E. Garmire

9.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
215 papers, 6.6k citations indexed

About

E. Garmire is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, E. Garmire has authored 215 papers receiving a total of 6.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 159 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 154 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 12 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in E. Garmire's work include Photonic and Optical Devices (112 papers), Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices (71 papers) and Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies (59 papers). E. Garmire is often cited by papers focused on Photonic and Optical Devices (112 papers), Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices (71 papers) and Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies (59 papers). E. Garmire collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and United Kingdom. E. Garmire's co-authors include C. H. Townes, R. Y. Chiao, John H. Marburger, A. Yariv, Herbert G. Winful, S. Somekh, H.L. Garvin, Robert G. Hunsperger, H. M. Stoll and Michael Bass and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, Applied Physics Letters and Journal of Applied Physics.

In The Last Decade

E. Garmire

209 papers receiving 6.1k citations

Hit Papers

Self-Trapping of Optical Beams 1964 2026 1984 2005 1964 1979 500 1000 1.5k
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. Self-Trapping of Optical Beams
    1964 1.6k citations R. Y. Chiao, E. Garmire et al. Physical Review Letters profile →
  2. Theory of bistability in nonlinear distributed feedback structures
    1979 371 citations Herbert G. Winful, John H. Marburger et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
E. Garmire United States 40 5.0k 3.4k 1.7k 610 467 215 6.6k
P. W. Smith Canada 40 4.8k 1.0× 3.7k 1.1× 1.1k 0.7× 713 1.2× 491 1.1× 152 6.2k
S. L. McCall United States 37 6.5k 1.3× 4.1k 1.2× 951 0.6× 878 1.4× 515 1.1× 83 8.0k
Τ. Tschudi Germany 33 3.2k 0.6× 2.1k 0.6× 436 0.3× 515 0.8× 220 0.5× 198 4.1k
R. H. Stolen United States 50 8.6k 1.7× 8.4k 2.5× 2.2k 1.3× 552 0.9× 645 1.4× 154 11.8k
G. S. Agarwal India 43 7.1k 1.4× 1.1k 0.3× 756 0.4× 707 1.2× 162 0.3× 202 7.7k
H. M. Gibbs United States 45 7.9k 1.6× 3.9k 1.2× 953 0.6× 1.6k 2.7× 898 1.9× 191 9.2k
S. D. Smith United Kingdom 33 2.4k 0.5× 2.0k 0.6× 301 0.2× 584 1.0× 621 1.3× 157 4.1k
A. C. Gossard United States 50 7.8k 1.6× 4.9k 1.5× 739 0.4× 466 0.8× 1.5k 3.2× 163 9.3k
N. R. Heckenberg Australia 42 6.9k 1.4× 1.6k 0.5× 1.0k 0.6× 4.1k 6.6× 541 1.2× 195 8.3k
Alexander L. Gaeta United States 39 6.0k 1.2× 3.2k 0.9× 601 0.4× 624 1.0× 202 0.4× 131 7.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of E. Garmire

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Garmire, E.. (2012). The Solution Looking for a Problem.. Proceedings of the IEEE. 100. 2787–2793. 1 indexed citations
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Garmire, E., et al.. (2007). Photoconductive arrays for monitoring motion of spatial optical intensity patterns. Applied Optics. 46(35). 8515–8515. 5 indexed citations
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Garmire, E.. (2003). The Engineering Design Method. ˜The œtechnology teacher. 62(4). 22–28. 3 indexed citations
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Garmire, E., et al.. (1997). Optically controlling the active trap density in a semi-insulating MQW p-i-n device. Optics and Photonics News. 8. 50. 1 indexed citations
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Mahgerefteh, Daniel, E. Garmire, Afshin Partovi, et al.. (1994). Picosecond response of a Cr-doped GaAs/ AIGaAs semi-insulating multiple-quantum-well photorefractive device. 1 indexed citations
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Garmire, E., et al.. (1993). Quasi-phase-matched second-harmonic generation from femtosecond pulses in chirped gratings. WO.5–WO.5. 1 indexed citations
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Garmire, E., et al.. (1992). Comparison between the matrix method and the coupled-wave method in the analysis of Bragg reflector structures. Journal of the Optical Society of America A. 9(1). 132–132. 41 indexed citations
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Jokerst, N.M. & E. Garmire. (1988). Nonlinear optical absorption in semiconductor epitaxial depletion regions. Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics. 1 indexed citations
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Kost, Alan, et al.. (1987). Contributions to optical absorption in GaAs/AlGaAs multiple quantum wells. Annual Meeting Optical Society of America. MR7–MR7. 1 indexed citations
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Cheng, Li‐Jen, Afshin Partovi, & E. Garmire. (1987). Index Grating Lifetime in Photorefractive, Semi-Insulating, Cr-Doped GaAs*. TuD5–TuD5.
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Goldstone, J. A. & E. Garmire. (1984). Macroscopic Manifestations of Microscopic Optical Bistability. Journal of the Optical Society of America B. 1. 466. 2 indexed citations
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Goldstone, J. A. & E. Garmire. (1984). Intrinsic polarization bistability in nonlinear media. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 313(1525). 395–399. 4 indexed citations
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Garmire, E., C. D. Poole, & J. A. Goldstone. (1984). Bistability experimentally observed at three milliwatts in indium arsenide and theoretically predicted for a new class of nonlinear dielectrics. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 313(1525). 257–264. 4 indexed citations
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Garmire, E., et al.. (1984). Photorefractive effect in LiNbO_3 directional couplers. Applied Optics. 23(23). 4348–4348. 12 indexed citations
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Poole, C. D. & E. Garmire. (1983). Nonlinearities at the Bandgap in InAs. ThA3–ThA3. 1 indexed citations
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Wilson, Keith E., et al.. (1981). Comparison of glass waveguide loss using different substrates (A). Journal of the Optical Society of America A. 71. 1560. 1 indexed citations
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Marburger, John H., Susan D. Allen, E. Garmire, M. D. Levenson, & Herbert G. Winful. (1978). Nonlinear behavior of a Fabry-Perot interferometer filled with a Kerr liquid (A). Journal of the Optical Society of America A. 68. 642. 2 indexed citations
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Allen, Susan D., E. Garmire, John H. Marburger, & Herbert G. Winful. (1978). Transient effects in bistable optical devices (A). Journal of the Optical Society of America A. 68. 1360. 1 indexed citations
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Garmire, E., et al.. (1976). Flexible, infrared transmissive waveguides at 10.6 μm (A). Journal of the Optical Society of America A. 66. 1102. 1 indexed citations
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Garmire, E., R. Y. Chiao, & C. H. Townes. (1966). Dynamics and Characteristics of the Self-Trapping of Intense Light Beams. Physical Review Letters. 16(9). 347–349. 156 indexed citations

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