G. Mourou

1.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
18 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

G. Mourou is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Nuclear and High Energy Physics. According to data from OpenAlex, G. Mourou has authored 18 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 10 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 6 papers in Nuclear and High Energy Physics. Recurrent topics in G. Mourou's work include Laser-Matter Interactions and Applications (7 papers), Semiconductor Quantum Structures and Devices (6 papers) and Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics (6 papers). G. Mourou is often cited by papers focused on Laser-Matter Interactions and Applications (7 papers), Semiconductor Quantum Structures and Devices (6 papers) and Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics (6 papers). G. Mourou collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and Russia. G. Mourou's co-authors include Theodore B. Norris, Hani E. Elsayed-Ali, M. Pessot, D. Umstadter, J.F. Whitaker, James M. Chwalek, M. Lelental, Ctirad Uher, John A. Agostinelli and S. Williamson and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, Physical review. B, Condensed matter and Applied Physics Letters.

In The Last Decade

G. Mourou

18 papers receiving 1.1k 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.

Time-resolved observation of electron-phonon relaxation in copper

1987 480 citations Hani E. Elsayed-Ali, Theodore B. Norris et al. Physical Review Letters profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
G. Mourou United States	12	727	314	307	271	219	18	1.1k
M. Pessot United States	9	1.0k 1.4×	490 1.6×	396 1.3×	530 2.0×	263 1.2×	17	1.5k
Hidetoshi Nakano Japan	22	800 1.1×	420 1.3×	271 0.9×	165 0.6×	191 0.9×	96	1.3k
M. Krishnan United States	20	527 0.7×	507 1.6×	374 1.2×	542 2.0×	137 0.6×	116	1.2k
N. M. Ceglio United States	17	1.2k 1.7×	619 2.0×	614 2.0×	592 2.2×	184 0.8×	75	1.9k
S. Sebban France	19	986 1.4×	308 1.0×	334 1.1×	631 2.3×	305 1.4×	62	1.5k
E. Förster Germany	10	509 0.7×	129 0.4×	414 1.3×	497 1.8×	215 1.0×	26	1.1k
Stanley Mrowka United States	18	605 0.8×	419 1.3×	238 0.8×	347 1.3×	98 0.4×	57	1.2k
M. C. Marconi United States	23	732 1.0×	494 1.6×	250 0.8×	448 1.7×	85 0.4×	97	1.3k
E. Veje Denmark	24	964 1.3×	532 1.7×	338 1.1×	291 1.1×	646 2.9×	131	1.9k
E. E. Haller United States	21	734 1.0×	814 2.6×	181 0.6×	160 0.6×	171 0.8×	83	1.8k

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18 of 18 papers shown

Mourou, G., et al.. (2004). Effects of wavelength and doping concentration on silicon damage threshold. Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics. 2. 1 indexed citations

Maksimchuk, A., Kirk Flippo, H. F. Krause, et al.. (2004). High-energy ion generation by short laser pulses. Plasma Physics Reports. 30(6). 473–495. 34 indexed citations

Maksimchuk, A., Michelle M. Kim, J. Workman, et al.. (1996). Signal averaging x-ray streak camera with picosecond jitter. Review of Scientific Instruments. 67(3). 697–699. 28 indexed citations

Braun, A., D. Kopf, I.D. Jung, et al.. (1995). Characterization of short-pulse oscillators by means of a high-dynamic-range autocorrelation measurement. Optics Letters. 20(18). 1889–1889. 32 indexed citations

Braun, A., C. Y. Chien, S. Coe, & G. Mourou. (1994). Long range, high resolution laser radar. Optics Communications. 105(1-2). 63–66. 7 indexed citations

Son, Joo‐Hiuk, et al.. (1993). Transient velocity overshoot dynamics in GaAs for electric fields ≤ 200 kV/cm. Applied Physics Letters. 63(7). 923–925. 27 indexed citations

Rouyer, C., et al.. (1993). Generation of 50-TW femtosecond pulses in a Ti:sapphire/Nd:glass chain. Optics Letters. 18(3). 214–214. 77 indexed citations

Mourou, G. & D. Umstadter. (1992). Development and applications of compact high-intensity lasers. Physics of Fluids B Plasma Physics. 4(7). 2315–2325. 159 indexed citations

Frankel, M.Y., J.F. Whitaker, G. Mourou, J. A. Valdmanis, & P.M. Smith. (1991). 100-GHz Electrooptic S-Parameter Characterization of High Electron Mobility Transistors. WB1–WB1. 1 indexed citations

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Gupta, Sandeep, M.Y. Frankel, J. A. Valdmanis, et al.. (1991). Subpicosecond carrier llifetime in GaAs grown by molecular beam epitaxy at low temperatures. 3 indexed citations

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Gupta, Sandeep, G. Mourou, F. W. Smith, & A. R. Calawa. (1991). Ultrafast Properties and Applications of GaAs and InP Based Materials Grown by MBE at Low Temperatures. MRS Proceedings. 241. 4 indexed citations

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Nees, John, et al.. (1991). 1.4 ps rise-time high-voltage photoconductive switching. Applied Physics Letters. 59(12). 1455–1457. 45 indexed citations

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Chwalek, James M., Ctirad Uher, J.F. Whitaker, et al.. (1990). Femtosecond optical absorption studies of nonequilibrium electronic processes in high T c superconductors. Applied Physics Letters. 57(16). 1696–1698. 86 indexed citations

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Norris, Theodore B., et al.. (1989). Tunneling escape time of electrons from a quantum well under the influence of an electric field. Applied Physics Letters. 54(1). 60–62. 68 indexed citations

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Norris, Theodore B., N. Vodjdani, B. Vinter, Claude Weisbuch, & G. Mourou. (1989). Charge-transfer-state photoluminescence in asymmetric coupled quantum wells. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 40(2). 1392–1395. 40 indexed citations

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Smith, F. W., H. Q. Le, M.Y. Frankel, et al.. (1989). Picosecond GaAs-Based Photoconductive Optoelectronic Detectors. OSDA176–OSDA176. 2 indexed citations

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Elsayed-Ali, Hani E., Theodore B. Norris, M. Pessot, & G. Mourou. (1987). Time-resolved observation of electron-phonon relaxation in copper. Physical Review Letters. 58(12). 1212–1215. 480 indexed citations breakdown →

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Norris, Theodore B., T. Sizer, & G. Mourou. (1985). Generation of 85-fsec pulses by synchronous pumping of a colliding-pulse mode-locked dye laser. Journal of the Optical Society of America B. 2(4). 613–613. 25 indexed citations

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