G. D. Boyd

11.9k total citations · 9 hit papers
102 papers, 9.2k citations indexed

About

G. D. Boyd is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, G. D. Boyd has authored 102 papers receiving a total of 9.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 80 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 71 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 32 papers in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. Recurrent topics in G. D. Boyd's work include Photorefractive and Nonlinear Optics (39 papers), Photonic and Optical Devices (35 papers) and Solid State Laser Technologies (24 papers). G. D. Boyd is often cited by papers focused on Photorefractive and Nonlinear Optics (39 papers), Photonic and Optical Devices (35 papers) and Solid State Laser Technologies (24 papers). G. D. Boyd collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Germany. G. D. Boyd's co-authors include D. A. Kleinman, A. Ashkin, F. G. Storz, J. P. Gordon, E. Buehler, J. H. McFee, J. M. Dziedzic, H. M. Kasper, K. Nassau and H. Kogelnik and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, Applied Physics Letters and Journal of Applied Physics.

In The Last Decade

G. D. Boyd

101 papers receiving 7.9k citations

Hit Papers

Parametric Interaction of Focused Gaussian Light Beams 1961 2026 1982 2004 1968 1966 1971 1961 1992 400 800 1.2k
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. Parametric Interaction of Focused Gaussian Light Beams
    1968 1.3k citations G. D. Boyd, D. A. Kleinman Journal of Applied Physics profile →
  2. OPTICALLY-INDUCED REFRACTIVE INDEX INHOMOGENEITIES IN LiNbO3 AND LiTaO3
    1966 729 citations A. Ashkin, G. D. Boyd et al. Applied Physics Letters profile →
  3. LINEAR AND NONLINEAR OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF ZnGeP2 AND CdSe
    1971 675 citations G. D. Boyd, E. Buehler et al. Applied Physics Letters profile →
  4. Confocal Multimode Resonator for Millimeter Through Optical Wavelength Masers
    1961 615 citations G. D. Boyd et al. profile →
  5. Solid-state low-loss intracavity saturable absorber for Nd:YLF lasers: an antiresonant semiconductor Fabry–Perot saturable absorber
    1992 500 citations U. Keller, David A. B. Miller et al. profile →
  6. LiNbO3: AN EFFICIENT PHASE MATCHABLE NONLINEAR OPTICAL MATERIAL
    1964 467 citations G. D. Boyd et al. Applied Physics Letters profile →
  7. Linear and nonlinear optical properties of some ternary selenides
    1972 394 citations G. D. Boyd, H. M. Kasper et al. IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics profile →
  8. Linear and nonlinear optical properties of AgGaS<inf>2</inf>, CuGaS<inf>2</inf>, and CuInS<inf>2</inf>, and theory of the wedge technique for the measurement of nonlinear coefficients
    1971 390 citations G. D. Boyd, H. M. Kasper et al. IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics profile →
  9. Resonant optical second harmonic generation and mixing
    1966 223 citations A. Ashkin, G. D. Boyd et al. IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
G. D. Boyd United States 42 6.3k 6.2k 2.6k 1.9k 577 102 9.2k
I. P. Kaminow United States 45 4.2k 0.7× 5.8k 0.9× 1.8k 0.7× 3.5k 1.8× 1.7k 3.0× 141 9.3k
C. L. Tang United States 51 5.3k 0.8× 3.8k 0.6× 897 0.3× 730 0.4× 432 0.7× 198 7.0k
P. Wyder France 42 5.9k 0.9× 2.2k 0.4× 3.1k 1.2× 2.2k 1.1× 704 1.2× 443 9.2k
R. F. Wallis United States 42 4.2k 0.7× 2.4k 0.4× 1.1k 0.4× 2.6k 1.3× 1.6k 2.8× 206 7.2k
А. К. Звездин Russia 52 4.1k 0.6× 3.7k 0.6× 6.8k 2.6× 4.2k 2.2× 1.9k 3.2× 376 10.7k
A. J. Sievers United States 46 5.3k 0.8× 1.9k 0.3× 1.3k 0.5× 2.3k 1.2× 847 1.5× 334 9.3k
Andrew Zangwill United States 43 5.0k 0.8× 2.0k 0.3× 977 0.4× 2.7k 1.4× 786 1.4× 112 8.0k
Y. P. Varshni Canada 31 4.5k 0.7× 3.6k 0.6× 729 0.3× 3.2k 1.7× 647 1.1× 163 7.8k
Valentin Petrov Germany 56 10.2k 1.6× 11.2k 1.8× 2.4k 0.9× 4.4k 2.3× 567 1.0× 770 14.2k
K. Petermann Germany 59 6.7k 1.1× 11.8k 1.9× 313 0.1× 2.6k 1.4× 518 0.9× 604 13.1k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Livescu, G., G. D. Boyd, & L. M. F. Chirovsky. (1993). Picosecond and subpicosecond pulsed operation of GaAs/AlGaAs FET-SEED smart pixels. Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics.
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Chirovsky, L. M. F., L.A. D'Asaro, E.J. Laskowski, et al.. (1993). Field Effect Transistor — Self Electrooptic Effect Device (FET-SEED) Circuits for Optoelectronic Data Processing Systems. OThA.2–OThA.2. 1 indexed citations
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Keller, U., et al.. (1992). New solid-state low-loss intracavity saturable absorber for Nd:YLF lasers: antiresonant semiconductor Fabry-Ferot. Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics. 3 indexed citations
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Livescu, G., G. D. Boyd, Robert Morgan, et al.. (1992). Role of electrorefraction in quantum-well Fabry–Perot modulators. Applied Physics Letters. 60(12). 1418–1420. 16 indexed citations
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Boyd, G. D. & G. Livescu. (1992). Electro-absorption and refraction in Fabry-Perot quantum well modulators: a general discussion. Optical and Quantum Electronics. 24(2). S147–S165. 22 indexed citations
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Boyd, G. D., G. Livescu, L. M. F. Chirovsky, & A. M. Fox. (1991). Quantum Well Fabry-Perot Electro-Absorption and Refraction Modulators and Bistability. WE3–WE3. 1 indexed citations
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Chirovsky, L. M. F., L.A. D'Asaro, C. W. Tu, et al.. (1989). Batch-Fabricated Symmetric Self-Electro-Optic Effect Devices. QWD2–QWD2. 16 indexed citations
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Boyd, G. D., et al.. (1987). Multiple-quantum-well reflection modulator. Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics. 42 indexed citations
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Cheng, Julian & G. D. Boyd. (1980). Threshold and switching characteristics of a bistable nematic liquid-crystal storage display. Applied Physics Letters. 37(12). 1072–1074. 14 indexed citations
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Cheng, Julian & G. D. Boyd. (1979). The liquid-crystal alignment properties of photolithographic gratings. Applied Physics Letters. 35(6). 444–446. 72 indexed citations
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Boyd, G. D., R. V. Schmidt, & F. G. Storz. (1977). Characteristics of metal-diffused LiNbO3 for acoustic devices. Journal of Applied Physics. 48(7). 2880–2881. 12 indexed citations
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Boyd, G. D., L.A. Coldren, & R. N. Thurston. (1977). Acoustic Clad Fiber Delay Lines. IEEE Transactions on Sonics and Ultrasonics. 24(4). 246–252. 28 indexed citations
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Wemple, S. H., J. D. Gabbe, & G. D. Boyd. (1975). Refractive-index behavior of ternary chalcopyrite semiconductors. Journal of Applied Physics. 46(8). 3597–3605. 30 indexed citations
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Boyd, G. D., Thomas J. Bridges, C. K. N. Patel, & E. Buehler. (1972). Phase-matched submillimeter wave generation by difference-frequency mixing in ZnGeP2. Applied Physics Letters. 21(11). 553–555. 108 indexed citations
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Boyd, G. D., H. M. Kasper, J. H. McFee, & F. G. Storz. (1972). Linear and nonlinear optical properties of some ternary selenides. IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics. 8(12). 900–908. 394 indexed citations breakdown →
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Boyd, G. D., E. Buehler, F. G. Storz, & J. H. Wernick. (1972). Linear and nonlinear optical properties of ternary A<sup>II</sup>B<sup>IV</sup>C<inf>2</inf><sup>V</sup>chalcopyrite semiconductors. IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics. 8(4). 419–426. 140 indexed citations
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Boyd, G. D. & D. A. Kleinman. (1968). Parametric interaction of focused Gaussian light beams. IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics. 4(5). 353–353. 35 indexed citations
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Boyd, G. D. & D. A. Kleinman. (1968). Parametric Interaction of Focused Gaussian Light Beams. Journal of Applied Physics. 39(8). 3597–3639. 1268 indexed citations breakdown →
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Kleinman, D. A., A. Ashkin, & G. D. Boyd. (1966). 5A5 - The second harmonic generation of light by focused laser beams. IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics. 2(9). 425–429. 2 indexed citations
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Boyd, G. D. & A. Ashkin. (1966). Theory of Parametric Oscillator Threshold with Single-Mode Optical Masers and Observation of Amplification in LiNbO3. Physical Review. 146(1). 187–198. 85 indexed citations

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