James Foresi

4.4k total citations · 3 hit papers
30 papers, 3.3k citations indexed

About

James Foresi is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, James Foresi has authored 30 papers receiving a total of 3.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 8 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 7 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in James Foresi's work include Photonic and Optical Devices (17 papers), Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices (10 papers) and solar cell performance optimization (7 papers). James Foresi is often cited by papers focused on Photonic and Optical Devices (17 papers), Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices (10 papers) and solar cell performance optimization (7 papers). James Foresi collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and Canada. James Foresi's co-authors include Brent E. Little, H. A. Haus, Sai T. Chu, Juha-Pekka Laine, Lionel C. Kimerling, T. D. Moustakas, Erich P. Ippen, E.R. Thoen, Günter Steinmeyer and Anu Agarwal and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Applied Physics Letters and Journal of Applied Physics.

In The Last Decade

James Foresi

28 papers receiving 3.1k 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.

Microring resonator channel dropping filters

1997 1.2k citations Brent E. Little, Sai T. Chu et al. Journal of Lightwave Technology profile →
Photonic-bandgap microcavities in optical waveguides

1997 716 citations James Foresi, Pierre R. Villeneuve et al. Nature profile →
Ultra-compact Si-SiO₂ microring resonator optical channel dropping filters

1998 464 citations Brent E. Little, James Foresi et al. IEEE Photonics Technology Letters profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
James Foresi United States	10	3.0k	2.4k	440	309	254	30	3.3k
M. Levy United States	29	2.3k 0.8×	2.0k 0.9×	594 1.4×	122 0.4×	145 0.6×	143	3.0k
J. R. Wendt United States	22	1.3k 0.4×	1.3k 0.5×	502 1.1×	471 1.5×	302 1.2×	88	1.9k
Makoto Okano Japan	24	1.7k 0.6×	1.4k 0.6×	469 1.1×	377 1.2×	131 0.5×	129	2.1k
Naoki Ikeda Japan	27	2.4k 0.8×	2.1k 0.9×	826 1.9×	469 1.5×	162 0.6×	202	3.0k
Hirohito Yamada Japan	24	2.0k 0.7×	1.4k 0.6×	261 0.6×	288 0.9×	100 0.4×	171	2.2k
Yong-Hee Lee South Korea	26	1.7k 0.6×	1.8k 0.8×	987 2.2×	412 1.3×	111 0.4×	52	2.5k
Soon-Hong Kwon South Korea	25	2.0k 0.7×	2.1k 0.9×	1.2k 2.8×	392 1.3×	79 0.3×	80	2.9k
Philippe Régreny France	25	2.3k 0.8×	1.6k 0.7×	547 1.2×	250 0.8×	56 0.2×	128	2.6k
Masahiro Imada Japan	18	2.6k 0.9×	2.8k 1.2×	747 1.7×	791 2.6×	68 0.3×	39	3.2k
H.Q. Hou United States	23	1.6k 0.6×	1.2k 0.5×	198 0.5×	142 0.5×	183 0.7×	98	1.9k

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Fanning, Thomas R., et al.. (2020). Performance, manufacturability, and qualification advances of high-power VCSEL arrays at TriLumina Corporation. 1–1. 1 indexed citations

Foresi, James, et al.. (2019). VCSEL arrays for quasi-continuous-wave applications. 10938. 44–53. 1 indexed citations

Foresi, James, et al.. (2014). Suncore's CPV power plant deployment in western China. 3282–3286. 6 indexed citations

Foresi, James, et al.. (2014). Suncore’s CPV Technology for Large-Scale Grid-connected Solar Power Plants. RTh3B.1–RTh3B.1. 1 indexed citations

Cameron, Christopher P., James Foresi, David King, et al.. (2010). Performance Model Assessment for Multi-Junction Concentrating Photovoltaic Systems. AIP conference proceedings. 290–293. 7 indexed citations

Foresi, James, et al.. (2010). EMCORE receivers for CPV system development. 209–212. 9 indexed citations

Aiken, D., Pravin Patel, Christopher E. Dempsey, et al.. (2010). High Concentration CPV Reliability Progress at Emcore. AIP conference proceedings. 229–232. 3 indexed citations

Wang, Tairan, M. Junaid Iqbal Khan, Jeff Viens, et al.. (2006). Cross-polarization generation and its impact on coupler performance. IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics. 12(4). 751–759. 4 indexed citations

Lee, Kevin C., Desmond R. Lim, Hsin-Chiao Luan, et al.. (2000). Effect of size and roughness on light transmission in a Si/SiO2 waveguide: Experiments and model. Applied Physics Letters. 77(11). 1617–1619. 346 indexed citations

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Little, Brent E., H. A. Haus, James Foresi, et al.. (1998). Wavelength switching and routing using absorption and resonance. IEEE Photonics Technology Letters. 10(6). 816–818. 71 indexed citations

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Little, Brent E., James Foresi, Günter Steinmeyer, et al.. (1998). Ultra-compact Si-SiO₂ microring resonator optical channel dropping filters. IEEE Photonics Technology Letters. 10(4). 549–551. 464 indexed citations breakdown →

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Agarwal, Anu, Laura M. Giovane, James Foresi, et al.. (1998). Erbium-doped silicon light-emitting devices. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 3279. 136–136. 2 indexed citations

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Foresi, James, Brent E. Little, Günter Steinmeyer, et al.. (1997). Si/SiO 2 Micro-Ring Resonator Optical Add/Drop Filters. Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics. 6 indexed citations

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Giovane, Laura M., D. R. Lim, James Foresi, et al.. (1997). Materials For Monolithic Silicon Microphotonics. MRS Proceedings. 486. 13 indexed citations

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Foresi, James, Pierre R. Villeneuve, J. Mariano Ferrera, et al.. (1997). Photonic-bandgap microcavities in optical waveguides. Nature. 390(6656). 143–145. 716 indexed citations breakdown →

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Foresi, James, Desmond R. Lim, Ling Liao, et al.. (1997). Small radius bends and large angle splitters in SOI waveguides. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 26 indexed citations

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Little, Brent E., Sai T. Chu, H. A. Haus, James Foresi, & Juha-Pekka Laine. (1997). Microring resonator channel dropping filters. Journal of Lightwave Technology. 15(6). 998–1005. 1232 indexed citations breakdown →

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Foresi, James, Marcie R. Black, Anu Agarwal, & Lionel C. Kimerling. (1996). Losses in polycrystalline silicon waveguides. Applied Physics Letters. 68(15). 2052–2054. 47 indexed citations

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Foresi, James & T. D. Moustakas. (1991). Piezoresistance and Quantum Confinement in Microcrystalline Silicon. MRS Proceedings. 256. 4 indexed citations

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Foresi, James, et al.. (1990). Intensity redistribution and collimation of laser-diode arrays using binary optics. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 1211. 253–253. 1 indexed citations

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