K. W. Wecht

3.6k citations

66 papers · 2.8k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 22

Impact in

Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics top 1%
- Semiconductor Quantum Structures and Devices
- Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies
- Laser-Matter Interactions and Applications
Electrical and Electronic Engineering top 2%
- Photonic and Optical Devices
- Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices
- Semiconductor materials and devices
- Advanced Semiconductor Detectors and Materials
- Optical Network Technologies

Papers in

Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 54
- Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies 24
- Semiconductor Quantum Structures and Devices 22
Electrical and Electronic Engineering 59
- Photonic and Optical Devices 27
- Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices 26
- Optical Network Technologies 19
- Advanced Fiber Optic Sensors 10
- Photonic Crystal and Fiber Optics 8
- Advanced Semiconductor Detectors and Materials 7

Co-authors: H. C. Casey D. D. Sell R. People J. A. Giordmaine P. M. Rentzepis S. L. Shapiro A. M. Sergent R. A. Logan
Journals: Applied Physics Letters (17 papers)IEEE Photonics Technology Letters (10 papers)Electronics Letters (7 papers)Journal of Applied Physics (3 papers)Physical Review Letters (3 papers)
Partner nations: United States Sweden Germany

In The Last Decade

K. W. Wecht

64 papers receiving 2.5k citations

Hit Papers

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Modulation doping in GexSi1−x/Si strained layer heterostructures 1984 · 242 citations

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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.

1984 Applied Physics Letters
1975 Journal of Applied Physics

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All Works

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1	DFB lasers integrated with Mach-Zehnder optical modulator and a power booster fabricated by selective area growth MOVPE technique T. Tanbun-Ek, P.F. Sciortino, A. M. Sergent, K. W. Wecht, P. Wisk, Y.K. Chen, C. G. Bethea, S. K. Sputz	2002	1
2	Low-chirp integrated EA-modulator/DFB laser grown by selective-area MOVPE J.E. Johnson, T. Tanbun-Ek, Y.K. Chen, D.A. Fishman, R. A. Logan, Paul A. Morton, Sheng Chu, A. Tate, A. M. Sergent, P.F. Sciortino, K. W. Wecht	2002	2
3	Packaged hybrid soliton pulse source results and 270 terabit.km/sec soliton transmission using sliding-frequency guiding filters Paul A. Morton, V. Mizrahi, G. T. Harvey, L. F. Mollenauer, T. Tanbun-Ek, R. A. Logan, H. M. Presby, T. Erdoğan, A. M. Sergent, K. W. Wecht	2002	0
4	10-Gbit/s transmission using an integrated electroabsorption-modulator/DFB laser grown by selective-area epitaxy J.E. Johnson, Paul A. Morton, T.V. Nguyen, O. Mizuhara, S. N. G. Chu, G. Nykolak, T. Tanbun-Ek, W. T. Tsang, T. R. Fullowan, P.F. Sciortino, A. M. Sergent, K. W. Wecht, R.D. Yadvish	1995	2
5	Multi-gigabit signal processing using high speed gain dynamics in multiple quantum well semiconductor optical amplifier Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics ·M. Vaa, B. Mikkelsen, R.J.S. Pedersen, T. Durhuus, María Gómez-Vela, K.S. Jepsen, K.E. Stubkjaer, T. Tanbun-Ek, K. W. Wecht, A. M. Sergent	1994	3
6	High-power mode-locked hybrid pulse source using two-section laser diodes Optics Letters ·Paul A. Morton, V. Mizrahi, T. Tanbun-Ek, R. A. Logan, P. J. Lemaire, T. Erdoğan, P.F. Sciortino, A. M. Sergent, K. W. Wecht	1994	5
7	Hybrid Soliton Pulse Source with Fiber Bragg Reflector Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics ·Paul A. Morton, V. Mizrahi, S. G. Kosinski, L. F. Mollenauer, T. Tanbun-Ek, R. A. Logan, D. Coblentz, A. M. Sergent, K. W. Wecht	1992	1
8	64 Gb/s all-optical demultiplexing with the nonlinear optical-loop mirror IEEE Photonics Technology Letters ·Peter A. Andrekson, N.A. Olsson, J.R. Simpson, D. J. DiGiovanni, Paul A. Morton, T. Tanbun-Ek, R. A. Logan, K. W. Wecht	1992	48
9	Reduced temperature dependence of threshold current by broadband enhanced feedback: A new approach and demonstration Applied Physics Letters ·W. T. Tsang, Fow‐Sen Choa, R. A. Logan, T. Tanbun-Ek, A. M. Sergent, K. W. Wecht	1992	14
10	Ultra-high speed demultiplexing with the nonlinear optical loop mirror Peter A. Andrekson, N.A. Olsson, J.R. Simpson, D. J. DiGiovanni, Paul A. Morton, T. Tanbun-Ek, R. A. Logan, K. W. Wecht	1992	12
11	Measurements of the polarization dependence of the gain of strained multiple quantum well InGaAs-InP lasers IEEE Photonics Technology Letters ·T. Tanbun-Ek, N.A. Olsson, R. A. Logan, K. W. Wecht, A. M. Sergent	1991	16
12	1.5 μm wavelength InGaAs/InGaAsP distributed feedback multi-quantum-well lasers grown by chemical beam epitaxy Applied Physics Letters ·W. T. Tsang, Fow‐Sen Choa, Ming C. Wu, Elham Azimi, R. A. Logan, 晓猛宋, S. N. G. Chu, K. Tai, A. M. Sergent, K. W. Wecht	1991	6
13	Bit-error-rate investigation of two-channel soliton propagation over more than 10 000 km Electronics Letters ·N.A. Olsson, Peter A. Andrekson, J.R. Simpson, T. Tanbun-Ek, R. A. Logan, K. W. Wecht	1991	21
14	Observation of Multi-Wavelength Soliton Collisions in Fiber Amplifier Based Systems Optical Amplifiers and Their Applications ·Peter A. Andrekson, N.A. Olsson, J.R. Simpson, T. Tanbun-Ek, R. A. Logan, P. C. Becker, K. W. Wecht	1990	2
15	High output power single longitudinal mode graded index separate confinement multiple quantum well InGaAs/InP distributed feedback (GRIN SCH MQW DFB) lasers IEEE Photonics Technology Letters ·T. Tanbun-Ek, R. A. Logan, H. Temkin, N.A. Olsson, A. M. Sergent, K. W. Wecht	1990	13
16	Soliton collision interaction force dependence on wavelength separation in fibre amplifier based systems Electronics Letters ·Peter A. Andrekson, N.A. Olsson, J.R. Simpson, T. Tanbun-Ek, R. A. Logan, P. C. Becker, K. W. Wecht	1990	18
17	High power output 1.48–1.51 μm continuously graded index separate confinement strained quantum well lasers Applied Physics Letters ·T. Tanbun-Ek, R. A. Logan, N.A. Olsson, H. Temkin, A. M. Sergent, K. W. Wecht	1990	37
18	Long wavelength (3–5 and 8–12 μm) photoluminescence of InAs1−xSbx grown on (100) GaAs by molecular-beam epitaxy Journal of Applied Physics ·M. Y. Yen, R. People, K. W. Wecht	1988	59
19	Measurement of the conduction-band discontinuity of molecular beam epitaxial grown In0.52Al0.48As/In0.53Ga0.47As, N-n heterojunction by C-V profiling Applied Physics Letters ·R. People, K. W. Wecht, K. Alavi, T. Kim	1983	200
20	TWO-PHOTON EXCITATION OF FLUORESCENCE BY PICOSECOND LIGHT PULSES Applied Physics Letters ·J. A. Giordmaine, P. M. Rentzepis, S. L. Shapiro, K. W. Wecht	1967	353

About K. W. Wecht

K. W. Wecht is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Surfaces, Coatings and Films, Statistical and Nonlinear Physics and Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, having authored 66 papers that have together received 2.8k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Photonic and Optical Devices (27 papers), Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices (26 papers), Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies (24 papers), Semiconductor Quantum Structures and Devices (22 papers), Optical Network Technologies (19 papers), Advanced Fiber Optic Sensors (10 papers), Photonic Crystal and Fiber Optics (8 papers) and Advanced Semiconductor Detectors and Materials (7 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics (2.0k citations), Electrical and Electronic Engineering (2.1k citations), Materials Chemistry (543 citations), Condensed Matter Physics (123 citations) and Surfaces, Coatings and Films (72 citations). K. W. Wecht has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Sweden and Germany. Frequent co-authors include H. C. Casey, D. D. Sell, R. People, J. A. Giordmaine, P. M. Rentzepis, S. L. Shapiro, A. M. Sergent, R. A. Logan, T. Tanbun-Ek and N.A. Olsson. Their work appears in journals such as Applied Physics Letters, IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, Electronics Letters, Journal of Applied Physics and Physical Review Letters.

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