S. M. Silence

1.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
21 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

S. M. Silence is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, S. M. Silence has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 12 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 6 papers in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. Recurrent topics in S. M. Silence's work include Photorefractive and Nonlinear Optics (17 papers), Photonic and Optical Devices (12 papers) and Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies (10 papers). S. M. Silence is often cited by papers focused on Photorefractive and Nonlinear Optics (17 papers), Photonic and Optical Devices (12 papers) and Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies (10 papers). S. M. Silence collaborates with scholars based in United States and France. S. M. Silence's co-authors include W. E. Moerner, G. C. Bjorklund, F. Hache, C. A. Walsh, J. C. Scott, Keith A. Nelson, D. M. Burland, Robert J. Twieg, M. C. J. M. Donckers and John J. Stankus and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Reviews, Physical Review Letters and The Journal of Chemical Physics.

In The Last Decade

S. M. Silence

21 papers receiving 1.3k 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.

Polymeric photorefractive materials

1994 607 citations W. E. Moerner, S. M. Silence Chemical Reviews profile →
Orientationally enhanced photorefractive effect in polymers

1994 317 citations W. E. Moerner, S. M. Silence et al. Journal of the Optical Society of America B profile →

Peers

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AMPO

EEE

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Sandalphon United States

M. Ziari United States

M.B.J. Diemeer Netherlands

C. A. Walsh United States

Simón Rivier Germany

Ryszard Burzyński United States

T. Kaino Japan

R. Hierle France

Y. Ohmori Japan

G. F. Lipscomb United States

Sandalphon United States

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860 ×0.8

AMPO

721 ×0.8

EEE

343 ×0.9

EOMM

210 ×0.9

66 ×0.6

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20 of 20 papers shown

Burland, D. M., G. C. Bjorklund, W. E. Moerner, S. M. Silence, & John J. Stankus. (1995). Photorefractive polymers - A status report. Pure and Applied Chemistry. 67(1). 33–38. 10 indexed citations

Silence, S. M., M. C. J. M. Donckers, C. A. Walsh, et al.. (1994). Electric field-dependent nonphotorefractive gratings in a nonlinear photoconducting polymer. Applied Physics Letters. 64(6). 712–714. 11 indexed citations

Stankus, John J., S. M. Silence, W. E. Moerner, & G. C. Bjorklund. (1994). Electric-field-switchable stratified volume holograms in photorefractive polymers. Optics Letters. 19(18). 1480–1480. 18 indexed citations

Silence, S. M., R. J. Twieg, G. C. Bjorklund, & W. E. Moerner. (1994). Quasinondestructive Readout in a Photorefractive Polymer. Physical Review Letters. 73(15). 2047–2050. 24 indexed citations

Moerner, W. E. & S. M. Silence. (1994). Polymeric photorefractive materials. Chemical Reviews. 94(1). 127–155. 607 indexed citations breakdown →

Stankus, John J., S. M. Silence, Robert J. Twieg, et al.. (1994). <title>Recent progress in photorefractive polymers: materials and structures</title>. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 2285. 204–215. 3 indexed citations

Silence, S. M., M. C. J. M. Donckers, C. A. Walsh, et al.. (1994). Optical properties of poly(N-vinylcarbazole)-based guest-host photorefractive polymer systems. Applied Optics. 33(11). 2218–2218. 27 indexed citations

Silence, S. M., G. C. Bjorklund, & W. E. Moerner. (1994). Optical trap activation in a photorefractive polymer. Optics Letters. 19(22). 1822–1822. 26 indexed citations

Moerner, W. E., S. M. Silence, F. Hache, & G. C. Bjorklund. (1994). Orientationally enhanced photorefractive effect in polymers. Journal of the Optical Society of America B. 11(2). 320–320. 317 indexed citations breakdown →

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Donckers, M. C. J. M., S. M. Silence, C. A. Walsh, et al.. (1993). Net two-beam-coupling gain in a polymeric photorefractive material. Optics Letters. 18(13). 1044–1044. 73 indexed citations

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Silence, S. M., F. Hache, M. C. J. M. Donckers, et al.. (1993). <title>Nonlinear optical properties of photorefractive polymers</title>. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 1852. 253–265. 5 indexed citations

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Bjorklund, G. C., D. M. Burland, M. C. J. M. Donckers, et al.. (1993). Photorefractive Polymers Achieve Net Gain, High Diffraction Efficiency and Speed. Optics and Photonics News. 4(12). 42–42. 1 indexed citations

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Silence, S. M., J. C. Scott, F. Hache, et al.. (1993). Poly(silane)-based high-mobility photorefractive polymers. Journal of the Optical Society of America B. 10(12). 2306–2306. 50 indexed citations

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Silence, S. M., Anil R. Duggal, Lisa Dhar, & Keith A. Nelson. (1992). Structural and orientational relaxation in supercooled liquid triphenylphosphite. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 96(7). 5448–5459. 25 indexed citations

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Silence, S. M., C. A. Walsh, J. C. Scott, et al.. (1992). Subsecond grating growth in a photorefractive polymer. Optics Letters. 17(16). 1107–1107. 39 indexed citations

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Scott, J. C., L. Pautmeier, W. E. Moerner, et al.. (1992). Photoconductivity of Photorefractive Polymers. MRS Proceedings. 277. 1 indexed citations

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Silence, S. M., C. A. Walsh, J. C. Scott, & W. E. Moerner. (1992). C60 sensitization of a photorefractive polymer. Applied Physics Letters. 61(25). 2967–2969. 70 indexed citations

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Silence, S. M., et al.. (1992). Impulsive-stimulated-scattering study of the normal-incommensurate phase transition in [N(CH3)4]2ZnCl4. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 46(5). 2714–2726. 6 indexed citations

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Silence, S. M., Steven R. Goates, & Keith A. Nelson. (1991). Impulsive stimulated scattering study of the structural relaxation dynamics of liquid triphenylphosphite. Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids. 131-133. 37–41. 7 indexed citations

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Silence, S. M., Steven R. Goates, & Keith A. Nelson. (1990). Impulsive stimulated scattering study of normal and supercooled liquid triphenylphosphite. Chemical Physics. 149(1-2). 233–259. 27 indexed citations

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