Robert R. Thomson

5.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
170 papers, 4.2k citations indexed

About

Robert R. Thomson is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Computational Mechanics. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert R. Thomson has authored 170 papers receiving a total of 4.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 106 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 94 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 66 papers in Computational Mechanics. Recurrent topics in Robert R. Thomson's work include Laser Material Processing Techniques (65 papers), Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies (57 papers) and Photonic and Optical Devices (46 papers). Robert R. Thomson is often cited by papers focused on Laser Material Processing Techniques (65 papers), Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies (57 papers) and Photonic and Optical Devices (46 papers). Robert R. Thomson collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Germany and France. Robert R. Thomson's co-authors include A. K. Kar, Sebabrata Mukherjee, Nathan Goldman, Patrik Öhberg, N. D. Psaila, Erika Andersson, Debaditya Choudhury, T. A. Birks, Henry T. Bookey and Sergio G. Leon-Saval and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, Nature Communications and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Robert R. Thomson

158 papers receiving 3.9k citations

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Observation of a Localized Flat-Band State in a Photonic Lieb Lattice

2015 481 citations Sebabrata Mukherjee, Debaditya Choudhury et al. Physical Review Letters profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Using carbon fiber tape to tailor the coefficient of thermal expansion in 3D-Printed composite tooling 2024 ·Journal of Thermoplastic Composite Materials ·(unknown), John W. Holmes, Silvano Sommacal, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Robert R. Thomson, (unknown), Paul Compston, Klaus Drechsler	3
2	Chara Array integrated optics testbench (CHARIOT) for on-sky experiments 2024 ·Durham Research Online (Durham University) ·(unknown), Aline N. Dinkelaker, (unknown), Lucas Labadie, (unknown), Nicholas J. Scott, Narsireddy Anugu, Aurélien Benoît, Robert R. Thomson, Robert J. Harris, C. Farrington, (unknown), (unknown), Edgar R. Ligon, Gail Schaefer	1
3	Towards freeform reflective fused silica optics using ultrafast laser-assisted etching 2024 ·Science and Technology Facilities Council ·(unknown), Aurélien Benoît, (unknown), Pablo Roldán-Varona, C. J. Evans, David Lee, Duncan P. Hand, Robert R. Thomson	1
4	A primal–dual data-driven method for computational optical imaging with a photonic lantern 2024 ·PNAS Nexus ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Robert R. Thomson, Audrey Repetti, Jean‐Christophe Pesquet	1
5	Fast, Precise, High Contrast Laser Writing for Photonic Chips with Phase Aberrations 2024 ·Laser & Photonics Review ·Bangshan Sun, Simon Moser, Alexander Jesacher, Patrick S. Salter, Robert R. Thomson, Martin J. Booth	4
6	A miniature fiber optic ablation probe manufactured via ultrafast laser inscription and selective chemical etching 2023 ·APL Photonics ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Jonathan D. Shephard, Robert R. Thomson	3
7	Fiber-connectorized ultrafast-laser-inscribed K-band integrated optics beam combiner for the CHARA telescope array 2023 ·Applied Optics ·(unknown), David G. MacLachlan, (unknown), Tarun Sharma, Lucas Labadie, (unknown), (unknown), Aline N. Dinkelaker, Martin M. Roth, Nicholas J. Scott, Vincent Coudé du Foresto, Robert R. Thomson, Aurélien Benoît	2
8	Miniaturised gap sensor using fibre optic Fabry-Pérot interferometry for structural health monitoring 2022 ·Optics Express ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Robert R. Thomson, (unknown), S.J. Brooks, William N. MacPherson	7
9	Ultrafast laser ablation of a multicore polymer optical fiber for multipoint light emission 2021 ·Optics Express ·(unknown), (unknown), Kevin Dhaliwal, Robert R. Thomson, Michael G. Tanner	4
10	Observing mode-dependent wavelength-to-time mapping in few-mode fibers using a single-photon detector array 2020 ·APL Photonics ·(unknown), (unknown), Michael G. Tanner, Dionne Haynes, Sebabrata Mukherjee, T. A. Birks, Robert R. Thomson	9
11	Solitary pulmonary nodule imaging approaches and the role of optical fibre-based technologies 2020 ·European Respiratory Journal ·(unknown), Gareth Williams, (unknown), (unknown), James M. Stone, Neil Finlayson, Mark Bradley, Robert R. Thomson, Ahsan R. Akram, Kevin Dhaliwal	20
12	Fibre-based spectral ratio endomicroscopy for contrast enhancement of bacterial imaging and pulmonary autofluorescence 2019 ·Biomedical Optics Express ·(unknown), James M. Stone, Adam Marshall, (unknown), Robert R. Thomson, Kevin Dhaliwal, Michael G. Tanner	13
13	High-speed dual color fluorescence lifetime endomicroscopy for highly-multiplexed pulmonary diagnostic applications and detection of labeled bacteria 2018 ·Biomedical Optics Express ·E. Pedretti, Michael G. Tanner, (unknown), Nikola Krstajić, Alicia Megía-Fernández, Robert K. Henderson, Mark Bradley, Robert R. Thomson, John M. Girkin, Kevin Dhaliwal, Paul A. Dalgarno	12
14	Ballistic and snake photon imaging for accurate location of optical endomicroscopy fibres 2017 ·arXiv (Cornell University) ·Michael G. Tanner, (unknown), Thomas Craven, Bethany Mills, Mark Bradley, Robert K. Henderson, Kevin Dhaliwal, Robert R. Thomson	1
15	Coherent Diffusive Photonics 2017 ·arXiv (Cornell University) ·Sebabrata Mukherjee, D. Mogilevtsev, G. Ya. Slepyan, (unknown), Robert R. Thomson, Natalia Korolkova	1
16	Observation of a Localized Flat-Band State in a Photonic Lieb Lattice breakdown → 2015 ·Physical Review Letters ·Sebabrata Mukherjee, (unknown), Debaditya Choudhury, Nathan Goldman, Patrik Öhberg, Erika Andersson, Robert R. Thomson	481
17	Strain field manipulation in ultrafast laser inscribed BiB_3O_6 optical waveguides for nonlinear applications 2011 ·Optics Letters ·Stephen J. Beecher, Robert R. Thomson, Derryck T. Reid, N. D. Psaila, M. Ebrahim-Zadeh, A. K. Kar	16
18	Ultrafast laser inscription of near-infrared waveguides in polycrystalline ZnSe 2010 ·Optics Letters ·John R. MacDonald, Robert R. Thomson, Stephen J. Beecher, N. D. Psaila, Henry T. Bookey, A. K. Kar	53
19	Ultrafast laser inscription of a high-gain Er-doped bismuthate glass waveguide amplifier 2010 ·Optics Express ·Robert R. Thomson, N. D. Psaila, Stephen J. Beecher, A. K. Kar	34
20	Shaping ultrafast laser inscribed optical waveguides using a deformable mirror 2008 ·Optics Express ·Robert R. Thomson, (unknown), E. Ramsay, Stephen J. Beecher, A. H. Greenaway, A. K. Kar, Derryck T. Reid	28

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