T. W. Hänsch

2.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
28 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

T. W. Hänsch is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Spectroscopy. According to data from OpenAlex, T. W. Hänsch has authored 28 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 18 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 10 papers in Spectroscopy. Recurrent topics in T. W. Hänsch's work include Laser Design and Applications (11 papers), Laser-Matter Interactions and Applications (10 papers) and Spectroscopy and Laser Applications (9 papers). T. W. Hänsch is often cited by papers focused on Laser Design and Applications (11 papers), Laser-Matter Interactions and Applications (10 papers) and Spectroscopy and Laser Applications (9 papers). T. W. Hänsch collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Switzerland. T. W. Hänsch's co-authors include A. L. Schawlow, R. Wallenstein, I. S. Shahin, A. I. Ferguson, J. N. Eckstein, M. D. Levenson, Richard E. Teets, Richard Feinberg, S. T. K. Nieh and Daniel J. Taylor and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, Applied Physics Letters and Physical Review A.

In The Last Decade

T. W. Hänsch

28 papers receiving 1.7k 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.

Repetitively Pulsed Tunable Dye Laser for High Resolution Spectroscopy

1972 516 citations T. W. Hänsch Applied Optics profile →
High-Resolution Saturation Spectroscopy of the SodiumDLines with a Pulsed Tunable Dye Laser

1971 220 citations T. W. Hänsch, I. S. Shahin et al. Physical Review Letters profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
T. W. Hänsch United States	16	1.4k	848	697	169	111	28	1.9k
P. Luc France	21	1.3k 0.9×	340 0.4×	971 1.4×	122 0.7×	64 0.6×	51	1.7k
T. Y. Chang United States	22	1.2k 0.8×	1.4k 1.7×	909 1.3×	44 0.3×	131 1.2×	60	1.9k
S. Gerstenkorn France	18	1.0k 0.7×	228 0.3×	714 1.0×	98 0.6×	56 0.5×	51	1.3k
P. Rabinowitz United States	24	1.1k 0.8×	644 0.8×	413 0.6×	102 0.6×	87 0.8×	39	1.7k
J. P. Taran France	26	982 0.7×	385 0.5×	984 1.4×	100 0.6×	149 1.3×	50	2.0k
J. L. Pack United States	13	672 0.5×	629 0.7×	294 0.4×	53 0.3×	71 0.6×	25	1.3k
B. Cagnac France	18	1.0k 0.7×	160 0.2×	401 0.6×	75 0.4×	141 1.3×	38	1.2k
J. Vigué France	25	1.7k 1.2×	274 0.3×	755 1.1×	77 0.5×	38 0.3×	102	1.9k
J. J. Ewing United States	24	884 0.6×	1.1k 1.2×	688 1.0×	69 0.4×	77 0.7×	58	1.7k
L. M. Chanin United States	17	578 0.4×	717 0.8×	329 0.5×	35 0.2×	48 0.4×	45	1.3k

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Herrmann, M. G., F. Kottmann, D. Leibfried, et al.. (2009). Feasibility of coherent xuv spectroscopy on the1S−2Stransition in singly ionized helium. Physical Review A. 79(5). 97 indexed citations

Herrmann, M. G., Martin Haas, Ulrich D. Jentschura, et al.. (2009). Feasibility of coherent xuv spectroscopy on the 1s-2s transition in singly ionized. Phys. Rev. A 79, 052505. 6 indexed citations

Baltuška, Andrius, M. Uiberacker, Michael Hentschel, et al.. (2004). Phase-controlled amplification of few-cycle laser pulses. The HKU Scholars Hub (University of Hong Kong). 369. 430–430. 6 indexed citations

Walz, J., et al.. (2001). The first continuous coherent Lyman-α source. Nuclear Physics A. 692(1-2). 163–167. 5 indexed citations

Bellini, Marco, C. Lyngå, Andrea Tozzi, et al.. (1998). Temporal Coherence of Ultrashort High-Order Harmonic Pulses. 337–337. 3 indexed citations

Bellini, Marco & T. W. Hänsch. (1997). Measurement of the temporal coherence of ultrashort harmonic pulses: towards coherent spectroscopy in the extreme ultraviolet. Applied Physics B. 65(4-5). 677–680. 5 indexed citations

Pachucki, Krzysztof, D. Leibfried, Martin Weitz, et al.. (1996). Theory of the energy levels and precise two-photon spectroscopy of atomic hydrogen and deuterium. Journal of Physics B Atomic Molecular and Optical Physics. 29(8). 1573–1573. 2 indexed citations

Jakab, László, et al.. (1991). A cw dye laser tuned by an acousto-optic filter. Optics Communications. 84(3-4). 159–161. 1 indexed citations

McIntyre, David & T. W. Hänsch. (1987). Interferometric frequency measurement of aTe2130reference line for muonium1S−2Sspectroscopy. Physical review. A, General physics. 36(8). 4115–4118. 15 indexed citations

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Boyd, G. T., T. W. Hänsch, & Y. R. Shen. (1986). Continuous-wave second-harmonic generation as a surface microprobe. Optics Letters. 11(2). 97–97. 54 indexed citations

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Goldsmith, J. E. M., E. W. Weber, & T. W. Hänsch. (1978). New Measurement of the Rydberg Constant Using Polarization Spectroscopy ofHα. Physical Review Letters. 41(22). 1525–1528. 59 indexed citations

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Teets, Richard E., Richard Feinberg, T. W. Hänsch, & A. L. Schawlow. (1976). Simplification of Spectra by Polarization Labeling. Physical Review Letters. 37(11). 683–686. 96 indexed citations

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Wallenstein, R. & T. W. Hänsch. (1975). Powerful dye laser oscillator-amplifier system for high resolution spectroscopy. Optics Communications. 14(3). 353–357. 89 indexed citations

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Wallenstein, R., et al.. (1975). Hydrogen1S−2SIsotope Shift and1SLamb Shift Measured by Laser Spectroscopy. Physical Review Letters. 35(19). 1262–1266. 49 indexed citations

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Wallenstein, R. & T. W. Hänsch. (1974). Linear Pressure Tuning of a Multielement Dye Laser Spectrometer. Applied Optics. 13(7). 1625–1625. 51 indexed citations

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Shahin, I. S. & T. W. Hänsch. (1973). Pulsed laser saturation spectroscopy: Observation of power broadening by optical nutations. Optics Communications. 8(4). 312–315. 11 indexed citations

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Hänsch, T. W., A. L. Schawlow, & P. E. Toschek. (1973). Simple dye laser repetitively pumped by a xenon ion laser. IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics. 9(5). 553–554. 17 indexed citations

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Hänsch, T. W., I. S. Shahin, & A. L. Schawlow. (1971). High-Resolution Saturation Spectroscopy of the SodiumDLines with a Pulsed Tunable Dye Laser. Physical Review Letters. 27(11). 707–710. 220 indexed citations breakdown →

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Hänsch, T. W., F. Varsanyi, & A. L. Schawlow. (1971). IMAGE AMPLIFICATION BY DYE LASERS. Applied Physics Letters. 18(4). 108–110. 38 indexed citations

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Hänsch, T. W., M. D. Levenson, & A. L. Schawlow. (1971). Complete Hyperfine Structure of a Molecular Iodine Line. Physical Review Letters. 26(16). 946–949. 149 indexed citations

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