Douglas S. Hobbs

1.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
27 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Douglas S. Hobbs is a scholar working on Computational Mechanics, Biomedical Engineering and Surfaces, Coatings and Films. According to data from OpenAlex, Douglas S. Hobbs has authored 27 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Computational Mechanics, 16 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 14 papers in Surfaces, Coatings and Films. Recurrent topics in Douglas S. Hobbs's work include Optical Coatings and Gratings (14 papers), Laser Material Processing Techniques (11 papers) and Advanced Surface Polishing Techniques (10 papers). Douglas S. Hobbs is often cited by papers focused on Optical Coatings and Gratings (14 papers), Laser Material Processing Techniques (11 papers) and Advanced Surface Polishing Techniques (10 papers). Douglas S. Hobbs collaborates with scholars based in United States. Douglas S. Hobbs's co-authors include T. A. Dorschner, D. P. Resler, R. C. Sharp, Larry J. Friedman, Hoang-Trung Nguyen, Michael Holz, Paul McManamon, Edward Watson, S. Liberman and J. Riccobono and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the IEEE, Optics Letters and Optical Materials Express.

In The Last Decade

Douglas S. Hobbs

25 papers receiving 970 citations

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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.

Optical phased array technology

1996 462 citations Paul McManamon, T. A. Dorschner et al. Proceedings of the IEEE profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Douglas S. Hobbs United States	15	675	476	376	301	298	27	1.1k
D. P. Resler United States	6	493 0.7×	343 0.7×	110 0.3×	287 1.0×	162 0.5×	8	824
Lidan Zhou China	18	679 1.0×	669 1.4×	191 0.5×	543 1.8×	373 1.3×	72	1.4k
Qiling Deng China	18	319 0.5×	448 0.9×	172 0.5×	372 1.2×	612 2.1×	98	1.1k
Fuhua Gao China	14	286 0.4×	363 0.8×	83 0.2×	234 0.8×	404 1.4×	84	841
Petr Hlubina Czechia	23	1.2k 1.7×	565 1.2×	198 0.5×	133 0.4×	697 2.3×	154	1.6k
Nicolas Passilly France	20	436 0.6×	776 1.6×	149 0.4×	67 0.2×	505 1.7×	91	1.2k
Brigitte Loiseaux France	17	327 0.5×	411 0.9×	70 0.2×	223 0.7×	268 0.9×	77	852
James J. Cowan United States	10	333 0.5×	397 0.8×	343 0.9×	153 0.5×	445 1.5×	22	796
J. Bu Singapore	16	280 0.4×	464 1.0×	138 0.4×	161 0.5×	584 2.0×	42	834
Sarik R. Nersisyan United States	16	286 0.4×	511 1.1×	134 0.4×	646 2.1×	170 0.6×	43	874

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Millar‐Blanchaer, Maxwell A., et al.. (2024). Half-wave plate characterizations for the Keck NIRC2 polarimetry mode. 118–118.

Hobbs, Douglas S., et al.. (2024). Optical properties of RAR nano-textured diamond for commercial LWIR applications. 11–11.

Hobbs, Douglas S., et al.. (2022). RAR nano-textured diamond pulsed LIDT. 10. 16–16. 2 indexed citations

Hobbs, Douglas S., et al.. (2017). Laser testing of anti-reflection micro-structures fabricated in ZnSe and chromium-ion doped ZnSe laser gain media. Optical Materials Express. 7(9). 3377–3377. 15 indexed citations

Hobbs, Douglas S., et al.. (2017). CW laser damage testing of RAR nano-textured fused silica and YAG. 6720. 4–4. 4 indexed citations

Hobbs, Douglas S., et al.. (2012). Continued advancement of laser damage resistant optically functional microstructures. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 8530. 85300O–85300O. 20 indexed citations

Hobbs, Douglas S., et al.. (2012). Laser damage resistant anti-reflection microstructures for mid-infrared metal-ion doped ZnSe gain media. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 8530. 85300P–85300P. 11 indexed citations

Hobbs, Douglas S., et al.. (2011). Moldable AR microstructures for improved laser transmission and damage resistance in CIRCM fiber optic beam delivery systems. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 8016. 80160Q–80160Q. 11 indexed citations

Hobbs, Douglas S., et al.. (2011). Laser damage resistant anti-reflection microstructures in Raytheon ceramic YAG, sapphire, ALON, and quartz. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 8016. 80160T–80160T. 18 indexed citations

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Hobbs, Douglas S.. (2010). Laser damage threshold measurements of anti-reflection microstructures operating in the near UV and mid-infrared. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 7842. 78421Z–78421Z. 15 indexed citations

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Hobbs, Douglas S.. (2009). Study of the environmental and optical durability of AR microstructures in sapphire, ALON, and diamond. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 7302. 73020J–73020J. 14 indexed citations

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Hobbs, Douglas S., et al.. (2008). Long life, high performance anti-reflection treatment for HgCdTe infrared focal plane arrays. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 6940. 69400Y–69400Y. 22 indexed citations

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Hobbs, Douglas S., et al.. (2007). High laser damage threshold surface relief micro-structures for anti-reflection applications. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 6720. 67200L–67200L. 37 indexed citations

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Hobbs, Douglas S.. (2005). Laser-line rejection or transmission filters based on surface structures built on infrared transmitting materials. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 5786. 319–319. 7 indexed citations

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Hobbs, Douglas S., et al.. (2005). Design, fabrication, and measured performance of anti-reflecting surface textures in infrared transmitting materials. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 5786. 349–349. 77 indexed citations

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McManamon, Paul, T. A. Dorschner, Larry J. Friedman, et al.. (1996). Optical phased array technology. Proceedings of the IEEE. 84(2). 268–298. 462 indexed citations breakdown →

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Resler, D. P., Douglas S. Hobbs, R. C. Sharp, Larry J. Friedman, & T. A. Dorschner. (1996). High-efficiency liquid-crystal optical phased-array beam steering. Optics Letters. 21(9). 689–689. 195 indexed citations

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Friedman, Larry J., Douglas S. Hobbs, Hoang-Trung Nguyen, et al.. (1996). Spatially resolved phase imaging of a programmable liquid-crystal grating. Applied Optics. 35(31). 6236–6236. 18 indexed citations

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Sharp, R. C., D. P. Resler, Douglas S. Hobbs, & T. A. Dorschner. (1990). Electrically tunable liquid-crystal wave plate in the infrared. Optics Letters. 15(1). 87–87. 22 indexed citations

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Sharp, R. C., D. P. Resler, Douglas S. Hobbs, & T. A. Dorschner. (1989). Electrically tunable liquid crystal wave plate in the infrared. Annual Meeting Optical Society of America. THT17–THT17. 1 indexed citations

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