Yakub, & G. S. Kino. (1986). Deposition of Piezoelectric Films on Single-Mode Fibers and Applications to Fiber Modulators. 709–714. 10 indexed citations

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Heffner, B.L., G. S. Kino, B.T. Khuri-Yakub, & W. P. Risk. (1986). Switchable fiber-optic tap using the acousto-optic Bragg interaction. Optics Letters. 11(7). 476–476. 3 indexed citations

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Heffner, B.L., G. S. Kino, B.T. Khuri-Yakub, & W. P. Risk. (1985). A Wideband 3.5 GHz Acousto-Optic Tap to an Optical Fiber. lt 3. 420–424. 1 indexed citations

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Heffner, B.L., et al.. (1981). Diffraction of light by acoustic waves on a membrane. Optics Letters. 6(5). 225–225. 3 indexed citations

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