C. Dragone

3.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
75 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

About

C. Dragone is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Aerospace Engineering and Astronomy and Astrophysics. According to data from OpenAlex, C. Dragone has authored 75 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 62 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 18 papers in Aerospace Engineering and 17 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics. Recurrent topics in C. Dragone's work include Photonic and Optical Devices (31 papers), Advanced Photonic Communication Systems (26 papers) and Optical Network Technologies (21 papers). C. Dragone is often cited by papers focused on Photonic and Optical Devices (31 papers), Advanced Photonic Communication Systems (26 papers) and Optical Network Technologies (21 papers). C. Dragone collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and China. C. Dragone's co-authors include Christopher Edwards, H. M. Presby, R. C. Kistler, M. Zirngibl, C.H. Joyner, I. P. Kaminow, U. Koren, L.W. Stulz, M.J. Gans and C. H. Henry and has published in prestigious journals such as Applied Physics Letters, Proceedings of the IEEE and IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications.

In The Last Decade

C. Dragone

71 papers receiving 2.2k citations

Hit Papers

An N*N optical multiplexer using a planar arrangement of ... 1991 2026 2002 2014 1991 100 200 300
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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. An N*N optical multiplexer using a planar arrangement of two star couplers
    1991 358 citations C. Dragone IEEE Photonics Technology 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
C. Dragone United States 25 2.3k 595 258 227 193 75 2.6k
T. Rozzi Italy 23 2.1k 0.9× 909 1.5× 675 2.6× 69 0.3× 247 1.3× 257 2.3k
M.V. Schneider United States 17 1.2k 0.5× 466 0.8× 294 1.1× 273 1.2× 166 0.9× 57 1.5k
J.K. Butler United States 20 1.8k 0.8× 1.0k 1.7× 535 2.1× 38 0.2× 84 0.4× 107 2.0k
F. Schwering United States 16 866 0.4× 312 0.5× 537 2.1× 35 0.2× 75 0.4× 61 1.1k
Leo Young United States 11 3.3k 1.4× 385 0.6× 1.9k 7.3× 91 0.4× 346 1.8× 26 3.5k
Radosław Piesiewicz Germany 19 1.8k 0.8× 290 0.5× 423 1.6× 150 0.7× 297 1.5× 63 2.0k
E. Jones United States 10 3.5k 1.5× 400 0.7× 2.0k 7.8× 124 0.5× 331 1.7× 25 3.7k
A.D. Olver United Kingdom 14 1.0k 0.4× 287 0.5× 721 2.8× 605 2.7× 90 0.5× 77 1.5k
C. T. Tai United States 17 470 0.2× 352 0.6× 317 1.2× 70 0.3× 145 0.8× 62 824
C.M. Butler United States 24 1.8k 0.8× 1.4k 2.4× 928 3.6× 85 0.4× 334 1.7× 118 2.3k

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Fields of papers citing papers by C. Dragone

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of C. Dragone

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of C. Dragone. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of C. Dragone based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with C. Dragone. C. Dragone is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Dragone, C.. (2005). Low-loss wavelength routers for WDM optical networks and high-capacity IP routers. Journal of Lightwave Technology. 23(1). 66–79. 10 indexed citations
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Dragone, C.. (2002). Theory of wavelength multiplexing with rectangular transfer functions. IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics. 8(6). 1168–1178. 7 indexed citations
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Bernasconi, P., C. R. Doerr, C. Dragone, et al.. (2000). Large N x N waveguide grating routers. Journal of Lightwave Technology. 18(7). 985–991. 57 indexed citations
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Doerr, C.R. & C. Dragone. (1999). Proposed optical cross connect using a planar arrangement of beam steerers. IEEE Photonics Technology Letters. 11(2). 197–199. 17 indexed citations
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Dragone, C., et al.. (1998). A proposed design for ultralow-loss waveguide grating routers. IEEE Photonics Technology Letters. 10(3). 379–381. 10 indexed citations
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Dragone, C., et al.. (1997). Waveguide grating routers with greaterchannel uniformity. Electronics Letters. 33(23). 1951–1952. 11 indexed citations
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Kaminow, I. P., Robert E. Thomas, R.A. Barry, et al.. (1996). A wideband all-optical WDM network. IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications. 14(5). 780–799. 149 indexed citations
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Zirngibl, M., C.H. Joyner, L.W. Stulz, et al.. (1995). LARnet, a local access router network. IEEE Photonics Technology Letters. 7(2). 215–217. 93 indexed citations
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Frigo, N.J., T.E. Darcie, P.P. Iannone, et al.. (1994). RITE-Net: A Passive Optical Network Architecture Based on the Remote Interrogation of Terminal Equipment. PD8–PD8. 12 indexed citations
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Zirngibl, M., et al.. (1993). Polarisation independent 8×8 waveguide grating multiplexer on InP. Electronics Letters. 29(2). 201–202. 79 indexed citations
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Dragone, C.. (1992). Optimal finite-aperture filters with maximum efficiency. Journal of the Optical Society of America A. 9(11). 2048–2048. 2 indexed citations
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Dragone, C.. (1988). Efficient N×N star coupler based on Fourier optics. Electronics Letters. 24(15). 942–944. 36 indexed citations
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Dragone, C.. (1986). Theory of imaging of Cassegrainian and Gregorian antennas. IRE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation. 34(5). 689–701. 8 indexed citations
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Dragone, C.. (1985). A rectangular horn of four corrugated plates. IRE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation. 33(2). 160–164. 9 indexed citations
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Dragone, C.. (1982). A first-order treatment of aberrations in Cassegrainian and Gregorian antennas. IRE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation. 30(3). 331–339. 39 indexed citations
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Dragone, C.. (1981). High-Frequency Behavior of Waveguides with Finite Surface Impedances. Bell System Technical Journal. 60(1). 89–116. 27 indexed citations
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Dragone, C.. (1972). Performance and Stability of Schottky Barrier Mixers. Bell System Technical Journal. 51(10). 2169–2196. 6 indexed citations
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Dragone, C.. (1969). Amplitude and Phase Modulations in Resistive Diode Mixers. Bell System Technical Journal. 48(6). 1967–1998. 6 indexed citations
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Dragone, C.. (1968). Analysis of Thermal and Shot Noise in Pumped Resistive Diodes. Bell System Technical Journal. 47(9). 1883–1902. 65 indexed citations
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Dragone, C.. (1967). Phase and Amplitude Modulation in High-Efficiency Varactor Frequency Multipliers of Order N = 2n- Stability and Noise. Bell System Technical Journal. 46(4). 797–834. 10 indexed citations

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