Mikitaka Itoh

2.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
115 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Mikitaka Itoh is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Mikitaka Itoh has authored 115 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 106 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 32 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 13 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Mikitaka Itoh's work include Photonic and Optical Devices (82 papers), Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices (49 papers) and Optical Network Technologies (47 papers). Mikitaka Itoh is often cited by papers focused on Photonic and Optical Devices (82 papers), Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices (49 papers) and Optical Network Technologies (47 papers). Mikitaka Itoh collaborates with scholars based in Japan, France and United Kingdom. Mikitaka Itoh's co-authors include Toshikazu Hashimoto, Manabu Oguma, Y. Hibino, Nicholas J. Russell, Peter Shadbolt, Joshua W. Silverstone, Anthony Laing, Christopher Harrold, Jacques Carolan and Mark G. Thompson and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Physical review. B, Condensed matter and Journal of Applied Physics.

In The Last Decade

Mikitaka Itoh

110 papers receiving 1.8k citations

Hit Papers

Universal linear optics 2015 2026 2018 2022 2015 200 400 600
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.

  1. Universal linear optics
    2015 695 citations Jacques Carolan, Christopher Harrold et al. Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Mikitaka Itoh Japan 20 1.6k 631 617 168 90 115 1.9k
Richart E. Slusher United States 11 721 0.5× 781 1.2× 176 0.3× 148 0.9× 36 0.4× 14 1.1k
Zhan Su United States 23 1.4k 0.9× 744 1.2× 138 0.2× 208 1.2× 12 0.1× 66 1.5k
H. Suche Germany 26 1.9k 1.2× 1.9k 3.0× 203 0.3× 204 1.2× 144 1.6× 84 2.3k
Jared F. Bauters United States 19 2.5k 1.6× 1.8k 2.8× 205 0.3× 131 0.8× 11 0.1× 40 2.6k
Eric Mägi Australia 28 2.0k 1.3× 1.5k 2.4× 96 0.2× 241 1.4× 63 0.7× 100 2.3k
Christopher Baiocco United States 10 1.1k 0.7× 593 0.9× 190 0.3× 150 0.9× 7 0.1× 28 1.2k
A. Yi-Yan United States 14 1.5k 1.0× 1.0k 1.6× 70 0.1× 142 0.8× 21 0.2× 56 1.7k
Mark Pelusi Australia 31 2.6k 1.7× 1.8k 2.8× 75 0.1× 311 1.9× 81 0.9× 156 2.7k
Takaaki Kakitsuka Japan 25 2.3k 1.5× 1.4k 2.2× 216 0.4× 122 0.7× 6 0.1× 160 2.4k
Shayan Mookherjea United States 29 2.7k 1.8× 2.5k 3.9× 354 0.6× 119 0.7× 7 0.1× 132 3.1k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Mikitaka Itoh

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Mikitaka Itoh

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Mikitaka Itoh. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Mikitaka Itoh based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Mikitaka Itoh. Mikitaka Itoh is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Watanabe, Kei, et al.. (2020). Fabrication and demonstration of ultra-compact 3D measurement module using silica-based planar lightwave circuit. Japanese Journal of Applied Physics. 59(SO). SOOD01–SOOD01. 1 indexed citations
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Watanabe, Kei, et al.. (2019). Ultra-compact 3D measurement module using silica-based PLC. 84–85. 1 indexed citations
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Suzuki, Kenya, M. Nakajima, Keita Yamaguchi, et al.. (2016). Wavelength selective switch for multi-core fiber based space division multiplexed network with core-by-core switching capability. International Conference on Photonics in Switching. 1–3. 12 indexed citations
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Kobayashi, Wataru, Naoki Fujiwara, Takahiko Shindo, et al.. (2016). Ultra low power consumption operation of SOA assisted extended reach EADFB laser (AXEL). International Conference on Photonics in Switching. 1–3. 11 indexed citations
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Shindo, Takahiko, Wataru Kobayashi, Naoki Fujiwara, et al.. (2016). High modulated output power of +9.0 dBm transmitted over 80 km with L-band SOA assisted extended reach EADFB laser (AXEL). 2 indexed citations
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Suzuki, Kenya, et al.. (2015). Ultra-High port count wavelength selective switch employing waveguide-based I/O frontend. IEICE Technical Report; IEICE Tech. Rep.. 115(31). 39–42. 8 indexed citations
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Carolan, Jacques, Christopher Harrold, Chris Sparrow, et al.. (2015). Universal linear optics. Science. 349(6249). 711–716. 695 indexed citations breakdown →
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Hashizume, Yasuaki, Shinichi Aozasa, Mikitaka Itoh, et al.. (2015). Heterogeneously Integrated PLC With Low-Loss Spot-Size Converter and Newly Developed Waveplate PBS for DC-DP-16QAM Receiver. Journal of Lightwave Technology. 33(6). 1202–1209. 5 indexed citations
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Itoh, Masayuki, T. Kominato, Makoto Abe, Mikitaka Itoh, & Toshikazu Hashimoto. (2014). Low-Loss Silica-Based SiO2-Ta2O5Waveguides With Extremely High Δ Fabricated Using Sputtered Thin Films. Journal of Lightwave Technology. 33(2). 318–323. 7 indexed citations
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Hashizume, Yasuaki, et al.. (2013). Thermal via technology for silica-based planar lightwave circuit. 1–4.
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Mizuno, Takayuki, Yasuaki Hashizume, Takashi Yamada, et al.. (2012). Integrated 13/15 μm cyclic AWG router for λ-tunable WDM/TDM-PON. Optics Express. 20(26). B1–B1. 5 indexed citations
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Kamei, S., T. Kitoh, Mikitaka Itoh, Tomohiro Shibata, & M. Kohtoku. (2009). 50-GHz-Spacing Athermal Mach–Zehnder Interferometer-Synchronized Arrayed-Waveguide Grating With Improved Temperature Insensitivity. IEEE Photonics Technology Letters. 21(17). 1205–1207. 6 indexed citations
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Takiguchi, Kingo, Mikitaka Itoh, & Hiromi Takahashi. (2005). Integrated-optic variable delay line and its application to a low-coherence reflectometer. Optics Letters. 30(20). 2739–2739. 11 indexed citations
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Itoh, Mikitaka, Yoshiyuki Suda, Maria Antoaneta Bratescu, & Yosuke Sakai. (2005). Plasma-assisted pulsed laser deposition of carbon films: Effect of oxygen plasma on amorphous carbon film etching. Thin Solid Films. 506-507. 96–100. 3 indexed citations
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Mizuno, Takayuki, T. Kitoh, Mikitaka Itoh, et al.. (2004). Optical Spotsize Converter Using Narrow Laterally Tapered Waveguide for Planar Lightwave Circuits. Journal of Lightwave Technology. 22(3). 833–839. 38 indexed citations
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Takiguchi, Koichi, Mikitaka Itoh, & T. Shibata. (2003). Label swapping device based on time-slot switching and planar lightwave circuit. Electronics Letters. 39(1). 51–52. 1 indexed citations
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Inoue, Yoshiyuki, et al.. (2002). Novel birefringence compensating AWG design. 3. WB4–1. 8 indexed citations
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Ishii, M., Akihiro Takagi, Y. Hida, et al.. (2001). Low-loss fibre-pigtailed 256 channel arrayed-waveguidegrating multiplexer using cascaded laterally-tapered waveguides. Electronics Letters. 37(23). 1401–1402. 9 indexed citations
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Hida, Y., Y. Hibino, T. Kitoh, et al.. (2001). 400-channel 25-GHz spacing arrayed-waveguide grating covering a full range of C- and L-bands. Optical Fiber Communication Conference and International Conference on Quantum Information. WB2–WB2. 7 indexed citations
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Hida, Y., et al.. (2000). Large-Scale Arrayed-Waveguide Grating. 100(429). 25–30. 3 indexed citations

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