J. P. Gordon

18.1k citations

96 papers · 12.9k indexed · 9 hit papers · h-index 48

Impact in

Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics top 0.05%
- Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies
- Laser-Matter Interactions and Applications
- Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates
Statistical and Nonlinear Physics top 0.1%
- Nonlinear Photonic Systems
- Nonlinear Waves and Solitons

Papers in

Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 81
- Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies 41
- Laser-Matter Interactions and Applications 18
- Quantum optics and atomic interactions 12
Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 19
- Nonlinear Photonic Systems 12

Co-authors: L. F. Mollenauer R. H. Stolen R. L. Fork P. K. Tien Oscar E. Martínez A. Ashkin H. Kogelnik G. D. Boyd
Journals: Optics Letters (21 papers)Journal of the Optical Society of America B (7 papers)Journal of Lightwave Technology (5 papers)Physical Review Letters (5 papers)Proceedings of the IEEE (4 papers)
Partner nations: United States Germany Argentina

In The Last Decade

J. P. Gordon

91 papers receiving 11.7k citations

Hit Papers

9 papers align trajectories log scale

PMD fundamentals: Polarization mode dispersion in optical fibers 2000 · 522 citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2000 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
1986 Optics Letters
1986 Optics Letters
1984 Optics Letters
1980 Physical Review Letters
1980 Physical review. A, General physics
1965 Journal of Applied Physics
1963 Physical Review
1961 Bell System Technical Journal

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work
1	Solitons in Optical Fibers, First Edition: Fundamentals and Applications L. F. Mollenauer, J. P. Gordon	2006	5
2	Emulation and inversion of polarization-mode dispersion Journal of Lightwave Technology ·H. Kogelnik, L.E. Nelson, J. P. Gordon	2003	44
3	PMD fundamentals: Polarization mode dispersion in optical fibers Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·J. P. Gordon, H. Kogelnik Hit paper breakdown →	2000	522
4	The sliding-frequency guiding filter: an improved form of soliton jitter control Optical Society of America Annual Meeting ·L. F. Mollenauer, J. P. Gordon, S. G. Evangelides, E. Lichtman, M. J. Neubelt	1992	3
5	Effects of fiber nonlinearities and amplifier spacing on ultra-long distance transmission Journal of Lightwave Technology ·J. P. Gordon, L. F. Mollenauer	1991	109
6	EXPERIMENTAL DEMONSTRATION OF SOLITON TRANSMISSION OVER MORE THAN 10,000 km. Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics ·L. F. Mollenauer, M. J. Neubelt, S. G. Evangelides, J. P. Gordon, J. R. Simpson, L. G. Cohen	1990	6
7	Soliton Trapping in Birefringent Optical Fibers Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics ·Md. Nazrul Islam, J. P. Gordon, C. D. Poole	1989	41
8	Broad bandwidths from frequency-shifting solitons in fibers Optics Letters ·Md. Nazrul Islam, G. Sucha, I. Bar‐Joseph, Martin Wegener, J. P. Gordon, D. S. Chemla	1989	47
9	Modulation instability-based fiber interferometer switch near 1.5 µm Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics ·Md. Nazrul Islam, S.P. Dijaili, J. P. Gordon	1988	3
10	Theory of the soliton self-frequency shift Optics Letters ·J. P. Gordon Hit paper breakdown →	1986	803
11	DIRECT LASER GENERATION OF 27-FSEC ULTRASHORT OPTICAL PULSES Optics News ·J. A. Valdmanis, R. L. Fork, J. P. Gordon	1985	5
12	Negative Dispersion from Prisms Journal of the Optical Society of America B ·J. P. Gordon, R. L. Fork, Oscar E. Martínez	1984	0
13	Angular dependence of line shape and strength of degenerate four-wave mixing in a Doppler-broadened system with optical pumping Optics Letters ·L. M. Humphrey, J. P. Gordon, P. F. Liao	1980	36
14	Cooling and trapping of atoms by resonance radiation pressure Optics Letters ·A. Ashkin, J. P. Gordon	1979	63
15	Neoclassical physics and blackbody radiation Physical review. A, General physics ·J. P. Gordon	1975	6
16	Effect of Electron-Exciton Collisions on the Free-Exciton Linewidth in Epitaxial GaAs Physical Review Letters ·R. C. C. Leite, Jagdeep Shah, J. P. Gordon	1969	34
17	Quantum Noise in Communication Channels J. P. Gordon	1964	5
18	The laser Proceedings of the IEEE ·A. Yariv, J. P. Gordon	1963	44
19	Spontaneous Emission of Radiation from an Electron Spin System Physical Review ·G. Fehér, J. P. Gordon, Emily Jane Buehler, E. A. Gere, C. D. Thurmond	1958	59
20	Microwave Spin Echoes from Donor Electrons in Silicon Physical Review Letters ·J. P. Gordon, K D Bowers	1958	141

About J. P. Gordon

J. P. Gordon is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Statistical and Nonlinear Physics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Structural Biology and Spectroscopy, having authored 96 papers that have together received 12.9k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies (41 papers), Optical Network Technologies (29 papers), Laser-Matter Interactions and Applications (18 papers), Photonic Crystal and Fiber Optics (17 papers), Nonlinear Photonic Systems (12 papers), Quantum optics and atomic interactions (12 papers), Quantum Information and Cryptography (12 papers) and Photonic and Optical Devices (10 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics (10.0k citations), Statistical and Nonlinear Physics (2.9k citations), Electrical and Electronic Engineering (6.2k citations), Biophysics (348 citations) and Acoustics and Ultrasonics (44 citations). J. P. Gordon has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Germany and Argentina. Frequent co-authors include L. F. Mollenauer, R. H. Stolen, R. L. Fork, P. K. Tien, Oscar E. Martínez, A. Ashkin, H. Kogelnik, G. D. Boyd, H. A. Haus and J. R. Whinnery. Their work appears in journals such as Optics Letters, Journal of the Optical Society of America B, Journal of Lightwave Technology, Physical Review Letters and Proceedings of the IEEE.

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