L. Allen

20.5k citations

40 papers · 14.4k indexed · 5 hit papers · h-index 29

Impact in

Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics top 0.05%
- Orbital Angular Momentum in Optics
- Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies
Acoustics and Ultrasonics top 0.5%

Papers in

Structural Biology 2
Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 16
- Experimental and Theoretical Physics Studies 16

Co-authors: Marco W. Beijersbergen J. P. Woerdman R. J. C. Spreeuw Miles J. Padgett Kishan Dholakia N. B. Simpson Sonja Franke‐Arnold Stephen M. Barnett
Journals: Physical Review A (9 papers)Optics Communications (8 papers)Physical Review Letters (4 papers)Journal of Modern Optics (3 papers)Microscopy and Microanalysis (2 papers)
Partner nations: United Kingdom United States Australia

In The Last Decade

L. Allen

38 papers receiving 13.4k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories log scale

Advances in optical angular momentum 2008 · 697 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.

2008 Laser & Photonics Review
2002 Physical Review Letters
1997 Optics Letters
1993 Optics Communications
1992 Physical Review A

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work
1	Orbital angular momentum: a personal memoir Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences ·L. Allen	2017	7
2	Exploring the Strain Sensitivity of Image Contrast in Quantitative STEM of SrTiO₃ Microscopy and Microanalysis ·Gleydyson Wesley Freire Lima, James M. LeBeau, A.J. D’Alfonso, L. Allen, Susanne Stemmer	2011	1
3	Position Averaged Convergent Beam Electron Diffraction Microscopy and Microanalysis ·James M. LeBeau, Scott D. Findlay, L. Allen, Susanne Stemmer	2009	8
4	Optical tweezers with increased trapping efficiency N. B. Simpson, L. Allen, Miles J. Padgett	2005	0
5	Intrinsic and Extrinsic Nature of the Orbital Angular Momentum of a Light Beam Physical Review Letters ·Anna T. O’Neil, Yongkang Xu, L. Allen, Miles J. Padgett Hit paper breakdown →	2002	735
6	Observation of the rotational frequency shift for light with intrinsic and orbital angular momentum Johannes Courtial, Kishan Dholakia, L. Allen, Miles J. Padgett	2002	1
7	Matrix formulation for the propagation of light beams with orbital and spin angular momenta Physical review. E, Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics ·L. Allen, Johannes Courtial, Miles J. Padgett	1999	47
8	The angular momentum of light: optical spanners and the rotational frequency shift Optical and Quantum Electronics ·Miles J. Padgett, L. Allen	1999	34
9	Optical tweezers with increased axial trapping efficiency Journal of Modern Optics ·N. B. Simpson, David McGloin, Kishan Dholakia, L. Allen, Miles J. Padgett	1998	93
10	Measurement of the Rotational Frequency Shift Imparted to a Rotating Light Beam Possessing Orbital Angular Momentum Physical Review Letters ·Johannes Courtial, Kishan Dholakia, Duncan A. Robertson, L. Allen, Miles J. Padgett	1998	222
11	Gaussian beams with very high orbital angular momentum Optics Communications ·Johannes Courtial, Kishan Dholakia, L. Allen, Miles J. Padgett	1997	130
12	Mechanical equivalence of spin and orbital angular momentum of light: an optical spanner Optics Letters ·N. B. Simpson, Kishan Dholakia, L. Allen, Miles J. Padgett Hit paper breakdown →	1997	853
13	Radiation forces on a two-level atom in a σ+ − σ− configuration of Laguerre-Gaussian beams Optics Communications ·Kui-Yuan, M. Babiker, L. Allen	1997	13
14	The generation of free-space Laguerre-Gaussian modes at millimetre-wave frequencies by use of a spiral phaseplate Optics Communications ·Graham A. Turnbull, Duncan A. Robertson, Graham Smith, L. Allen, Miles J. Padgett	1996	355
15	Atom dynamics in multiple Laguerre-Gaussian beams Physical Review A ·L. Allen, M. Babiker, Kui-Yuan, V. E. Lembessis	1996	65
16	Spin-orbit coupling in free-space Laguerre-Gaussian light beams Physical Review A ·L. Allen, V. E. Lembessis, M. Babiker	1996	42
17	The Poynting vector in Laguerre-Gaussian laser modes Optics Communications ·Miles J. Padgett, L. Allen	1995	235
18	Atomic motion in light beams possessing orbital angular momentum Physical Review A ·吴绪昌, L. Allen, M. Babiker, Hossein Yarmohammadi	1995	63
19	Quantum theory of radiation pressure on a dielectric slab Physical Review A ·M. S. Kim, L. Allen, R. Loudon	1994	15
20	Azimuthal doppler shift in light beams with orbital angular momentum Optics Communications ·L. Allen, M. Babiker, W. L. Power	1994	91

About L. Allen

L. Allen is a scholar working on Structural Biology, Statistical and Nonlinear Physics, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Biomedical Engineering and Surfaces, Coatings and Films, having authored 40 papers that have together received 14.4k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Orbital Angular Momentum in Optics (33 papers), Experimental and Theoretical Physics Studies (16 papers), Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates (11 papers), Optical Polarization and Ellipsometry (7 papers), Near-Field Optical Microscopy (5 papers), Microfluidic and Bio-sensing Technologies (5 papers), Laser-Matter Interactions and Applications (3 papers) and Quantum optics and atomic interactions (3 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics (13.7k citations), Acoustics and Ultrasonics (204 citations), Biomedical Engineering (6.4k citations), Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials (2.4k citations) and Statistical and Nonlinear Physics (1.1k citations). L. Allen has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Australia. Frequent co-authors include Marco W. Beijersbergen, J. P. Woerdman, R. J. C. Spreeuw, Miles J. Padgett, Kishan Dholakia, N. B. Simpson, Sonja Franke‐Arnold, Stephen M. Barnett, Anna T. O’Neil and Duncan A. Robertson. Their work appears in journals such as Physical Review A, Optics Communications, Physical Review Letters, Journal of Modern Optics and Microscopy and Microanalysis.

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