Rolf Wester

788 total citations
44 papers, 557 citations indexed

About

Rolf Wester is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Biomedical Engineering and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, Rolf Wester has authored 44 papers receiving a total of 557 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 18 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 16 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in Rolf Wester's work include Advanced optical system design (16 papers), Laser Design and Applications (14 papers) and Optical Coatings and Gratings (9 papers). Rolf Wester is often cited by papers focused on Advanced optical system design (16 papers), Laser Design and Applications (14 papers) and Optical Coatings and Gratings (9 papers). Rolf Wester collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Netherlands and Finland. Rolf Wester's co-authors include Peter Loosen, Jochen Stollenwerk, G. Müller, Reinhart Poprawe, D. H. H. Hoffmann, Martin Traub, J. Luttmann, Johannes Weitenberg, Reinhard Noll and Peter Russbueldt and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical review. B, Condensed matter, Journal of Applied Physics and Optics Letters.

In The Last Decade

Rolf Wester

41 papers receiving 505 citations

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Rolf Wester Germany	12	302	254	206	147	90	44	557
Christopher P. Ausschnitt United States	12	122 0.4×	265 1.0×	443 2.2×	88 0.6×	24 0.3×	47	570
Carlos Pérez-López Mexico	9	142 0.5×	161 0.6×	108 0.5×	21 0.1×	35 0.4×	23	377
Mohammad Taghi Tavassoly Iran	15	249 0.8×	340 1.3×	152 0.7×	66 0.4×	103 1.1×	54	612
G. S. Pati United States	16	118 0.4×	759 3.0×	319 1.5×	70 0.5×	54 0.6×	62	945
Julia Sheldakova Russia	15	296 1.0×	427 1.7×	337 1.6×	12 0.1×	60 0.7×	111	674
Bryan J. Rice United States	15	157 0.5×	169 0.7×	420 2.0×	177 1.2×	8 0.1×	59	701
Fabin Shen United States	8	147 0.5×	332 1.3×	586 2.8×	44 0.3×	64 0.7×	15	789
Soo Chang South Korea	14	270 0.9×	418 1.6×	102 0.5×	66 0.4×	23 0.3×	50	552
M. Wu United States	12	159 0.5×	351 1.4×	81 0.4×	25 0.2×	238 2.6×	48	574

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Wester, Rolf, et al.. (2018). Density estimation in optical phase space for optimizing micro-optical elements on freeform surfaces. Publikationsdatenbank der Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft (Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft). 11. 23–23. 1 indexed citations

Wester, Rolf, et al.. (2014). Designing optical free-form surfaces for extended sources. Optics Express. 22(S2). A552–A552. 49 indexed citations

Wester, Rolf, et al.. (2013). High resolution irradiance tailoring using multiple freeform surfaces. Optics Express. 21(9). 10563–10563. 81 indexed citations

Schwarz, Thomas, et al.. (2013). Analysis of single-mode efficiency of electrically pumped VECSELs. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 8606. 86060H–86060H. 5 indexed citations

Wester, Rolf, et al.. (2013). Limitations of the ray mapping approach in freeform optics design. Optics Letters. 38(11). 1945–1945. 26 indexed citations

Wester, Rolf. (2013). Physical optics methods for laser and nonlinear optics simulations. Advanced Optical Technologies. 2(3). 247–255. 4 indexed citations

Wester, Rolf, et al.. (2012). Algorithm for irradiance tailoring using multiple freeform optical surfaces. Optics Express. 20(13). 14477–14477. 93 indexed citations

Wester, Rolf, et al.. (2011). Optical system design for a reflector-based LED food lighting module. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 8123. 812306–812306.

Wester, Rolf, et al.. (2010). Design of efficient freeform lenses for mass-market illumination applications using hybrid algorithms. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 7788. 778807–778807. 2 indexed citations

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Wester, Rolf, et al.. (2009). High power UV generation at 355 nm by means of extracavity frequency conversion of a high repetition rate Innoslab MOPA system. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 7193. 71930Y–71930Y. 3 indexed citations

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Nicklaus, Kolja, et al.. (2006). MOPA with kW average power and multi MW peak power: experimental results, theoretical modeling, and scaling limits. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 6100. 610016–610016. 8 indexed citations

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Schmidt, G., et al.. (2000). Scaling the output power of a diode end pumped Nd:YAG slab laser with a hybrid resonator. Advanced Solid-State Lasers. JQE 28. MA3–MA3. 1 indexed citations

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Schmidt, G., T. Mans, Rolf Wester, et al.. (2000). Highly efficient diode-end-pumped Nd:YAG slab laser. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 3929. 98–98. 1 indexed citations

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Kreutz, E.W., et al.. (2000). Simulation of micro-channel heat sinks for optoelectronic microsystems. Microelectronics Journal. 31(9-10). 787–790. 18 indexed citations

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Biesenbach, Jens, et al.. (1995). Lasers for materials processing: specifications and trends. Optical and Quantum Electronics. 27(12). 1089–1102. 9 indexed citations

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Loosen, Peter & Rolf Wester. (1995). Parameter limits of thermal instabilities in high-frequency CO₂laser discharges. Journal of Physics D Applied Physics. 28(5). 849–855. 1 indexed citations

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Wester, Rolf, et al.. (1991). Numerical modelling of RF excited CO₂laser discharges. Journal of Physics D Applied Physics. 24(8). 1371–1375. 13 indexed citations

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Wester, Rolf. (1991). Frequency dependence of thermal volume instabilities in high-frequency CO2 laser discharges. Journal of Applied Physics. 70(7). 3449–3454. 5 indexed citations

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Wester, Rolf, et al.. (1991). Investigation of microwave excited CO₂laser discharges. Journal of Physics D Applied Physics. 24(7). 1102–1107. 3 indexed citations

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Herziger, G., et al.. (1987). Invited Paper Multipass resonators for laser systems. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 801. 45–45. 3 indexed citations

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