Victor Liu

3.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
34 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

Victor Liu is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Surfaces, Coatings and Films. According to data from OpenAlex, Victor Liu has authored 34 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 20 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 15 papers in Surfaces, Coatings and Films. Recurrent topics in Victor Liu's work include Photonic Crystals and Applications (20 papers), Photonic and Optical Devices (16 papers) and Optical Coatings and Gratings (15 papers). Victor Liu is often cited by papers focused on Photonic Crystals and Applications (20 papers), Photonic and Optical Devices (16 papers) and Optical Coatings and Gratings (15 papers). Victor Liu collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Japan. Victor Liu's co-authors include Shanhui Fan, Zongfu Yu, Ken Xingze Wang, Yi Cui, Jessica Piper, David A. B. Miller, Hani S. Mitri, Yuanyuan Pu, Mohamed El Beheiry and Derek B. Apel and has published in prestigious journals such as Nano Letters, Energy & Environmental Science and Applied Physics Letters.

In The Last Decade

Victor Liu

32 papers receiving 2.5k 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.

Absorption Enhancement in Ultrathin Crystalline Silicon Solar Cells with Antireflection and Light-Trapping Nanocone Gratings

2012 548 citations Ken Xingze Wang, Zongfu Yu et al. Nano Letters profile →
S4 : A free electromagnetic solver for layered periodic structures

2012 510 citations Victor Liu, Shanhui Fan Computer Physics Communications profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Victor Liu United States	20	1.5k	1.2k	1.1k	602	481	34	2.7k
Aaron J. Danner Singapore	36	2.0k 1.3×	2.0k 1.7×	1.2k 1.1×	1.4k 2.3×	527 1.1×	181	4.1k
Ali Rostami Iran	26	1.9k 1.2×	1.2k 1.0×	699 0.7×	364 0.6×	183 0.4×	301	2.9k
Frédéric Marty France	21	1.2k 0.8×	530 0.4×	1.1k 1.0×	141 0.2×	553 1.1×	111	2.4k
Ivan Ohlı́dal Czechia	24	966 0.6×	435 0.4×	747 0.7×	214 0.4×	624 1.3×	179	2.4k
Xiaohu Wu China	34	911 0.6×	1.3k 1.1×	795 0.7×	1.2k 2.0×	205 0.4×	271	3.9k
Kai Liu China	17	665 0.4×	425 0.4×	429 0.4×	493 0.8×	77 0.2×	172	1.5k
Guanyu Chen China	30	2.0k 1.4×	759 0.6×	301 0.3×	304 0.5×	69 0.1×	182	3.1k
Biao Tang China	29	958 0.6×	363 0.3×	821 0.8×	172 0.3×	127 0.3×	176	2.8k
Zhuomin M. Zhang United States	37	834 0.6×	2.1k 1.8×	1.0k 1.0×	1.3k 2.1×	210 0.4×	141	5.0k

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Hughes, Tyler W., Momchil Minkov, Victor Liu, Zongfu Yu, & Shanhui Fan. (2021). A perspective on the pathway toward full wave simulation of large area metalenses. Applied Physics Letters. 119(15). 39 indexed citations

Hughes, Tyler W., Momchil Minkov, Victor Liu, Zongfu Yu, & Shanhui Fan. (2021). Full Wave Simulation and Optimization of Large Area Metalens. FTh3C.5–FTh3C.5. 1 indexed citations

Lin, Zin, Victor Liu, Raphaël Pestourie, & Steven G. Johnson. (2019). Topology optimization of freeform large-area metasurfaces. Optics Express. 27(11). 15765–15765. 135 indexed citations

Wang, Ken Xingze, Zongfu Yu, Sunil Sandhu, Victor Liu, & Shanhui Fan. (2014). Condition for perfect antireflection by optical resonance at material interface. Optica. 1(6). 388–388. 39 indexed citations

Piper, Jessica, Victor Liu, & Shanhui Fan. (2014). Total absorption by degenerate critical coupling. Applied Physics Letters. 104(25). 172 indexed citations

Yu, Zongfu, et al.. (2014). Light trapping in photonic crystals. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 9177. 91770N–91770N. 35 indexed citations

Catrysse, Peter B., Victor Liu, & Shanhui Fan. (2014). Complete power concentration into a single waveguide in large-scale waveguide array lenses. Scientific Reports. 4(1). 6635–6635. 2 indexed citations

Wang, Ken Xingze, Zongfu Yu, Victor Liu, et al.. (2014). Light trapping in photonic crystals. Energy & Environmental Science. 7(8). 2725–2725. 58 indexed citations

Liu, Victor & Shanhui Fan. (2013). Compact bends for multi-mode photonic crystal waveguides with high transmission and suppressed modal crosstalk. Optics Express. 21(7). 8069–8069. 22 indexed citations

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Liu, Victor, David A. B. Miller, & Shanhui Fan. (2012). Ultra-compact photonic crystal waveguide spatial mode converter and its connection to the optical diode effect. Optics Express. 20(27). 28388–28388. 117 indexed citations

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Wang, Ken Xingze, Zongfu Yu, Victor Liu, Yi Cui, & Shanhui Fan. (2012). Absorption Enhancement in Ultrathin Crystalline Silicon Solar Cells with Antireflection and Light-Trapping Nanocone Gratings. Nano Letters. 12(3). 1616–1619. 548 indexed citations breakdown →

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Wang, Ken Xingze, Zongfu Yu, Victor Liu, Yi Cui, & Shanhui Fan. (2012). Absorption Enhancement in Ultrathin Solar Cells with Antireflection and Light-Trapping Nanocone Gratings. PT2C.2–PT2C.2. 4 indexed citations

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Liu, Victor & Shanhui Fan. (2012). S4 : A free electromagnetic solver for layered periodic structures. Computer Physics Communications. 183(10). 2233–2244. 510 indexed citations breakdown →

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Liu, Victor, Yang Jiao, David A. B. Miller, & Shanhui Fan. (2011). Design methodology for compact photonic-crystal-based wavelength division multiplexers. Optics Letters. 36(4). 591–591. 37 indexed citations

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Fang, Kejie, Zongfu Yu, Victor Liu, & Shanhui Fan. (2011). Ultracompact nonreciprocal optical isolator based on guided resonance in a magneto-optical photonic crystal slab. Optics Letters. 36(21). 4254–4254. 71 indexed citations

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Beheiry, Mohamed El, Victor Liu, Shanhui Fan, & Ofer Levi. (2010). Sensitivity enhancement in photonic crystal slab biosensors. Optics Express. 18(22). 22702–22702. 146 indexed citations

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Liu, Victor, Michelle L. Povinelli, & Shanhui Fan. (2009). Resonance-enhanced optical forces between coupled photonic crystal slabs. Optics Express. 17(24). 21897–21897. 71 indexed citations

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Lin, Chih‐Hsiang, et al.. (2004). 90-nm lithography process characterization using ODP scatterometry technology. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 5375. 597–597. 1 indexed citations

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Nakhla, George, et al.. (2003). Anaerobic treatability of high oil and grease rendering wastewater. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 102(2-3). 243–255. 37 indexed citations

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Liu, Victor, et al.. (1996). <title>Integration of today's digital state with tomorrow's visual environment</title>. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 2650. 9–17. 2 indexed citations

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