Milton Birnbaum

3.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
110 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

Milton Birnbaum is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Milton Birnbaum has authored 110 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 84 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 54 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 19 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Milton Birnbaum's work include Solid State Laser Technologies (73 papers), Laser Design and Applications (38 papers) and Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies (26 papers). Milton Birnbaum is often cited by papers focused on Solid State Laser Technologies (73 papers), Laser Design and Applications (38 papers) and Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies (26 papers). Milton Birnbaum collaborates with scholars based in United States, Mexico and Germany. Milton Birnbaum's co-authors include C. L. Fincher, R. A. Fields, Armin W. Tucker, Tzong‐Yow Tsai, Robert D. Stultz, Man-Fang Huang, Kalin Spariosu, Jerry A. Gelbwachs, Yen‐Kuang Kuo and J. Erler and has published in prestigious journals such as Applied Physics Letters, Journal of Applied Physics and Proceedings of the IEEE.

In The Last Decade

Milton Birnbaum

104 papers receiving 2.6k citations

Hit Papers

Semiconductor Surface Damage Produced by Ruby Lasers 1965 2026 1985 2005 1965 1987 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. Semiconductor Surface Damage Produced by Ruby Lasers
    1965 718 citations Milton Birnbaum Journal of Applied Physics profile →
  2. Highly efficient Nd:YVO4 diode-laser end-pumped laser
    1987 356 citations R. A. Fields, Milton Birnbaum et al. Applied Physics Letters profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Milton Birnbaum United States 24 1.7k 1.3k 779 758 395 110 2.8k
P. Bräunlich United States 20 822 0.5× 648 0.5× 924 1.2× 466 0.6× 347 0.9× 72 2.1k
Walter Koechner United States 17 4.2k 2.5× 3.3k 2.6× 718 0.9× 489 0.6× 179 0.5× 32 4.9k
R. W. Dreyfus United States 33 944 0.6× 960 0.7× 1.4k 1.8× 1.1k 1.4× 1.3k 3.3× 83 3.5k
W. E. Bron United States 26 372 0.2× 886 0.7× 845 1.1× 292 0.4× 398 1.0× 64 2.0k
Leonid Glebov United States 30 2.0k 1.2× 1.9k 1.5× 655 0.8× 611 0.8× 127 0.3× 231 3.4k
H. Fujita Japan 24 1.1k 0.6× 1.5k 1.1× 527 0.7× 300 0.4× 781 2.0× 139 2.8k
Hidetsugu Yoshida Japan 25 1.4k 0.8× 1.3k 1.0× 398 0.5× 284 0.4× 238 0.6× 180 2.4k
Tomáš Mocek Czechia 34 1.8k 1.1× 2.3k 1.7× 534 0.7× 1.3k 1.8× 1.3k 3.4× 321 4.4k
R. T. Hodgson United States 20 1.0k 0.6× 654 0.5× 592 0.8× 421 0.6× 177 0.4× 53 1.7k
J. Etchepare France 24 644 0.4× 1.3k 1.0× 493 0.6× 285 0.4× 404 1.0× 65 2.2k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Milton Birnbaum

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Milton Birnbaum

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Birnbaum, Milton, et al.. (2009). Multiwatt continuous-wave and Q-switched Er:YAG lasers at 1645 nm: performance issues. Optics Letters. 34(10). 1501–1501. 25 indexed citations
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Tsai, Tzong‐Yow & Milton Birnbaum. (2001). Q-switched 2-µm lasers by use of a Cr^2+:ZnSe saturable absorber. Applied Optics. 40(36). 6633–6633. 57 indexed citations
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Tsai, Tzong‐Yow & Milton Birnbaum. (2000). Co 2+ : ZnS and Co2+:ZnSe saturable absorber Q switches. Journal of Applied Physics. 87(1). 25–29. 65 indexed citations
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Stultz, Robert D., et al.. (1998). Diode-Pumped Er:Yb:Glass Mini-Transmitter. Advanced Solid-State Lasers. 44. LS3–LS3. 2 indexed citations
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Stultz, Robert D., et al.. (1996). Passive Q-switching of the Erbium:Glass Laser Using Er3+:CaF2. Advanced Solid-State Lasers. 1627. QL7–QL7. 3 indexed citations
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Stultz, Robert D., et al.. (1994). Novel erbium-doped crystal saturable absorber Q-switches for the Er:glass laser. Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics. 1 indexed citations
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Stultz, Robert D., et al.. (1994). U4+:SrF2 efficient saturable absorber Q switch for the 1.54 μm erbium:glass laser. Applied Physics Letters. 64(8). 948–950. 33 indexed citations
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Spariosu, Kalin & Milton Birnbaum. (1992). Room-Temperature 1.644 Micron Er: YAG Lasers. Advanced Solid-State Lasers. ML4–ML4. 3 indexed citations
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Pollack, S. A., et al.. (1991). Upconversion-pumped 2.8–2.9-μm lasing of Er3+ ion in garnets. Journal of Applied Physics. 70(12). 7227–7239. 35 indexed citations
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Fields, R. A., Milton Birnbaum, & C. L. Fincher. (1987). Highly efficient diode-pumped Nd:crystal lasers. Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics. 3 indexed citations
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Birnbaum, George & Milton Birnbaum. (1984). Masers and lasers: An historical approach. IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics. 20(5). 540–540. 1 indexed citations
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Tucker, Armin W., Milton Birnbaum, H. Camacho-Montes, & C. L. Fincher. (1982). Absorption coefficient at 106 μm in CdTe modulator crystals. Applied Optics. 21(16). 2920–2920. 1 indexed citations
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Dierendonck, A. J. Van, et al.. (1978). THE GPS NAVIGATION MESSAGE (SPACE SEGMENT). NAVIGATION Journal of the Institute of Navigation. 25(2). 147–165. 3 indexed citations
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Tucker, Armin W., Milton Birnbaum, C. L. Fincher, & L. G. DeShazer. (1976). Continuous-wave operation of Nd : YVO4 at 1.06 and 1.34 μ. Journal of Applied Physics. 47(1). 232–234. 45 indexed citations
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Birnbaum, Milton, C. L. Fincher, & Armin W. Tucker. (1976). Pressure independence of the fluorescence quenching of NO*2. Journal of Photochemistry. 6(4). 237–240.
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Tucker, Armin W., Milton Birnbaum, & C. L. Fincher. (1974). Fluorescence of fly ash samples: Implications for in situ and remote detection. Journal of Luminescence. 9(1). 1–8. 4 indexed citations
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Birnbaum, Milton & C. L. Fincher. (1969). Self-Q-switched Nd3+: YAG and ruby lasers. Proceedings of the IEEE. 57(5). 804–805. 9 indexed citations
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Birnbaum, Milton & C. L. Fincher. (1968). The ruby laser: Pumped by a pulsed argon ion laser. IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics. 4(5). 392–392. 1 indexed citations
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Birnbaum, Milton. (1968). IMPROVED PERFORMANCE OF PULSED NOBLE GAS ION LASERS WITH AN AXIAL MAGNETIC FIELD. Applied Physics Letters. 12(3). 86–89. 8 indexed citations
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Birnbaum, Milton, et al.. (1952). Shape of Cosmic-Ray Star-Size Distributions in Nuclear Emulsions. Physical Review. 86(1). 86–89. 8 indexed citations

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