Sterling Backus

7.7k total citations · 3 hit papers
80 papers, 5.5k citations indexed

About

Sterling Backus is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Nuclear and High Energy Physics. According to data from OpenAlex, Sterling Backus has authored 80 papers receiving a total of 5.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 74 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 42 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 24 papers in Nuclear and High Energy Physics. Recurrent topics in Sterling Backus's work include Laser-Matter Interactions and Applications (64 papers), Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies (51 papers) and Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics (24 papers). Sterling Backus is often cited by papers focused on Laser-Matter Interactions and Applications (64 papers), Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies (51 papers) and Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics (24 papers). Sterling Backus collaborates with scholars based in United States, Bulgaria and Netherlands. Sterling Backus's co-authors include Henry C. Kapteyn, Margaret M. Murnane, Charles G. Durfee, Randy A. Bartels, Ivan P. Christov, Andy Rundquist, Catherine M. Herne, G. Mourou, Erik Zeek and Gleb Vdovin and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Physical Review Letters.

In The Last Decade

Sterling Backus

73 papers receiving 5.2k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Phase-Matched Generation of Coherent Soft X-rays

1998 651 citations Andy Rundquist, Charles G. Durfee et al. Science profile →
Shaped-pulse optimization of coherent emission of high-harmonic soft X-rays

2000 522 citations Randy A. Bartels, Sterling Backus et al. Nature profile →
Short-Pulse Laser Damage in Transparent Materials as a Function of Pulse Duration

1999 426 citations An-Chun Tien, Sterling Backus 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						Papers	Cites
Sterling Backus United States	31	4.7k	1.6k	1.4k	676	674	80	5.5k
Charles G. Durfee United States	32	4.1k 0.9×	1.3k 0.8×	2.0k 1.4×	394 0.6×	408 0.6×	135	4.9k
D. Strickland Canada	18	4.7k 1.0×	1.7k 1.0×	2.9k 2.0×	607 0.9×	585 0.9×	55	5.9k
C. Dorrer United States	36	3.5k 0.7×	1.8k 1.1×	1.3k 0.9×	324 0.5×	236 0.4×	230	4.5k
Zenghu Chang United States	48	7.7k 1.6×	1.4k 0.9×	2.4k 1.7×	2.3k 3.4×	429 0.6×	194	8.8k
F. Quéré France	33	4.2k 0.9×	697 0.4×	2.6k 1.8×	771 1.1×	434 0.6×	72	4.8k
Alexander L. Gaeta United States	39	6.0k 1.3×	3.2k 1.9×	589 0.4×	402 0.6×	472 0.7×	131	7.1k
Georg A. Reider Austria	21	3.5k 0.7×	997 0.6×	793 0.5×	979 1.4×	304 0.5×	69	4.3k
T. Ozaki Canada	44	3.6k 0.8×	2.7k 1.7×	895 0.6×	1.1k 1.7×	196 0.3×	224	5.5k
A. Apolonski Germany	39	3.9k 0.8×	2.3k 1.4×	593 0.4×	628 0.9×	216 0.3×	109	4.7k
Hiroto Kuroda Japan	37	2.8k 0.6×	710 0.4×	963 0.7×	533 0.8×	680 1.0×	190	4.1k

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Liu, Dongfeng, et al.. (2024). Multi-octave coherent mid-infrared supercontinuum generation out to 11 µm via intra-pulse difference frequency generation in ZGP. 3–3.

Couch, David E., et al.. (2019). 1 MHz Ultrafast High Order Cascaded VUV Generation in Negative Curvature Hollow Fibers. Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics.

Fu, Walter, Logan G. Wright, Pavel Sidorenko, Sterling Backus, & Frank W. Wise. (2018). Several new directions for ultrafast fiber lasers [Invited]. Optics Express. 26(8). 9432–9432. 163 indexed citations

Backus, Sterling, et al.. (2017). Direct diode pumped Ti:Sapphire ultrafast regenerative amplifier system. Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics. 20. SM3I.5–SM3I.5. 2 indexed citations

Backus, Sterling, et al.. (2017). Direct diode pumped Ti:sapphire ultrafast regenerative amplifier system. Optics Express. 25(4). 3666–3666. 31 indexed citations

Durfee, Charles G., Jeff Squier, Matthew S. Kirchner, et al.. (2012). Direct diode-pumped Kerr-lens mode-locked Ti:sapphire laser. Optics Express. 20(13). 13677–13677. 69 indexed citations

Durfee, Charles G., Daisy Raymondson, Frank W. Wise, et al.. (2012). Ultrafast Optical Parametric Oscillator Pumped by an All Normal Dispersion (ANDi) Yb: Fiber Oscillator. CM1B.1–CM1B.1. 1 indexed citations

Gerrity, Michael, S. Brown, Tenio Popmintchev, et al.. (2011). High power, 60MHz, cryogenically cooled, mode-locked, Yb:YAG oscillator. 20. CThAA4–CThAA4.

Vitek, Dawn, Erica Block, Yves Bellouard, et al.. (2010). Spatio-temporally focused femtosecond laser pulses for nonreciprocal writing in optically transparent materials. Optics Express. 18(24). 24673–24673. 107 indexed citations

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Zhang, X., Ariel Paul, Daisy Raymondson, et al.. (2004). High-resolution EUV imaging using high harmonic generation. Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics. 1. 946–947.

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Gaudiosi, David M., et al.. (2004). 11-W average power Ti:sapphire amplifier system using downchirped pulse amplification. Optics Letters. 29(22). 2665–2665. 35 indexed citations

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Paul, Ariel, Randy A. Bartels, R. Tobey, et al.. (2003). Quasi-phase-matched generation of coherent extreme-ultraviolet light. Nature. 421(6918). 51–54. 240 indexed citations

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Bartels, Randy A., Ariel Paul, Henry C. Kapteyn, et al.. (2002). Generation of Spatially Coherent Light at Extreme Ultraviolet Wavelengths. Science. 297(5580). 376–378. 278 indexed citations

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Durfee, Charles G., L. Misoguti, Sterling Backus, Henry C. Kapteyn, & Margaret M. Murnane. (2002). Phase matching in cascaded third-order processes. Journal of the Optical Society of America B. 19(4). 822–822. 28 indexed citations

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Misoguti, L., Sterling Backus, Charles G. Durfee, et al.. (2001). Generation of Broadband VUV Light Using Third-Order Cascaded Processes. Physical Review Letters. 87(1). 13601–13601. 81 indexed citations

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Wang, Houjun, Sterling Backus, Zenghu Chang, et al.. (1999). Generation of 10-W average-power, 40-TW peak-power, 24-fs pulses from a Ti:sapphire amplifier system. Journal of the Optical Society of America B. 16(10). 1790–1790. 24 indexed citations

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Tien, An-Chun, Sterling Backus, Henry C. Kapteyn, Margaret M. Murnane, & G. Mourou. (1999). Short-Pulse Laser Damage in Transparent Materials as a Function of Pulse Duration. Physical Review Letters. 82(19). 3883–3886. 426 indexed citations breakdown →

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Durfee, Charles G., Andy Rundquist, Sterling Backus, et al.. (1999). Phase Matching of High-Order Harmonics in Hollow Waveguides. Physical Review Letters. 83(11). 2187–2190. 255 indexed citations

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Durfee, Charles G., Andy Rundquist, Zenghu Chang, et al.. (1998). Phase-matching of high-order harmonic generation in capillary waveguides. Optics and Photonics News. 9(7). 60–61. 2 indexed citations

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Peatross, J., Sterling Backus, J. Zhou, Margaret M. Murnane, & Henry C. Kapteyn. (1998). Spectral-spatial measurements of fundamental and third-harmonic light of intense 25-fs laser pulses focused in a gas cell. Journal of the Optical Society of America B. 15(1). 186–186. 24 indexed citations

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