S. W. Koch

2.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
24 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

S. W. Koch is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, S. W. Koch has authored 24 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 14 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 3 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in S. W. Koch's work include Semiconductor Quantum Structures and Devices (9 papers), Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices (6 papers) and Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies (6 papers). S. W. Koch is often cited by papers focused on Semiconductor Quantum Structures and Devices (9 papers), Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices (6 papers) and Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies (6 papers). S. W. Koch collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and United Kingdom. S. W. Koch's co-authors include Hartmut Haug, L. V. Keldysh, Chi‐Wai Chow, M. Lindberg, J. Hader, Jerome V. Moloney, T. Stroucken, Eoin P. O’Reilly, A. Girndt and M. F. Pereira and has published in prestigious journals such as Applied Physics Letters, Journal of Applied Physics and Physical Review B.

In The Last Decade

S. W. Koch

24 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Hit Papers

Quantum Theory of the Opt... 1994 2026 2004 2015 1994 250 500 750 1000
What are hit papers?

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. Quantum Theory of the Optical and Electronic Properties of Semiconductors
    1994 1.1k citations Hartmut Haug, S. W. Koch et al. Physics Today profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
S. W. Koch United States 15 1.4k 826 377 190 132 24 1.6k
Bang‐Fen Zhu China 18 1.3k 1.0× 714 0.9× 476 1.3× 195 1.0× 132 1.0× 51 1.5k
Johnson Lee United States 22 1.5k 1.1× 964 1.2× 482 1.3× 197 1.0× 112 0.8× 59 1.8k
A. P. Heberle Germany 22 1.6k 1.2× 813 1.0× 246 0.7× 183 1.0× 185 1.4× 60 1.8k
D. Y. Oberli Switzerland 24 2.1k 1.5× 975 1.2× 472 1.3× 230 1.2× 262 2.0× 82 2.2k
B. Laikhtman Israel 22 1.2k 0.9× 589 0.7× 369 1.0× 368 1.9× 88 0.7× 93 1.5k
V. G. Lyssenko Germany 24 1.5k 1.1× 879 1.1× 454 1.2× 92 0.5× 317 2.4× 90 1.8k
K. D. Maranowski United States 22 1.6k 1.2× 940 1.1× 287 0.8× 345 1.8× 162 1.2× 96 1.9k
M.A. Pate United Kingdom 24 2.1k 1.5× 1.6k 1.9× 326 0.9× 370 1.9× 220 1.7× 134 2.4k
R. Hey Germany 18 1.0k 0.7× 577 0.7× 263 0.7× 193 1.0× 144 1.1× 94 1.3k
I. Bar‐Joseph Israel 31 2.6k 1.9× 1.3k 1.5× 636 1.7× 385 2.0× 274 2.1× 81 3.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of S. W. Koch

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of S. W. Koch. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of S. W. Koch based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with S. W. Koch. S. W. Koch is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Bayer, A., S. Baierl, M. Hohenleutner, et al.. (2015). Coherent cyclotron motion beyond Kohn’s theorem. Nature Physics. 12(2). 119–123. 38 indexed citations
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Vrettos, Evangelos, et al.. (2013). Maximizing Local PV Utilization Using Small-Scale Batteries and Flexible Thermal Loads. EU PVSEC. 23 indexed citations
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Peyghambarian, N., Tiequn Qiu, Pavel Polynkin, et al.. (2004). Semiconductor Optics. Optics and Photonics News. 15(12). 41–41. 9 indexed citations
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Klar, Peter J., W. Heimbrodt, G. Weiser, et al.. (2002). Interband transitions of quantum wells and device structures containing Ga(N, As) and (Ga, In)(N, As). Semiconductor Science and Technology. 17(8). 830–842. 34 indexed citations
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Hader, J., S. W. Koch, Jerome V. Moloney, & Eoin P. O’Reilly. (2000). Gain in 1.3 μm materials: InGaNAs and InGaPAs semiconductor quantum-well lasers. Applied Physics Letters. 77(5). 630–632. 53 indexed citations
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Chow, Chi‐Wai & S. W. Koch. (1999). Semiconductor-Laser Fundamentals: Physics of the Gain Materials. CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research). 68 indexed citations
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Chow, Weng W., A. Girndt, & S. W. Koch. (1998). Calculation of quantum well laser gain spectra. Optics Express. 2(4). 119–119. 24 indexed citations
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Ellmers, C., Martin R. Hofmann, A. Girndt, et al.. (1998). Gain Spectra of an (InGa)As Single Quantum Well Laser Diode. physica status solidi (b). 206(1). 407–412. 10 indexed citations
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Girndt, A., et al.. (1995). Theory of coherent phenomena in pump-probe excitation of semiconductor amplifiers. Journal of Applied Physics. 78(5). 2946–2954. 10 indexed citations
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Haug, Hartmut, S. W. Koch, & L. V. Keldysh. (1994). Quantum Theory of the Optical and Electronic Properties of Semiconductors. Physics Today. 47(2). 106–108. 1135 indexed citations breakdown →
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Jin, R., Junji Yumoto, G. Khitrova, et al.. (1994). Subpicosecond switching in a current injected GaAs/AlGaAs multiple-quantum-well nonlinear directional coupler. Applied Physics Letters. 64(4). 454–456. 12 indexed citations
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Jahnke, F., K. Henneberger, W. Schäfer, & S. W. Koch. (1993). Transient nonequilibrium and many-body effects in semiconductor microcavity lasers. Journal of the Optical Society of America B. 10(12). 2394–2394. 20 indexed citations
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Pereira, M. F., Chi‐Wai Chow, & S. W. Koch. (1993). Effects of strain and Coulomb interaction on gain and refractive index in quantum-well lasers. Journal of the Optical Society of America B. 10(5). 765–765. 26 indexed citations
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Lindberg, M., et al.. (1992). Theory of the semiconductor photon echo. Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. 15 indexed citations
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Binder, R., et al.. (1990). Many-body effects in the luminescence of highly excited indirect superlattices. Journal of the Optical Society of America B. 7(8). 1473–1473. 16 indexed citations
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Dorozhkin, S. I., S. W. Koch, K. von Klitzing, & G. Dorda. (1990). Effect of dissipation-free edge currents on the magnetoresistance of a 2D electron gas in a strong magnetic field: Upper limit on magnetoresistance. 52. 652. 2 indexed citations
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Wright, E. M., et al.. (1990). Formation of transverse spatial ring structures in increasing-absorption optical bistability. Optics Letters. 15(5). 258–258. 4 indexed citations
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Wright, E. M., David J. Richardson, & S. W. Koch. (1989). Bifurcation of scattering orders in degenerate four-wave mixing. Optics Letters. 14(1). 75–75. 3 indexed citations
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Lindberg, M. & S. W. Koch. (1988). Theory of coherent transients in semiconductor pump–probe spectroscopy. Journal of the Optical Society of America B. 5(1). 139–139. 43 indexed citations
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Lindberg, M., S. W. Koch, & H. Haug. (1986). Oscillatory instability of an induced absorber in a ring cavity. Journal of the Optical Society of America B. 3(5). 751–751. 15 indexed citations

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