L. Allen

4.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
77 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

L. Allen is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Spectroscopy. According to data from OpenAlex, L. Allen has authored 77 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 52 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 33 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 13 papers in Spectroscopy. Recurrent topics in L. Allen's work include Laser Design and Applications (23 papers), Quantum optics and atomic interactions (23 papers) and Laser-Matter Interactions and Applications (21 papers). L. Allen is often cited by papers focused on Laser Design and Applications (23 papers), Quantum optics and atomic interactions (23 papers) and Laser-Matter Interactions and Applications (21 papers). L. Allen collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Netherlands. L. Allen's co-authors include J. H. Eberly, G I Peters, D.G.C. Jones, C. R. Stroud, James L. Kassner, P. L. Knight, C. M. Bowden, Stig Stenholm, Marco W. Beijersbergen and P. L. Knight and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, Applied Physics Letters and Journal of Applied Physics.

In The Last Decade

L. Allen

71 papers receiving 2.5k 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.

Optical resonance and two-level atoms

1987 1.5k citations L. Allen, J. H. Eberly CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research) profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
L. Allen United Kingdom	19	2.2k	663	502	438	257	77	2.7k
Fujio Shimizu Japan	29	2.5k 1.1×	576 0.9×	228 0.5×	639 1.5×	268 1.0×	96	2.9k
Harold Metcalf United States	24	3.7k 1.6×	680 1.0×	687 1.4×	601 1.4×	234 0.9×	71	4.2k
P. E. Toschek Germany	29	3.1k 1.4×	720 1.1×	1.1k 2.1×	1.1k 2.5×	185 0.7×	121	3.6k
N. A. Kurnit United States	15	1.6k 0.7×	483 0.7×	183 0.4×	496 1.1×	83 0.3×	52	2.0k
B. K. Garside Canada	20	2.3k 1.0×	1.4k 2.2×	451 0.9×	918 2.1×	216 0.8×	101	3.5k
Murray Sargent United States	23	2.5k 1.1×	838 1.3×	702 1.4×	256 0.6×	208 0.8×	64	2.8k
V. S. Letokhov Russia	22	1.6k 0.7×	571 0.9×	191 0.4×	529 1.2×	80 0.3×	167	2.2k
R. DeVoe United States	25	2.3k 1.0×	413 0.6×	754 1.5×	456 1.0×	250 1.0×	47	2.7k
F. Biraben France	33	3.6k 1.6×	532 0.8×	232 0.5×	849 1.9×	219 0.9×	121	4.2k
Michael G. Littman United States	22	2.4k 1.1×	833 1.3×	131 0.3×	628 1.4×	140 0.5×	57	3.1k

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Allen, L.. (2024). Dream Chaser® by Sierra Space: How the Space Shuttle Paved the Way for This ‘Spiritual Successor’ and the Vehicle’s Final Environmental and Functional Tests to Prepare for Launch and Low Earth Orbit. 259–262. 1 indexed citations

Allen, L. & Noureddine Melikechi. (1988). Real intermediate states and the probability of two-photon absorption. Soviet Journal of Quantum Electronics. 18(6). 716–718. 1 indexed citations

Allen, L. & J. H. Eberly. (1987). Optical resonance and two-level atoms. CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research). 1523 indexed citations breakdown →

Allen, L.. (1987). Scaling And Configuring Diode Pumped Slab Lasers. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 736. 45–45. 1 indexed citations

Allen, L., Robert W. Boyd, Jerzy S. Krasiński, Michelle S. Malcuit, & C. R. Stroud. (1985). Laser Intensity for Maximum Yield in Multiphoton Ionization. Physical Review Letters. 54(4). 309–312. 11 indexed citations

Allen, L. & D. H. McMahon. (1983). The exponential index of multiphoton processes in two-photon absorption. Journal of Physics B Atomic and Molecular Physics. 16(23). L721–L725. 1 indexed citations

Allen, L., et al.. (1982). The time development of adiabatic two-photon absorption. I. Low intensity regime. Journal of Physics B Atomic and Molecular Physics. 15(11). 1643–1650. 10 indexed citations

Allen, L. & C. R. Stroud. (1982). Broadening and saturation in n-photon absorption. Physics Reports. 91(1). 1–29. 65 indexed citations

Stroud, C. R., et al.. (1982). The time development of adiabatic two-photon absorption. II. Rate equation regime. Journal of Physics B Atomic and Molecular Physics. 15(13). 2021–2026. 7 indexed citations

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Allen, L., et al.. (1979). The spatial and frequency distributions of the intensity of pulsed amplified spontaneous emission. Journal of the Optical Society of America. 69(1). 167–167. 6 indexed citations

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Teague, J. R. & L. Allen. (1977). <title>One Gigabit Wideband Modulator</title>. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 94. 142–150. 2 indexed citations

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Webb, A.P., et al.. (1975). Dispersion measurements of optical waveguides. Journal of Physics D Applied Physics. 8(13). 1567–1574. 21 indexed citations

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Knight, P. L. & L. Allen. (1973). Rotating-Wave Approximation in Coherent Interactions. Physical review. A, General physics. 7(1). 368–370. 27 indexed citations

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Allen, L.. (1969). Comparison of semi-classical and quantum theories for a single-mode laser. Journal of physics. A, Proceedings of the Physical Society. General. 2(4). 433–435. 4 indexed citations

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Allen, L., et al.. (1968). Variation with cavity Q of the beat frequency between axial modes of a gas laser. Journal of physics. A, Proceedings of the Physical Society. General. 2(1). 87–94. 9 indexed citations

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Kassner, James L., et al.. (1968). Analysis of the Heat and Vapor Propagation from the Walls of the Nolan, Pollak and Gardner Type Condensation Nucleus Counters. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences. 25(5). 919–926. 25 indexed citations

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Allen, L.. (1968). Optimum output coupling of gas laser light from inhomogeneously broadened lines. Journal of Physics E Scientific Instruments. 1(7). 794–795. 1 indexed citations

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Allen, L., et al.. (1967). Zeeman effect extinction of He-Ne 6328 laser light. Proceedings of the Physical Society. 91(3). 774–778. 2 indexed citations

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Allen, L. & D.G.C. Jones. (1965). Laser-Produced Speckle Patterns. Journal of the Optical Society of America. 55(9). 1188–1188. 1 indexed citations

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Allen, L. & D.G.C. Jones. (1963). An analysis of the granularity of scattered optical maser light. Physics Letters. 7(5). 321–323. 34 indexed citations

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