L. K. Smith

4.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
53 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

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L. K. Smith is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Materials Chemistry and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, L. K. Smith has authored 53 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 48 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 24 papers in Materials Chemistry and 17 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in L. K. Smith's work include Solid State Laser Technologies (45 papers), Luminescence Properties of Advanced Materials (24 papers) and Laser Design and Applications (21 papers). L. K. Smith is often cited by papers focused on Solid State Laser Technologies (45 papers), Luminescence Properties of Advanced Materials (24 papers) and Laser Design and Applications (21 papers). L. K. Smith collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and France. L. K. Smith's co-authors include W. L. Kway, L. L. Chase, Sheila Payne, W.F. Krupke, Laura D. DeLoach, Stephen A. Payne, William F. Krupke, H.W. Newkirk, B. H. T. Chai and J.B. Tassano and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Applied Physics, Optics Letters and Journal of Physics Condensed Matter.

In The Last Decade

L. K. Smith

48 papers receiving 2.9k 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.

Infrared cross-section measurements for crystals doped with Er/sup 3+/, Tm/sup 3+/, and Ho/sup 3+/

1992 807 citations Sheila Payne, L. L. Chase et al. IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics profile →
Evaluation of absorption and emission properties of Yb/sup 3+/ doped crystals for laser applications

1993 716 citations Laura D. DeLoach, Sheila Payne et al. IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
L. K. Smith United States	18	2.7k	1.7k	1.6k	921	154	53	3.1k
W. L. Kway United States	14	2.3k 0.8×	1.4k 0.9×	1.4k 0.9×	773 0.8×	163 1.1×	33	2.6k
A. A. Kaminskiĭ Russia	28	1.9k 0.7×	1.7k 1.0×	1.2k 0.8×	878 1.0×	197 1.3×	132	2.6k
Laura D. DeLoach United States	15	1.9k 0.7×	1.1k 0.6×	1.2k 0.8×	391 0.4×	208 1.4×	29	2.2k
Alain Braud France	30	2.0k 0.7×	1.3k 0.8×	1.1k 0.7×	656 0.7×	125 0.8×	149	2.5k
Mark Dubinskii United States	30	2.2k 0.8×	1.1k 0.6×	1.6k 1.0×	609 0.7×	69 0.4×	191	2.8k
K. Takaichi Japan	28	1.9k 0.7×	1.3k 0.8×	1.3k 0.8×	754 0.8×	155 1.0×	65	2.4k
S. G. Bishop United States	29	1.3k 0.5×	1.7k 1.0×	823 0.5×	806 0.9×	227 1.5×	85	2.4k
Maxim E. Doroshenko Russia	24	1.6k 0.6×	1.1k 0.7×	841 0.5×	513 0.6×	137 0.9×	203	2.0k
Gregory J. Quarles United States	18	1.0k 0.4×	947 0.6×	577 0.4×	593 0.6×	61 0.4×	62	1.5k
G. Aka France	31	2.5k 0.9×	1.5k 0.9×	2.0k 1.3×	699 0.8×	1.0k 6.7×	165	3.4k

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Ho, Paul S., L. K. Smith, Ho‐Ming Tong, & Ehrenfried Zschech. (2012). Forward to the Special Section on “Materials, Processing, and Reliability of 3-D Interconnects”. IEEE Transactions on Device and Materials Reliability. 12(2). 188–188. 2 indexed citations

Bibeau, C., Raymond J. Beach, A.J. Bayramian, et al.. (2000). The Mercury laser: a diode-pumped, gas-cooled Yb:S-FAP solid-state laser. 49–50.

Sutton, Steven B., Richard A. London, K. R. Manes, et al.. (1999). Thermal recovery of the NIF amplifiers. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 3492. 665–665. 6 indexed citations

Marshall, Christopher D., L. K. Smith, Raymond J. Beach, et al.. (1996). Diode-pumped ytterbium-doped Sr/sub 5/(PO/sub 4/)/sub 3/F laser performance. IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics. 32(4). 650–656. 36 indexed citations

Marshall, Christopher D., Sheila Payne, L. K. Smith, et al.. (1995). Diode-Pumped Yb:Sr5(PO4)3F Laser Performance. 1 indexed citations

Marshall, Christopher D., et al.. (1995). <title>Diode-pumped solid state laser driver experiments for inertial fusion energy applications</title>. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 2633. 282–289. 1 indexed citations

Smith, L. K., et al.. (1994). Design of a 90 degree spherical deflection analyzer. Journal of Electron Spectroscopy and Related Phenomena. 69(3). 189–195. 4 indexed citations

DeLoach, Laura D., Stephen A. Payne, L. K. Smith, W. L. Kway, & William F. Krupke. (1994). Laser and spectroscopic properties of Sr_5[PO_4]_3F:Yb. Journal of the Optical Society of America B. 11(2). 269–269. 158 indexed citations

Smith, L. K., Sheila Payne, J.B. Tassano, et al.. (1993). Optical and Physical Properties of the LiSrAlF6: Laser Crystal. Advanced Solid-State Lasers. LL5–LL5. 1 indexed citations

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DeLoach, Laura D., Sheila Payne, W.F. Krupke, et al.. (1993). Laser and Spectroscopic Properties of Yb-Doped Apatite Crystals. Advanced Solid-State Lasers. 16. LM3–LM3. 1 indexed citations

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Payne, S. A., W.F. Krupke, L. K. Smith, Laura D. DeLoach, & W. L. Kway. (1992). Laser properties of Yb in fluoro-apatite and comparison with other Yb-doped gain media. Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics.

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Payne, Sheila, L. L. Chase, L. K. Smith, W. L. Kway, & W.F. Krupke. (1992). Infrared cross-section measurements for crystals doped with Er/sup 3+/, Tm/sup 3+/, and Ho/sup 3+/. IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics. 28(11). 2619–2630. 807 indexed citations breakdown →

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Payne, Stephen A., L. L. Chase, L. K. Smith, W. L. Kway, & William F. Krupke. (1991). Infrared cross-section measurements of the Er 3+ , Tm 3+ , and Ho 3+ ions in crystals. Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics. 3 indexed citations

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Smith, L. K., Stephen A. Payne, L. L. Chase, W. L. Kway, & B. H. T. Chai. (1991). LiSrGaF6:Cr3+—a new laser material of the colquiriite structure. Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics. 2 indexed citations

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Chase, L. L., et al.. (1991). Dynamics of laser-pumped Nd3+ laser media at high excitation density. Journal of Luminescence. 48-49. 857–862. 10 indexed citations

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Payne, Stephen A., et al.. (1991). Spectroscopy and gain measurements of Nd^3+ in SrF_2 and other fluorite-structure hosts. Journal of the Optical Society of America B. 8(4). 726–726. 102 indexed citations

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Payne, Stephen A., L. L. Chase, L. J. Atherton, et al.. (1990). Properties and performance of the LiCaAlF 6 :Cr ³⁺ laser material. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 1223. 84–84. 12 indexed citations

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Krupke, W.F., et al.. (1985). Measurements of losses and lasing efficiency in Nd:Cr:GSGG laser rods. Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics. 12. THR3–THR3. 3 indexed citations

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Shinn, Michelle D., et al.. (1985). Optical properties of Cr3+ and Nd3+ ions in GGG (Ca,Zr) and GGG(Ca,Mg,Zr). Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics. 30. THR4–THR4. 1 indexed citations

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Smith, L. K.. (1968). Urinary Fluoride Excretion in Electric ARC Welders Exposed to Low Hydrogen Electrode Fumes. The Annals of Occupational Hygiene. 1 indexed citations

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