F. Zernike

5.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
33 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

F. Zernike is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, F. Zernike has authored 33 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 11 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 5 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in F. Zernike's work include Photonic and Optical Devices (12 papers), Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices (9 papers) and Photorefractive and Nonlinear Optics (6 papers). F. Zernike is often cited by papers focused on Photonic and Optical Devices (12 papers), Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices (9 papers) and Photorefractive and Nonlinear Optics (6 papers). F. Zernike collaborates with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and Finland. F. Zernike's co-authors include J.E. Midwinter, S. F. Jacobs, P. R. Berman, R. J. Seymour, A. Javan, J. C. Webster, A. Szöke, N. A. Kurnit, M J Kelly and J.‐P. Monchalin and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Physical Review Letters and Applied Physics Letters.

In The Last Decade

F. Zernike

31 papers receiving 1.4k 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.

How I Discovered Phase Contrast

1955 511 citations F. Zernike Science profile →
Applied Nonlinear Optics

1975 387 citations F. Zernike, J.E. Midwinter et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
F. Zernike United States	11	979	660	320	255	158	33	1.6k
Jyhpyng Wang Taiwan	28	1.4k 1.5×	723 1.1×	616 1.9×	183 0.7×	124 0.8×	152	2.5k
P. R. Tapster United Kingdom	32	3.2k 3.3×	1.0k 1.5×	311 1.0×	83 0.3×	125 0.8×	66	3.7k
Sudhanshu S. Jha India	18	1.3k 1.3×	485 0.7×	377 1.2×	291 1.1×	39 0.2×	73	1.7k
M. Groß France	34	4.0k 4.1×	448 0.7×	759 2.4×	122 0.5×	158 1.0×	81	4.7k
Τ. Tschudi Germany	33	3.2k 3.2×	2.1k 3.1×	515 1.6×	518 2.0×	118 0.7×	198	4.1k
Mikio Yamashita Japan	22	1.2k 1.3×	774 1.2×	191 0.6×	96 0.4×	98 0.6×	177	1.8k
Oscar E. Martínez Argentina	22	2.4k 2.4×	1.6k 2.4×	505 1.6×	102 0.4×	335 2.1×	133	3.3k
M. A. Duguay Canada	26	1.9k 2.0×	1.7k 2.5×	297 0.9×	74 0.3×	84 0.5×	81	2.8k
Stefan Witte Netherlands	30	1.6k 1.6×	651 1.0×	441 1.4×	72 0.3×	196 1.2×	130	2.5k
Tatiana Latychevskaia Switzerland	25	1.2k 1.3×	463 0.7×	404 1.3×	131 0.5×	162 1.0×	92	2.3k

Countries citing papers authored by F. Zernike

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of F. Zernike

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of F. Zernike. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of F. Zernike 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 F. Zernike. F. Zernike is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Zernike, F.. (2002). Diffraction theory of the knife-edge test and its improved form, the phase-contrast method<xref ref-type="fn" rid="FN1">*</xref>. Journal of Micro/Nanolithography MEMS and MOEMS. 1(2). 87–87. 9 indexed citations

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Zernike, F., et al.. (1995). OSA proceedings on extreme ultraviolet lithography. 9 indexed citations

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MacDowell, Alastair A., J. E. Bjorkholm, R. R. Freeman, et al.. (1993). Soft-x-ray projection imaging with a 1:1 ring-field optic. Applied Optics. 32(34). 7072–7072. 5 indexed citations

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MacDowell, Alastair A., J. E. Bjorkholm, Jeffrey Bokor, et al.. (1991). Soft x-ray projection lithography using a 1:1 ring field optical system. Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology B Microelectronics and Nanometer Structures Processing Measurement and Phenomena. 9(6). 3193–3197. 3 indexed citations

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Monchalin, J.‐P., M J Kelly, J. E. Thomas, et al.. (1981). Accurate laser wavelength measurement with a precision two-beam scanning Michelson interferometer. Applied Optics. 20(5). 736–736. 80 indexed citations

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Wagner, John G., et al.. (1979). Memories: An optical disk replaces 25 mag tapes: This 30-cm disk features a long-life tellurium film upon which data is impressed by laser. IEEE Spectrum. 16(2). 33–38. 40 indexed citations

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Monchalin, J.‐P., F. Zernike, M J Kelly, et al.. (1977). Determination of the speed of light by absolute wavelength measurement of the R(14) line of the CO_2 94-μm band and the known frequency of this line. Optics Letters. 1(1). 5–5. 6 indexed citations

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Zernike, F.. (1976). Second Harmonic Generation in Composite Waveguides. WA3–WA3.

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Seymour, R. J., et al.. (1976). F2 Tunable infrared generation to 18 microns in AgGaS2. Optics Communications. 18(1). 49–50. 1 indexed citations

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Webster, J. C. & F. Zernike. (1975). Push−pull thin−film optical modulator. Applied Physics Letters. 26(8). 465–467. 15 indexed citations

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Zernike, F.. (1974). Precise measurement of coupling between optical waveguides. Applied Physics Letters. 24(6). 285–286. 5 indexed citations

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Midwinter, J.E. & F. Zernike. (1970). EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES OF EVANESCENT WAVE COUPLING INTO A THIN-FILM WAVEGUIDE. Applied Physics Letters. 16(5). 198–200. 22 indexed citations

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Midwinter, J.E. & F. Zernike. (1969). Note on up-converter noise performance. IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics. 5(2). 130–132. 1 indexed citations

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Daneu, V., et al.. (1969). Accurate laser wavelength measurements in the infrared and far infrared using a Michelson interferometer. Physics Letters A. 29(6). 319–320. 9 indexed citations

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Zernike, F. & P. R. Berman. (1966). Generation of Far Infrared as a Difference Frequency. Physical Review Letters. 16(3). 117–117. 3 indexed citations

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Zernike, F.. (1965). Refractive Indices of Ammonium Dihydrogen Phosphate and Potassium Dihydrogen Phosphate between 2000 A and 15 mu: Errata. Journal of the Optical Society of America. 55(2). 210_2–210_2. 5 indexed citations

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Zernike, F. & P. R. Berman. (1965). Generation of Far Infrared as a Difference Frequency. Physical Review Letters. 15(26). 999–1001. 111 indexed citations

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Zernike, F.. (1965). Errata: Refractive Indices of Ammonium Dihydrogen Phosphate and Potassium Dihydrogen Phosphate between 2000 Å and 15 μ. Journal of the Optical Society of America. 55(2). 210_1–210_1. 2 indexed citations

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Zernike, F.. (1955). How I Discovered Phase Contrast. Science. 121(3141). 345–349. 511 indexed citations breakdown →

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Bottema, Murk J. & F. Zernike. (1951). Mass assay of lithium by optical spectroscopy.. Journal of the Optical Society of America A. 41(11). 870. 5 indexed citations

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