R. L. Fork

11.9k total citations · 3 hit papers
110 papers, 8.4k citations indexed

About

R. L. Fork is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Spectroscopy. According to data from OpenAlex, R. L. Fork has authored 110 papers receiving a total of 8.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 81 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 65 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 11 papers in Spectroscopy. Recurrent topics in R. L. Fork's work include Laser-Matter Interactions and Applications (41 papers), Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies (36 papers) and Solid State Laser Technologies (20 papers). R. L. Fork is often cited by papers focused on Laser-Matter Interactions and Applications (41 papers), Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies (36 papers) and Solid State Laser Technologies (20 papers). R. L. Fork collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and Germany. R. L. Fork's co-authors include C. V. Shank, J. P. Gordon, C. H. Brito Cruz, Oscar E. Martínez, P. C. Becker, B. I. Greene, R. Yen, W. J. Tomlinson, J. A. Valdmanis and M. A. Pollack and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Physical Review Letters and Physical review. B, Condensed matter.

In The Last Decade

R. L. Fork

104 papers receiving 7.7k citations

Hit Papers

Negative dispersion using pairs of prisms 1981 2026 1996 2011 1984 1987 1981 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. Negative dispersion using pairs of prisms
    1984 627 citations R. L. Fork, Oscar E. Martínez et al. Optics Letters profile →
  2. Compression of optical pulses to six femtoseconds by using cubic phase compensation
    1987 610 citations R. L. Fork, C. H. Brito Cruz et al. Optics Letters profile →
  3. Generation of optical pulses shorter than 0.1 psec by colliding pulse mode locking
    1981 580 citations R. L. Fork, B. I. Greene 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
R. L. Fork United States 41 6.6k 4.3k 706 688 636 110 8.4k
C. L. Tang United States 51 5.3k 0.8× 3.8k 0.9× 819 1.2× 730 1.1× 432 0.7× 198 7.0k
Wayne H. Knox United States 45 5.3k 0.8× 4.2k 1.0× 549 0.8× 467 0.7× 591 0.9× 229 6.7k
A. Antonetti France 45 5.0k 0.8× 1.4k 0.3× 825 1.2× 832 1.2× 384 0.6× 147 6.8k
R. W. Schoenlein United States 44 3.9k 0.6× 2.0k 0.5× 658 0.9× 1.9k 2.8× 637 1.0× 121 8.0k
H. Fröhlich United Kingdom 32 3.2k 0.5× 1.1k 0.3× 477 0.7× 1.3k 1.9× 503 0.8× 136 6.9k
А. М. Желтиков Russia 50 9.1k 1.4× 5.7k 1.3× 932 1.3× 791 1.1× 1.0k 1.6× 708 11.3k
S. De Silvestri Italy 57 10.5k 1.6× 5.5k 1.3× 1.9k 2.7× 1.5k 2.1× 1.2k 1.9× 301 14.0k
S. L. Shapiro United States 32 3.1k 0.5× 1.5k 0.4× 373 0.5× 204 0.3× 266 0.4× 79 3.8k
C. V. Shank United States 69 12.2k 1.8× 8.0k 1.9× 1.7k 2.4× 2.0k 2.9× 1.4k 2.2× 160 16.9k
M. D. Levenson United States 39 5.2k 0.8× 2.5k 0.6× 1.4k 2.0× 421 0.6× 918 1.4× 110 6.9k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Fork, R. L.. (2002). Solar Pumped Laser for Space Power. 747. 1 indexed citations
2.
Smith, Matthew, et al.. (2001). Safe delivery of optical power from space. Optics Express. 8(10). 537–537. 28 indexed citations
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Fork, R. L., et al.. (1999). <title>Resonant transmissive modulator construction for use in beam steering arrays</title>. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 3787. 115–125. 1 indexed citations
4.
Scalora, Michael, Sabine Reinhardt, R. L. Fork, et al.. (1996). Ultrashort pulse propagation at the photonic band edge: Large tunable group delay with minimal distortion and loss. Physical review. E, Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics. 54(2). R1078–R1081. 161 indexed citations
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Becker, P. C., et al.. (1989). Generation of tunable 9 femtosecond optical pulses in the near infrared. Applied Physics Letters. 54(5). 411–412. 31 indexed citations
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Cruz, C. H. Brito, R. L. Fork, & C. V. Shank. (1987). Compression of optical pulses to 6 fs using cubic phase distortion compensation. Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics. 4 indexed citations
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Fork, R. L., et al.. (1987). Direct observation of femtosecond intercarrier thermalization in gallium arsenide. 1 indexed citations
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Cruz, C. H. Brito, R. L. Fork, & C. V. Shank. (1987). Direct observation of femtosecond inter-carrier thermalization in gallium arsenide. 4. 104. 1 indexed citations
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Fork, R. L., C. H. Brito Cruz, P. C. Becker, & C. V. Shank. (1987). Compression of optical pulses to six femtoseconds by using cubic phase compensation. Optics Letters. 12(7). 483–483. 610 indexed citations breakdown →
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Cruz, C. H. Brito, R. L. Fork, Wayne H. Knox, & C. V. Shank. (1986). Spectral hole burning in large molecules probed with 10 fs optical pulses. Chemical Physics Letters. 132(4-5). 341–344. 218 indexed citations
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Valdmanis, J. A., R. L. Fork, & J. P. Gordon. (1985). DIRECT LASER GENERATION OF 27-FSEC ULTRASHORT OPTICAL PULSES. Optics News. 11(12). 11–11. 5 indexed citations
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Gordon, J. P., R. L. Fork, & Oscar E. Martínez. (1984). Negative Dispersion from Prisms. Journal of the Optical Society of America B. 1. 437.
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Yen, R., C. V. Shank, & R. L. Fork. (1983). <title>Femtosecond Optical Pulses And Technology</title>. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 439. 2–5. 1 indexed citations
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Shank, C. V., R. Yen, R. L. Fork, J. Orenstein, & G. L. Baker. (1982). Picosecond Dynamics of Photoexcited Gap States in Polyacetylene. Physical Review Letters. 49(22). 1660–1663. 201 indexed citations
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Fork, R. L.. (1981). Generation of pulses shorter than 0.1 psec by colliding pulse modelocking. Applied Physics Letters. 38. 671–673. 4 indexed citations
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Fork, R. L., B. I. Greene, & Charles V. Shank. (1981). Generation of optical pulses shorter than 0.1 psec by colliding pulse mode-locking. Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics. WL1–WL1. 83 indexed citations
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Shank, C. V., Erich P. Ippen, R. L. Fork, A. Migus, & T. Kobayashi. (1980). Application of subpicosecond optical techniques to molecular dynamics. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 298(1439). 303–308. 1 indexed citations
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Fork, R. L., et al.. (1978). Real-time intensity autocorrelation interferometer. Applied Optics. 17(22). 3534–3534. 38 indexed citations
19.
Fork, R. L. & M. Sargent. (1966). Multiple Quantum Processes in Magnetic Field-tuned Optical Masers. 611. 1 indexed citations
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Fork, R. L., L. E. Hargrove, & M. A. Pollack. (1964). POPULATION PULSATIONS AND LIFETIMES IN He–Ne LASERS. Applied Physics Letters. 5(1). 5–7. 20 indexed citations

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