R. V. Schmidt

3.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
51 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

R. V. Schmidt is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, R. V. Schmidt has authored 51 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 38 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 26 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 16 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in R. V. Schmidt's work include Photonic and Optical Devices (27 papers), Photorefractive and Nonlinear Optics (21 papers) and Acoustic Wave Resonator Technologies (15 papers). R. V. Schmidt is often cited by papers focused on Photonic and Optical Devices (27 papers), Photorefractive and Nonlinear Optics (21 papers) and Acoustic Wave Resonator Technologies (15 papers). R. V. Schmidt collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Belgium. R. V. Schmidt's co-authors include I. P. Kaminow, H. Kogelnik, R. C. Alferness, C. V. Shank, P.S. Cross, D. C. Flanders, E. H. Turner, L.A. Coldren, L. L. Buhl and F. W. Voltmer and has published in prestigious journals such as Applied Physics Letters, Journal of Applied Physics and Proceedings of the IEEE.

In The Last Decade

R. V. Schmidt

48 papers receiving 2.1k citations

Hit Papers

Metal-diffused optical waveguides in LiNbO3 1974 2026 1991 2008 1974 100 200 300 400
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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.

  1. Metal-diffused optical waveguides in LiNbO3
    1974 492 citations R. V. Schmidt, I. P. Kaminow 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. V. Schmidt United States 26 2.0k 1.6k 568 209 162 51 2.5k
D. W. Carr United States 20 1.3k 0.6× 1.2k 0.7× 583 1.0× 272 1.3× 127 0.8× 38 1.7k
F. J. Leonberger United States 22 1.9k 0.9× 1.1k 0.7× 204 0.4× 145 0.7× 29 0.2× 70 2.1k
G. Hasnain United States 22 1.8k 0.9× 1.5k 0.9× 211 0.4× 156 0.7× 31 0.2× 59 2.1k
P. Grabiec Poland 22 927 0.5× 806 0.5× 458 0.8× 261 1.2× 93 0.6× 180 1.5k
Shyh Wang United States 24 1.7k 0.8× 1.3k 0.8× 189 0.3× 156 0.7× 23 0.1× 105 1.8k
R. A. Hamm United States 34 2.8k 1.4× 2.4k 1.5× 370 0.7× 544 2.6× 58 0.4× 167 3.3k
D.I. Babic United States 26 2.1k 1.1× 1.3k 0.8× 138 0.2× 342 1.6× 169 1.0× 113 2.4k
Iain Thayne United Kingdom 23 1.5k 0.7× 751 0.5× 309 0.5× 407 1.9× 127 0.8× 174 1.8k
H.L. Hartnagel Germany 21 1.6k 0.8× 867 0.5× 278 0.5× 333 1.6× 74 0.5× 178 1.9k
H. Shichijo United States 28 2.9k 1.4× 1.4k 0.9× 293 0.5× 457 2.2× 23 0.1× 121 3.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of R. V. Schmidt

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Schmidt, R. V., Eric G. Rawson, Robert Norton, Stephen Jackson, & Melissa D. Bailey. (1983). Fibernet II: A Fiber Optic Ethernet. IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications. 1(5). 702–711. 28 indexed citations
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Rawson, Eric G., et al.. (1982). Fibernet II: an active star-configured fiber-optic local computer network with data collision sensing. TuFF1–TuFF1. 7 indexed citations
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Schmidt, R. V., P.S. Cross, & A. M. Glass. (1980). Optically induced crosstalk in LiNbO3 waveguide switches. Journal of Applied Physics. 51(1). 90–93. 46 indexed citations
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Schmidt, R. V. & P.S. Cross. (1979). Externally Coupled Resonator-Filter (ECRF). IEEE Transactions on Sonics and Ultrasonics. 26(2). 88–92. 7 indexed citations
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Alferness, R. C., R. V. Schmidt, & E. H. Turner. (1979). Characteristics of Ti-diffused lithium niobate optical directional couplers. Applied Optics. 18(23). 4012–4012. 99 indexed citations
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Alferness, R. C. & R. V. Schmidt. (1978). Tunable Optical Waveguide Directional Coupler Filter. TuA3–TuA3. 2 indexed citations
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Cross, P.S., R. V. Schmidt, R. L. Thornton, & P. W. Smith. (1978). Optically controlled two channel integrated-optical switch. IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics. 14(8). 577–580. 26 indexed citations
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Boyd, G. D., R. V. Schmidt, & F. G. Storz. (1977). Characteristics of metal-diffused LiNbO3 for acoustic devices. Journal of Applied Physics. 48(7). 2880–2881. 12 indexed citations
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Kogelnik, H. & R. V. Schmidt. (1976). Switched directional coupler with stepped Deltabeta reversal (A). Journal of the Optical Society of America A. 66. 289.
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Kogelnik, H. & R. V. Schmidt. (1976). Switched Directional Coupler with Stepped Δβ-Reversal. MD5–MD5. 1 indexed citations
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Schmidt, R. V. & L. L. Buhl. (1976). Experimental 4×4 optical switching network. Electronics Letters. 12(22). 575–577. 61 indexed citations
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Cross, P.S., R. V. Schmidt, & H. A. Haus. (1976). Acoustically Cascaded ASW Resonator - Filters. 277–280. 8 indexed citations
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Schmidt, R. V.. (1976). Guided wave optical devices using Ti-diffused LiNbO3. 557–560. 1 indexed citations
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Schmidt, R. V. & L.A. Coldren. (1975). Thin Fiim Acoustic Surface Waveguides on Anisotropic Media. IEEE Transactions on Sonics and Ultrasonics. 22(2). 115–122. 94 indexed citations
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Schmidt, R. V. & I. P. Kaminow. (1975). Acoustooptic Bragg deflection in LiNbO3Ti-diffused waveguides. IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics. 11(1). 57–59. 27 indexed citations
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Kaminow, I. P., V. Ramaswamy, R. V. Schmidt, & E. H. Turner. (1974). Lithium niobate ridge waveguide modulator. Applied Physics Letters. 24(12). 622–624. 84 indexed citations
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Coldren, L.A. & R. V. Schmidt. (1974). Acoustic Surface Wave Slot Waveguides on Bi12GeO20. IEEE Transactions on Sonics and Ultrasonics. 21(2). 128–129. 7 indexed citations
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Kaminow, I. P., V. Ramaswamy, R. V. Schmidt, & E. H. Turner. (1974). Lithium niobate ridge waveguide modulator. IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics. 10(9). 731–731.
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Schmidt, R. V., I. P. Kaminow, & J. R. Carruthers. (1973). Acousto-optic diffraction of guided optical waves in LiNbO3. Applied Physics Letters. 23(8). 417–419. 36 indexed citations
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Schmidt, R. V.. (1970). OPTICAL PROBING OF BULK WAVES PRESENT IN ACOUSTIC SURFACE WAVE DELAY LINES. Applied Physics Letters. 17(9). 369–371. 11 indexed citations

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