Franz X. Kärtner

26.4k total citations · 5 hit papers
650 papers, 18.3k citations indexed

About

Franz X. Kärtner is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Spectroscopy. According to data from OpenAlex, Franz X. Kärtner has authored 650 papers receiving a total of 18.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 560 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 514 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 54 papers in Spectroscopy. Recurrent topics in Franz X. Kärtner's work include Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies (444 papers), Laser-Matter Interactions and Applications (313 papers) and Solid State Laser Technologies (179 papers). Franz X. Kärtner is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies (444 papers), Laser-Matter Interactions and Applications (313 papers) and Solid State Laser Technologies (179 papers). Franz X. Kärtner collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Türkiye. Franz X. Kärtner's co-authors include Erich P. Ippen, Uwe Morgner, U. Keller, James G. Fujimoto, Kyung-Han Hong, Wolfgang Drexler, N. Matuschek, Oliver D. Mücke, Jungwon Kim and Guoqing Chang and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Physical Review Letters and Nature Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Franz X. Kärtner

592 papers receiving 17.0k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Semiconductor saturable absorber mirrors (SESAM's) for femtosecond to nanosecond pulse generation in solid-state lasers

1996 1.4k citations U. Keller, Franz X. Kärtner et al. profile →
Ultrahigh-resolution ophthalmic optical coherence tomography

2001 688 citations Wolfgang Drexler, Uwe Morgner et al. profile →
In vivo ultrahigh-resolution optical coherence tomography

1999 646 citations Wolfgang Drexler, Uwe Morgner et al. Optics Letters profile →
Polarization-transparent microphotonic devices in the strong confinement limit

2006 446 citations Tymon Barwicz, Michael R. Watts et al. Nature Photonics profile →
Terahertz-driven linear electron acceleration

2015 401 citations Koustuban Ravi, Arya Fallahi et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Franz X. Kärtner United States	66	13.7k	12.6k	2.6k	1.5k	1.1k	650	18.3k
Erich P. Ippen United States	82	18.1k 1.3×	16.3k 1.3×	3.7k 1.4×	897 0.6×	308 0.3×	423	24.6k
Ronald Holzwarth Germany	55	17.6k 1.3×	11.5k 0.9×	961 0.4×	3.4k 2.2×	1.0k 0.9×	266	19.5k
Andrew M. Weiner United States	71	17.0k 1.2×	13.8k 1.1×	1.3k 0.5×	972 0.6×	408 0.4×	540	20.8k
P. St. J. Russell United Kingdom	94	26.6k 1.9×	35.5k 2.8×	3.8k 1.5×	1.7k 1.1×	191 0.2×	809	41.9k
Uwe Morgner Germany	45	5.9k 0.4×	4.2k 0.3×	2.2k 0.9×	770 0.5×	506 0.5×	321	8.4k
G. Mourou United States	73	16.9k 1.2×	8.3k 0.7×	2.6k 1.0×	934 0.6×	11.6k 10.8×	423	25.4k
Jens Limpert Germany	71	14.9k 1.1×	14.8k 1.2×	958 0.4×	825 0.5×	1.4k 1.3×	638	18.5k
Michael D. Feit United States	49	7.8k 0.6×	3.5k 0.3×	3.4k 1.3×	1.4k 0.9×	931 0.9×	230	14.7k
Katsumi Midorikawa Japan	55	7.1k 0.5×	3.0k 0.2×	3.3k 1.3×	1.7k 1.1×	2.3k 2.2×	532	12.1k
François Légaré Canada	50	6.9k 0.5×	2.3k 0.2×	1.1k 0.4×	2.1k 1.4×	1.2k 1.1×	253	9.2k

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Chia, Shih‐Hsuan, et al.. (2024). Multi-band chirped mirrors for enhanced dispersion management. Optics & Laser Technology. 180. 111525–111525. 1 indexed citations

Demırbas, Umıt, et al.. (2024). Temperature dependence of THz generation efficiency, THz refractive index, and THz absorption in lithium-niobate around 275 GHz. Optical Materials Express. 14(7). 1886–1886. 3 indexed citations

Matlis, Nicholas H., et al.. (2024). Scaling narrowband THz generation to large apertures in LiNbO ₃ and KTP. Optics Express. 32(19). 33875–33875. 2 indexed citations

Singh, Neetesh, Jan Lorenzen, Milan Sinobad, et al.. (2024). Silicon photonics-based high-energy passively Q-switched laser. Nature Photonics. 18(5). 485–491. 21 indexed citations

Matlis, Nicholas H., Umıt Demırbas, Zhelin Zhang, et al.. (2024). Parameter dependencies in multicycle THz generation with tunable high-energy pulse trains in large-aperture crystals. DORA PSI (Paul Scherrer Institute). 44–44. 1 indexed citations

Fakhari, Moein, et al.. (2023). Field enhanced compact S-band gun employing a pin cathode. Journal of Physics Conference Series. 2420(1). 12013–12013. 1 indexed citations

Cirmi, Giovanni, et al.. (2022). Sub-50 fs pulses at 2050 nm from a picosecond Ho:YLF laser using a two-stage Kagome-fiber-based compressor. Photonics Research. 10(3). 637–637. 12 indexed citations

Singh, Neetesh, et al.. (2020). Nonlinear silicon photonics on CMOS-compatible tellurium oxide. Photonics Research. 8(12). 1904–1904. 13 indexed citations

Sun, Chi‐Kuang, Chien‐Ting Kao, Ming‐Liang Wei, et al.. (2019). Slide‐free imaging of hematoxylin‐eosin stained whole‐mount tissues using combined third‐harmonic generation and three‐photon fluorescence microscopy. Journal of Biophotonics. 12(5). e201800341–e201800341. 15 indexed citations

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Mainz, Roland E., et al.. (2019). Relative-Phase Synchronization in a Sub-Cycle Parametric Waveform Synthesizer. Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics. 1 indexed citations

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Zhang, Dongfang, Arya Fallahi, M. Hemmer, et al.. (2018). Segmented terahertz electron accelerator and manipulator (STEAM). Nature Photonics. 12(6). 336–342. 214 indexed citations

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Araghchini, Mohammad, Marcus S. Dahlem, Charles W. Holzwarth, et al.. (2011). Design, Fabrication and Characterization of Inverse Adiabatic Fiber-To-Chip Couplers. TechConnect Briefs. 2(2011). 310–313.

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Holzwarth, Charles W., et al.. (2010). Device Architecture and Precision Nanofabrication of Microring-Resonator Filter Banks for Integrated Photonic Systems. Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology. 10(3). 2044–2052. 8 indexed citations

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Chang, Guoqing, Chih‐Hao Li, David F. Phillips, Ronald L. Walsworth, & Franz X. Kärtner. (2010). Broadband Astro-Combs and the impact of Nonlinear Spectral Broadening on Sidemode Suppression. CMHH4–CMHH4. 1 indexed citations

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Crespo, Helder, Jonathan R. Birge, Edílson L. Falcão-Filho, et al.. (2008). Nonintrusive phase stabilization of sub-two-cycle pulses from a prismless octave-spanning Ti:sapphire laser. Optics Letters. 33(8). 833–833. 23 indexed citations

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Popović, Miloš A., Tymon Barwicz, Michael R. Watts, et al.. (2005). Multistage High-Order Microring-Resonator Filters with a Wide FSR, Low Drop Loss and 30db in-Band Extinction. Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics. 1 indexed citations

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Boppart, Stephen A., Wolfgang Drexler, Uwe Morgner, Franz X. Kärtner, & James G. Fujimoto. (1999). Ultrahigh Resolution and Spectroscopic OCT Imaging of Cellular Morphology and Function. MSI56–MSI56. 3 indexed citations

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Braun, B., Franz X. Kärtner, U. Keller, Jan-Peter Meyn, & G. Hüber. (1996). Passively Q -switehed 180-ps Nd:LSB microchip laser. Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics. 1 indexed citations

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Kärtner, Franz X., et al.. (1996). Sub-20 fs Soliton Modelocked Lasers. Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe. 2. CFF3–CFF3. 1 indexed citations

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Kärtner, Franz X., D. Kopf, & U. Keller. (1994). Sub-100fs homogeneously and inhomogeneously broadened Nd:glass lasers. MA.5–MA.5. 1 indexed citations

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