R. M. A. Azzam

11.3k citations

275 papers · 9.1k indexed · 3 hit papers · h-index 30

Biomedical Engineering top 0.2%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering top 1%
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics top 0.5%
Surfaces, Coatings and Films top 0.1%
Materials Chemistry top 5%

Co-authors: N. M. Bashara Stanley S. Ballard D. Thorburn Burns A. R. M. Zaghloul Jian Liu Yajing Cui E. Masetti Mustafa A. G. Abushagur
Topics: Optical Polarization and Ellipsometry (188 papers)Optical Coatings and Gratings (108 papers)Photonic and Optical Devices (80 papers)
Cited by: Surfaces, Coatings and Films Biomedical Engineering Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Journals: Applied Physics Letters Physics Today Proceedings of the IEEE
Partner nations: United States Egypt Canada

In The Last Decade

R. M. A. Azzam

258 papers receiving 8.5k 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.

Ellipsometry and Polarized Light

1978 3.5k citations R. M. A. Azzam, N. M. Bashara et al. profile →
Ellipsometry and polarized light

1987 1.4k citations R. M. A. Azzam, N. M. Bashara et al. profile →
Photopolarimetric measurement of the Mueller matrix by Fourier analysis of a single detected signal

1978 377 citations R. M. A. Azzam Optics Letters profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Circular and near-circular polarization states of evanescent monochromatic light fields in total internal reflection 2011 ·Applied Optics ·R. M. A. Azzam	9
2	Return-path, multiple-principal-angle, internal-reflection ellipsometer for measuring IR optical properties of aqueous solutions 2010 ·Applied Optics ·R. M. A. Azzam	1
3	Tilted parallel dielectric slab as a multilevel attenuator for incident p- or s-polarized light 2009 ·Applied Optics ·R. M. A. Azzam	2
4	Polarization properties of retroreflecting right-angle prisms 2008 ·Applied Optics ·R. M. A. Azzam,Hazem K. Khanfar	3
5	Reflection coefficients of p- and s-polarized light by a quarter-wave layer: explicit expressions and application to beam splitters 2008 ·Applied Optics ·R. M. A. Azzam,F. F. Sudradjat	2
6	In-line broadband 270° (3λ/4) chevron four-reflection wave retarders 2008 ·Applied Optics ·R. M. A. Azzam,Hazem K. Khanfar	3
7	Quasi index matching for minimum reflectance at a dielectric-conductor interface for obliquely incident p- and s-polarized light 2008 ·Applied Optics ·R. M. A. Azzam,(unknown)	1
8	Efficiency of linear-to-circular polarization conversion for light reflection at the principal angle by a dielectric-conductor interface 2008 ·Journal of the Optical Society of America A ·R. M. A. Azzam,(unknown)	2
9	Phase shifts in frustrated total internal reflection and optical tunneling by an embedded low-index thin film 2006 ·Journal of the Optical Society of America A ·R. M. A. Azzam	9
10	Polarizing properties of embedded symmetric trilayer stacks under conditions of frustrated total internal reflection 2006 ·Applied Optics ·R. M. A. Azzam,(unknown)	3
11	Infrared broadband 50%-50% beam splitters for s-polarized light 2006 ·Applied Optics ·R. M. A. Azzam	6
12	Dividing a light beam into two beams of orthogonal polarizations by reflection and refraction at a dielectric surface 2006 ·Optics Letters ·R. M. A. Azzam	4
13	Linear-to-circular polarization transformation upon optical tunneling through an embedded low-index film 2005 ·Optics Letters ·R. M. A. Azzam,(unknown)	4
14	Circular polarization beam splitter that uses frustrated total internal reflection by an embedded symmetric achiral multilayer coating 2003 ·Optics Letters ·R. M. A. Azzam,(unknown)	12
15	Angular range for reflection of p-polarized light at the surface of an absorbing medium with reflectance below that at normal incidence 2002 ·Journal of the Optical Society of America A ·R. M. A. Azzam,(unknown)	5
16	Poincaré sphere representation of the fixed-polarizer rotating-retarder optical system 2000 ·Journal of the Optical Society of America A ·R. M. A. Azzam	17
17	Single-layer-coated surfaces with linearized reflectance versus angle of incidence: application to passive and active silicon rotation sensors 1995 ·Journal of the Optical Society of America A ·R. M. A. Azzam,(unknown),(unknown)	1
18	Selected papers on ellipsometry 1991 ·R. M. A. Azzam,(unknown)	18
19	Arrangement of four photodetectors for measuring the state of polarization of light 1985 ·Optics Letters ·R. M. A. Azzam	170
20	Determination of Ratio of Complex Eigenvalues of Optical Systems with Known Eigenpolarizations by Ellipsometry 1974 ·Optica Acta International Journal of Optics ·R. M. A. Azzam,N. M. Bashara	2

About R. M. A. Azzam

R. M. A. Azzam is a scholar working on Surfaces, Coatings and Films, Biomedical Engineering and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, having authored 275 papers that have together received 9.1k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Optical Polarization and Ellipsometry (188 papers), Optical Coatings and Gratings (108 papers) and Photonic and Optical Devices (80 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Surfaces, Coatings and Films (1.7k citations), Biomedical Engineering (4.2k citations) and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics (2.9k citations). R. M. A. Azzam has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Egypt and Canada. Frequent co-authors include N. M. Bashara, Stanley S. Ballard, D. Thorburn Burns, A. R. M. Zaghloul, Jian Liu, Yajing Cui, E. Masetti, Mustafa A. G. Abushagur, F. F. Sudradjat and F. C. Ho. Their work appears in journals such as Applied Physics Letters, Physics Today and Proceedings of the IEEE.

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