Sami Mumtaz

1.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
16 papers, 958 citations indexed

About

Sami Mumtaz is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, Sami Mumtaz has authored 16 papers receiving a total of 958 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 5 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 0 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in Sami Mumtaz's work include Optical Network Technologies (16 papers), Advanced Photonic Communication Systems (12 papers) and Advanced Optical Network Technologies (7 papers). Sami Mumtaz is often cited by papers focused on Optical Network Technologies (16 papers), Advanced Photonic Communication Systems (12 papers) and Advanced Optical Network Technologies (7 papers). Sami Mumtaz collaborates with scholars based in France, United States and Portugal. Sami Mumtaz's co-authors include René-Jean Essiambre, Roland Ryf, Peter J. Winzer, Sebastian Randel, Alberto Sierra, R. Lingle, D. W. Peckham, Cristian Bolle, Ellsworth Burrows and Mina Esmaeelpour and has published in prestigious journals such as Optics Express, Journal of Lightwave Technology and IEEE Photonics Technology Letters.

In The Last Decade

Sami Mumtaz

15 papers receiving 900 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.

Mode-Division Multiplexing Over 96 km of Few-Mode Fiber Using Coherent 6$\,\times\,$6 MIMO Processing

2011 787 citations Roland Ryf, Sebastian Randel et al. Journal of Lightwave Technology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Sami Mumtaz France	7	926	359	48	16	14	16	958
Ellsworth Burrows United States	9	988 1.1×	330 0.9×	48 1.0×	18 1.1×	13 0.9×	18	1.0k
R.G.H. van Uden Netherlands	10	718 0.8×	209 0.6×	34 0.7×	24 1.5×	11 0.8×	24	762
H. de Waardt Netherlands	15	1.0k 1.1×	276 0.8×	51 1.1×	30 1.9×	14 1.0×	61	1.1k
Cen Xia United States	13	1.1k 1.2×	356 1.0×	51 1.1×	31 1.9×	21 1.5×	32	1.2k
Alberto Sierra United States	8	1.3k 1.5×	453 1.3×	63 1.3×	25 1.6×	20 1.4×	9	1.4k
Filipe Ferreira United Kingdom	15	857 0.9×	199 0.6×	34 0.7×	13 0.8×	38 2.7×	110	895
M. Fishteyn United States	18	1.4k 1.5×	337 0.9×	47 1.0×	18 1.1×	12 0.9×	39	1.4k
M. Salsi United States	19	1.3k 1.4×	272 0.8×	31 0.6×	17 1.1×	13 0.9×	80	1.4k
Toshiki Taru Japan	21	1.7k 1.8×	273 0.8×	32 0.7×	28 1.8×	3 0.2×	44	1.7k

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Demirtzioglou, Iosif, Hartmut Hafermann, Massimo Tornatore, et al.. (2025). Investigation of Nonlinear Impairments and Their Compensation in Integrated SOA Within High Bandwidth Coherent Driver Modulator. 1–4.

Mumtaz, Sami, et al.. (2023). Impact of Laser Impairments on DSCM-Based 800G Point-to-MultiPoint Coherent Transmission Systems. Th1E.3–Th1E.3. 2 indexed citations

Lorences-Riesgo, Abel, et al.. (2023). Carrier-Phase Recovery for Coherent Optical Systems: Algorithms, Challenges and Solutions. Journal of Lightwave Technology. 42(3). 1095–1108. 5 indexed citations

Lorences-Riesgo, Abel, Sami Mumtaz, Trung-Hien Nguyen, et al.. (2023). On the Mitigation of WSS Filtering Penalties: Single- vs Multi-Carrier Modulation. Journal of Lightwave Technology. 41(11). 3628–3634. 6 indexed citations

Lorences-Riesgo, Abel, Sami Mumtaz, Yann Frignac, et al.. (2022). Leveraging Dispersion-Aware Phase Recovery for Long-Haul Digital Multi-Carrier Transmission: An Experimental Demonstration. Journal of Lightwave Technology. 40(16). 5432–5439. 8 indexed citations

Lorences-Riesgo, Abel, Sami Mumtaz, Ivan Fernandez de Jauregui Ruiz, et al.. (2022). Maximizing Fiber Capacity in Flex-Grid Coherent Systems Through Symbol Rate Optimization. IEEE Photonics Technology Letters. 34(3). 161–164. 2 indexed citations

Nguyen, Trung-Hien, Abel Lorences-Riesgo, Sami Mumtaz, et al.. (2021). Quantifying the Gain of Entropy-Loaded Digital Multicarrier for Beyond 100 Gbaud Transmission Systems. F4D.1–F4D.1. 2 indexed citations

Lorences-Riesgo, Abel, Sami Mumtaz, Yann Frignac, et al.. (2021). Maximizing the Performance of Digital Multi-Carrier Systems with Transmission-Aware Joint Carrier Phase Recovery. 1–4. 1 indexed citations

Mumtaz, Sami, et al.. (2019). Averaged nonlinear equations for multimode fibers valid in all regimes of random linear coupling. Optical Fiber Technology. 48. 123–127. 12 indexed citations

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Xiao, Yuzhe, Sami Mumtaz, René-Jean Essiambre, & Govind P. Agrawal. (2014). Effect of random linear mode coupling on intermodal four-wave mixing in few-mode fibers. Optical Fiber Communication Conference. M3F.5–M3F.5. 5 indexed citations

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Xiao, Yuzhe, René-Jean Essiambre, Antonia M. Tulino, et al.. (2014). Theory of intermodal four-wave mixing with random linear mode coupling in few-mode fibers. Optics Express. 22(26). 32039–32039. 86 indexed citations

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Agrawal, Govind P., Sami Mumtaz, & René-Jean Essiambre. (2013). Nonlinear Performance of SDM Systems Designed with Multimode or Multicore Fibers. OM3I.6–OM3I.6. 11 indexed citations

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Mumtaz, Sami, René-Jean Essiambre, & Govind P. Agrawal. (2012). Birefringence effects in space-division multiplexed fiber transmission systems: Generalization of Manakov equation. 179–180. 3 indexed citations

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Randel, Sebastian, Alberto Sierra, Sami Mumtaz, et al.. (2012). Adaptive MIMO Signal Processing for Mode-division Multiplexing. Optical Fiber Communication Conference. OW3D.5–OW3D.5. 24 indexed citations

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Mumtaz, Sami, René-Jean Essiambre, & Govind P. Agrawal. (2012). Reduction of nonlinear impairments in coupled-core multicore optical fibers. 175–176. 4 indexed citations

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Ryf, Roland, Sebastian Randel, A.H. Gnauck, et al.. (2011). Mode-Division Multiplexing Over 96 km of Few-Mode Fiber Using Coherent 6$\,\times\,$6 MIMO Processing. Journal of Lightwave Technology. 30(4). 521–531. 787 indexed citations breakdown →

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