R. A. Fields

1.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
36 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

R. A. Fields is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Aerospace Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, R. A. Fields has authored 36 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 14 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 8 papers in Aerospace Engineering. Recurrent topics in R. A. Fields's work include Solid State Laser Technologies (16 papers), Photorefractive and Nonlinear Optics (8 papers) and Laser Design and Applications (8 papers). R. A. Fields is often cited by papers focused on Solid State Laser Technologies (16 papers), Photorefractive and Nonlinear Optics (8 papers) and Laser Design and Applications (8 papers). R. A. Fields collaborates with scholars based in United States and Germany. R. A. Fields's co-authors include C. L. Fincher, H. T. Yura, Milton Birnbaum, M. E. Innocenzi, Todd S. Rose, F. L. Vernon, Mark Hopkins, F. Heine, Mark Gregory and Rolf Meyer and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Chemical Physics, Applied Physics Letters and Chemical Physics Letters.

In The Last Decade

R. A. Fields

33 papers receiving 1.2k 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.

Thermal modeling of continuous-wave end-pumped solid-state lasers

1990 469 citations H. T. Yura, C. L. Fincher et al. Applied Physics Letters profile →
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						Papers	Cites
R. A. Fields United States	13	1.1k	768	319	119	92	36	1.3k
R. Allen United States	19	730 0.7×	483 0.6×	404 1.3×	241 2.0×	31 0.3×	42	1.0k
Yong Bo China	20	1.4k 1.3×	1.2k 1.6×	231 0.7×	84 0.7×	19 0.2×	201	1.6k
Fredrik Laurell Sweden	20	872 0.8×	715 0.9×	93 0.3×	46 0.4×	22 0.2×	93	1.0k
К.М. Голант Russia	22	1.4k 1.3×	832 1.1×	280 0.9×	423 3.6×	12 0.1×	148	1.7k
Thomas Adam United States	20	1.2k 1.1×	637 0.8×	275 0.9×	19 0.2×	32 0.3×	87	1.5k
R.B. Dennis United Kingdom	16	722 0.7×	589 0.8×	308 1.0×	18 0.2×	72 0.8×	53	1.1k
Christian Larat France	18	579 0.5×	636 0.8×	117 0.4×	50 0.4×	12 0.1×	61	897
Diego Di Francesca France	18	767 0.7×	340 0.4×	249 0.8×	372 3.1×	11 0.1×	63	1.1k
G. Albrecht United States	14	387 0.4×	281 0.4×	110 0.3×	42 0.4×	93 1.0×	51	654
M. Manfredi Italy	19	876 0.8×	470 0.6×	406 1.3×	90 0.8×	8 0.1×	110	1.4k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Fields, R. A., et al.. (2022). Optical crosslinks and satellite synchronization for GNSS, communications, and beyond. GPS Solutions. 26(3). 3 indexed citations

Sun, Xiaoli, James B. Abshire, Michael A. Krainak, et al.. (2019). HgCdTe avalanche photodiode array detectors with single photon sensitivity and integrated detector cooler assemblies for space lidar applications. Optical Engineering. 58(6). 1–1. 27 indexed citations

Sun, Xiaoli, James B. Abshire, Michael A. Krainak, et al.. (2018). Single photon HgCdTe avalanche photodiode and integrated detector cooler assemblies for space lidar applications. NASA STI Repository (National Aeronautics and Space Administration). 12–12. 5 indexed citations

Rose, Todd S., et al.. (2015). LEO to ground optical communications from a small satellite platform. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 9354. 93540I–93540I. 20 indexed citations

Fields, R. A., D.A. Kozlowski, H. T. Yura, et al.. (2011). 5.625 Gbps bidirectional laser communications measurements between the NFIRE satellite and an Optical Ground Station. 44–53. 32 indexed citations

Fields, R. A., D.A. Kozlowski, H. T. Yura, et al.. (2011). 5.625 Gbps bidirectional laser communications measurements between the NFIRE satellite and an optical ground station. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 8184. 81840D–81840D. 25 indexed citations

Yura, H. T. & R. A. Fields. (2011). Level crossing statistics for optical beam wander in a turbulent atmosphere with applications to ground-to-space laser communications. Applied Optics. 50(18). 2875–2875. 14 indexed citations

Smutny, Berry, R. A. Fields, Uwe Sterr, et al.. (2009). NFIRE and TerraSAR-X laser communication tests: ground- breaking results for inter-satellite and space-to-ground links. IET Conference Publications. 611–611. 2 indexed citations

Rose, Todd S., et al.. (1999). Diode-pumped 1-W continuous-wave Er:YAG 3-?m laser. Optics Letters. 24(6). 385–385. 115 indexed citations

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Pyo, JongCheol, et al.. (1998). Single-frequency low-threshold continuous-wave 3-µm periodically poled lithium niobate optical parametric oscillator. Journal of the Optical Society of America B. 15(6). 1693–1693. 8 indexed citations

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Rose, Todd S., Mark Hopkins, & R. A. Fields. (1995). Characterization and control of gamma and proton radiation effects on the performance of Nd:YAG and Nd:YLF lasers. IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics. 31(9). 1593–1602. 45 indexed citations

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Rose, Todd S., et al.. (1994). Optical Zeeman spectroscopy of the near-infrared lasing center in chromium:forsterite. Journal of the Optical Society of America B. 11(3). 428–428. 9 indexed citations

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Rose, Todd S., et al.. (1992). Unequivocal Identification of the Cr4+ Lasing Center in Cr:Forsterite. Advanced Solid-State Lasers. 52. CL5–CL5. 1 indexed citations

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Rose, Todd S., et al.. (1992). Laser Performance of Gamma Irradiated Nd-Doped Materials Longitudinally Pumped at 0.8 μm. Advanced Solid-State Lasers. 11. LM4–LM4. 1 indexed citations

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Rose, Todd S., C. L. Fincher, & R. A. Fields. (1991). <title>Performance and spectroscopic characterization of irradiated Nd:YAG</title>. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 1561. 43–49. 2 indexed citations

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Fields, R. A. & C. L. Fincher. (1989). Performance Comparisons Of Diode-Pumped Neodymium Laser Materials. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 1104. 277–277. 1 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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Fields, R. A., Milton Birnbaum, & C. L. Fincher. (1987). Highly efficient Nd:YVO4 diode-laser end-pumped laser. Applied Physics Letters. 51(23). 1885–1886. 356 indexed citations breakdown →

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Fields, R. A. & Clyde A. Hutchison. (1985). The determination of hydrogen coordinates in lanthanum nicotinate dihydrate crystals by Gd+3–proton double resonance. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 82(4). 1711–1722. 19 indexed citations

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Fields, R. A., et al.. (1984). Optical Zeeman spectroscopy of the lowest doublet excited states of t r i s(acetylacetonato)chromium(III). The Journal of Chemical Physics. 80(7). 3082–3086. 7 indexed citations

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