Steffen Wittek

4.6k total citations · 3 hit papers
24 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

Steffen Wittek is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition. According to data from OpenAlex, Steffen Wittek has authored 24 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 15 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 1 paper in Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition. Recurrent topics in Steffen Wittek's work include Optical Network Technologies (12 papers), Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies (9 papers) and Photonic Crystal and Fiber Optics (7 papers). Steffen Wittek is often cited by papers focused on Optical Network Technologies (12 papers), Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies (9 papers) and Photonic Crystal and Fiber Optics (7 papers). Steffen Wittek collaborates with scholars based in United States, Israel and Japan. Steffen Wittek's co-authors include Mercedeh Khajavikhan, Demetrios N. Christodoulides, Hossein Hodaei, Hipolito Garcia-Gracia, Ramy El‐Ganainy, Absar U. Hassan, Midya Parto, Jinhan Ren, Miguel A. Bandres and Gal Harari and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Physical Review Letters.

In The Last Decade

Steffen Wittek

23 papers receiving 2.7k citations

Hit Papers

Enhanced sensitivity at higher-order exceptional points 2017 2026 2020 2023 2017 2018 2018 400 800 1.2k
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. Enhanced sensitivity at higher-order exceptional points
    2017 1.3k citations Hossein Hodaei, Absar U. Hassan et al. Nature profile →
  2. Topological insulator laser: Experiments
    2018 961 citations Miguel A. Bandres, Steffen Wittek et al. Science profile →
  3. Edge-Mode Lasing in 1D Topological Active Arrays
    2018 389 citations Midya Parto, Steffen Wittek et al. Physical Review Letters profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Steffen Wittek United States 8 2.6k 1.1k 592 238 151 24 2.8k
Hossein Hodaei United States 12 3.1k 1.2× 1.9k 1.7× 521 0.9× 224 0.9× 153 1.0× 38 3.3k
Midya Parto United States 13 1.8k 0.7× 635 0.6× 457 0.8× 186 0.8× 159 1.1× 39 2.0k
Gal Harari Israel 10 2.3k 0.9× 634 0.6× 545 0.9× 272 1.1× 160 1.1× 18 2.4k
Liang Feng United States 16 1.9k 0.7× 1.0k 0.9× 459 0.8× 255 1.1× 166 1.1× 32 2.1k
Weijian Chen United States 14 2.5k 1.0× 1.2k 1.1× 798 1.3× 236 1.0× 264 1.7× 20 2.9k
Christian E. Rüter Germany 20 3.4k 1.3× 2.4k 2.2× 662 1.1× 216 0.9× 105 0.7× 55 3.6k
G. Onishchukov Germany 20 2.4k 0.9× 1.4k 1.2× 813 1.4× 135 0.6× 158 1.0× 88 2.7k
Jinhan Ren United States 10 1.6k 0.6× 510 0.5× 397 0.7× 172 0.7× 88 0.6× 20 1.7k
Alois Regensburger Germany 8 2.1k 0.8× 1.5k 1.3× 189 0.3× 186 0.8× 160 1.1× 12 2.2k
Steffen Weimann Germany 8 1.6k 0.6× 738 0.7× 242 0.4× 130 0.5× 114 0.8× 22 1.7k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Steffen Wittek

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Cooper, Max, et al.. (2021). Higher order mode generation in an anti-resonant hollow-core fiber. 18–18. 1 indexed citations
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Antonio-Lopez, José Enrique, et al.. (2021). SDM Fibers and Devices: Design, Manufacturing, and Applications. W7B.5–W7B.5. 1 indexed citations
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Alvarado-Zacarias, Juan Carlos, Max Cooper, Steffen Wittek, et al.. (2021). Photonic lantern tip/tilt detector for adaptive optics systems. Optics Letters. 46(13). 3292–3292. 9 indexed citations
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Antonio-Lopez, José Enrique, J. M. Anderson, Steffen Wittek, et al.. (2020). S2 Measurements Showing Suppression of Higher Order Modes in Confined Rare Earth Doped Large Core Fibers. Journal of Lightwave Technology. 38(7). 1953–1958. 7 indexed citations
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Alvarado-Zacarias, Juan Carlos, Nicolas K. Fontaine, Roland Ryf, et al.. (2020). Assembly and Characterization of a Multimode EDFA Using Digital Holography. Th1H.6–Th1H.6. 1 indexed citations
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Choutagunta, Karthik, Roland Ryf, Nicolas K. Fontaine, et al.. (2019). Modal Dynamics in Spatially Multiplexed Links. Chalmers Research (Chalmers University of Technology). W4C.1–W4C.1. 7 indexed citations
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Alvarado-Zacarias, Juan Carlos, Roland Ryf, Nicolas K. Fontaine, et al.. (2019). Characterization of Coupled-Core Fiber Amplifiers Using Swept-Wavelength Interferometer. Th1B.6–Th1B.6. 1 indexed citations
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Cagli, C., L. Perniola, F. Gaillard, et al.. (2019). Performance Improvement on HfO2-Based 1T Ferroelectric NVM by Electrical Preconditioning. SPIRE - Sciences Po Institutional REpository. 1–4. 2 indexed citations
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Ryf, Roland, Juan Carlos Alvarado-Zacarias, Steffen Wittek, et al.. (2019). Coupled-Core Transmission over 7-Core Fiber. Th4B.3–Th4B.3. 69 indexed citations
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Ryf, Roland, Nicolas K. Fontaine, Steffen Wittek, et al.. (2019). Recent Advances in Mode-Multiplexed Transmission over Multimode Fibers. Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics. 22. SM1G.1–SM1G.1. 1 indexed citations
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Parto, Midya, Steffen Wittek, Hossein Hodaei, et al.. (2018). Edge-Mode Lasing in 1D Topological Active Arrays. Physical Review Letters. 120(11). 389 indexed citations breakdown →
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Alvarado-Zacarias, Juan Carlos, Nicolas K. Fontaine, Haoshuo Chen, et al.. (2018). Coupled-Core EDFA Compatible with FMF Transmission. Journal of International Crisis and Risk Communication Research. Th4A.3–Th4A.3. 4 indexed citations
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Parto, Midya, Steffen Wittek, Hossein Hodaei, et al.. (2018). Complex Edge-State Phase Transitions in 1D Topological Laser Arrays. Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics. FM2E.5–FM2E.5. 6 indexed citations
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Fontaine, Nicolas K., Roland Ryf, David T. Neilson, et al.. (2018). Remote Mode-Forming Over Multimode Fiber Employing Single-Ended Channel Estimation. Journal of International Crisis and Risk Communication Research. 1–3. 3 indexed citations
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Ren, Jinhan, Midya Parto, Steffen Wittek, et al.. (2018). Unidirectional Light Generation in PT-symmetric Microring Lasers. Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics. FM4E.3–FM4E.3. 1 indexed citations
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Bandres, Miguel A., Steffen Wittek, Gal Harari, et al.. (2018). Topological insulator laser: Experiments. Science. 359(6381). 961 indexed citations breakdown →
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Hodaei, Hossein, Absar U. Hassan, Steffen Wittek, et al.. (2017). Enhanced sensitivity at higher-order exceptional points. Nature. 548(7666). 187–191. 1251 indexed citations breakdown →
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Wittek, Steffen, Z. Sanjabi Eznaveh, Weibin Zhu, et al.. (2016). Mode-selective amplification in a large mode area Yb-doped fiber using a photonic lantern. Optics Letters. 41(10). 2157–2157. 13 indexed citations
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Hoogland, H., et al.. (2014). Fiber chirped pulse amplifier at 208  μm emitting 383-fs pulses at 10  nJ and 7  MHz. Optics Letters. 39(23). 6735–6735. 19 indexed citations
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Wittek, Steffen. (2013). Reaching accuracies of Lambda/100 with the Three-Flat-Test. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 8788. 87882L–87882L. 1 indexed citations

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