Stephen C. McClain

815 total citations
26 papers, 573 citations indexed

About

Stephen C. McClain is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Stephen C. McClain has authored 26 papers receiving a total of 573 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 10 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 6 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Stephen C. McClain's work include Optical Polarization and Ellipsometry (16 papers), Calibration and Measurement Techniques (5 papers) and Optical measurement and interference techniques (5 papers). Stephen C. McClain is often cited by papers focused on Optical Polarization and Ellipsometry (16 papers), Calibration and Measurement Techniques (5 papers) and Optical measurement and interference techniques (5 papers). Stephen C. McClain collaborates with scholars based in United States and Netherlands. Stephen C. McClain's co-authors include Russell A. Chipman, Lloyd W. Hillman, Veljko Jovanović, S. Geier, B. E. Rheingans, David J. Diner, John V. Martonchik, Feng Xu, B. Hancock and A. B. Davis and has published in prestigious journals such as Optics Letters, Journal of the Optical Society of America A and Atmospheric measurement techniques.

In The Last Decade

Stephen C. McClain

25 papers receiving 541 citations

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Stephen C. McClain United States 13 280 186 156 116 100 26 573
Yevgen Grynko Germany 11 288 1.0× 180 1.0× 149 1.0× 114 1.0× 101 1.0× 29 656
Baochang Zhao China 17 514 1.8× 344 1.8× 77 0.5× 74 0.6× 156 1.6× 39 798
E. E. Russell United States 11 89 0.3× 122 0.7× 233 1.5× 206 1.8× 138 1.4× 11 557
Oscar G. Rodríguez-Herrera Mexico 12 384 1.4× 417 2.2× 62 0.4× 93 0.8× 72 0.7× 45 686
B. Hancock United States 18 146 0.5× 125 0.7× 153 1.0× 122 1.1× 373 3.7× 39 787
O. I. Sindoni Italy 15 292 1.0× 249 1.3× 172 1.1× 80 0.7× 88 0.9× 30 628
Bin Xiangli China 13 432 1.5× 259 1.4× 48 0.3× 54 0.5× 159 1.6× 65 692
Y. Shimizu Japan 11 316 1.1× 765 4.1× 46 0.3× 52 0.4× 151 1.5× 25 1.0k
Mark Stephen United States 13 49 0.2× 213 1.1× 142 0.9× 119 1.0× 330 3.3× 98 635
Jeroen Rietjens Netherlands 14 102 0.4× 297 1.6× 389 2.5× 357 3.1× 131 1.3× 42 859

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All Works

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Diner, David J., Feng Xu, M. J. Garay, et al.. (2013). The Airborne Multiangle SpectroPolarimetric Imager (AirMSPI): a new tool for aerosol and cloud remote sensing. Atmospheric measurement techniques. 6(8). 2007–2025. 111 indexed citations
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McClain, Stephen C., et al.. (2012). Mueller matrix roots depolarization parameters. Applied Optics. 51(6). 735–735. 18 indexed citations
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Diner, David J., Feng Xu, John V. Martonchik, et al.. (2012). Exploration of a Polarized Surface Bidirectional Reflectance Model Using the Ground-Based Multiangle SpectroPolarimetric Imager. Atmosphere. 3(4). 591–619. 65 indexed citations
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McClain, Stephen C., et al.. (2011). Three-dimensional polarization ray-tracing calculus II: retardance. Applied Optics. 50(18). 2866–2866. 52 indexed citations
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McClain, Stephen C., et al.. (2011). Achromatic athermalized retarder fabrication. Applied Optics. 50(5). 755–755. 9 indexed citations
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Mawet, Dimitri, Eugene Serabyn, Dwight Moody, et al.. (2011). Recent results of the second generation of vector vortex coronagraphs on the high-contrast imaging testbed at JPL. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 8151. 81511D–81511D. 23 indexed citations
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Milster, Tom D., et al.. (2011). Polarization holograms for source-mask optimization. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 7973. 79731A–79731A. 2 indexed citations
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Dixon, C. Edward, Russell A. Chipman, Axel Scherer, et al.. (2011). Field-based multiplex and quantitative assay platforms for diagnostics. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 8029. 80290P–80290P. 2 indexed citations
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Diner, David J., A. B. Davis, B. Hancock, et al.. (2010). First results from a dual photoelastic-modulator-based polarimetric camera. Applied Optics. 49(15). 2929–2929. 55 indexed citations
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McClain, Stephen C., et al.. (2010). Ray tracing in biaxial materials. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 7652. 76521R–76521R. 5 indexed citations
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Smith, Greg, et al.. (2007). Polarization scattering from a Spectralon calibration sample. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 6682. 668219–668219. 4 indexed citations
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McClain, Stephen C., et al.. (1998). Nanometer scale polarimetry studies using a near-field scanning optical microscope. Applied Optics. 37(1). 84–84. 27 indexed citations
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Pezzaniti, J. Larry, Russell A. Chipman, & Stephen C. McClain. (1994). <title>Polarization bidirectional reflectance distribution function (BRDF)</title>. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 2260. 160–167. 1 indexed citations
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McClain, Stephen C., et al.. (1994). <title>Depolarization measurements of an integrating sphere</title>. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 2260. 140–144. 1 indexed citations
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McClain, Stephen C., Lloyd W. Hillman, & Russell A. Chipman. (1993). Polarization ray tracing in anisotropic optically active media II Theory and physics. Journal of the Optical Society of America A. 10(11). 2383–2383. 48 indexed citations
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McClain, Stephen C.. (1992). Birefringent polarization ray tracing: Theory and applications. 1 indexed citations
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McClain, Stephen C., Russell A. Chipman, & Lloyd W. Hillman. (1992). Aberrations of a horizontal–vertical depolarizer. Applied Optics. 31(13). 2326–2326. 18 indexed citations
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McClain, Stephen C., Peter W. Maymon, & Russell A. Chipman. (1992). <title>Design and analysis of a depolarizer for the NASA MODerate-resolution Imaging Spectrometer-Tilt (MODIS-T)</title>. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 1746. 375–385. 5 indexed citations
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McClain, Stephen C. & Russell A. Chipman. (1992). <title>Polarization ray tracing in anisotropic optically active media</title>. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 1746. 107–118. 24 indexed citations

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