W. L. Nighan

2.0k total citations
83 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

W. L. Nighan is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Spectroscopy. According to data from OpenAlex, W. L. Nighan has authored 83 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 78 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 28 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 19 papers in Spectroscopy. Recurrent topics in W. L. Nighan's work include Laser Design and Applications (49 papers), Solid State Laser Technologies (28 papers) and Spectroscopy and Laser Applications (19 papers). W. L. Nighan is often cited by papers focused on Laser Design and Applications (49 papers), Solid State Laser Technologies (28 papers) and Spectroscopy and Laser Applications (19 papers). W. L. Nighan collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and Germany. W. L. Nighan's co-authors include W. J. Wiegand, Robert T. Brown, Philippe M. Fauchet, William L. Wilson, Frank K. Tittel, Ting Gong, P. M. Fauchet, A. Mourchid, D. Hulín and R. Sauerbrey and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Chemical Physics, Applied Physics Letters and Journal of Applied Physics.

In The Last Decade

W. L. Nighan

81 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
W. L. Nighan United States	22	1.3k	572	489	315	310	83	1.5k
J. J. Ewing United States	24	1.1k 0.8×	884 1.5×	688 1.4×	237 0.8×	204 0.7×	58	1.7k
H. J. Oskam United States	24	1.1k 0.8×	822 1.4×	430 0.9×	140 0.4×	391 1.3×	73	1.6k
J. Jolly France	24	1.3k 1.0×	463 0.8×	287 0.6×	468 1.5×	402 1.3×	47	1.7k
G. Gousset France	22	1.3k 1.0×	498 0.9×	178 0.4×	269 0.9×	675 2.2×	53	1.5k
F. J. de Hoog Netherlands	21	1.1k 0.8×	489 0.9×	236 0.5×	234 0.7×	451 1.5×	63	1.4k
N. Djeu United States	22	1.1k 0.8×	766 1.3×	500 1.0×	275 0.9×	41 0.1×	77	1.5k
J. Uhlenbusch Germany	20	657 0.5×	371 0.6×	149 0.3×	292 0.9×	334 1.1×	113	1.2k
M. Touzeau France	30	2.1k 1.6×	432 0.8×	352 0.7×	732 2.3×	1.2k 4.0×	73	2.6k
J. H. Whealton United States	22	792 0.6×	597 1.0×	145 0.3×	278 0.9×	46 0.1×	112	1.5k
S. C. Haydon Australia	18	702 0.5×	186 0.3×	228 0.5×	286 0.9×	259 0.8×	57	988

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Hodgson, Norman, et al.. (1999). High-power TEM 00 -mode operation of diode-pumped solid state lasers. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 3611. 119–119. 22 indexed citations

Nighan, W. L., et al.. (1995). Diode-bar-pumped Nd:YVO4 lasers with >13-W TEM00 output at >50% efficiency. 3 indexed citations

Hofmann, Thilo, Shigeru Yamaguchi, C. Brent Dane, et al.. (1991). Wavelength-agile operation of an injection-controlled XeF(C→A) laser system. Applied Physics Letters. 58(6). 565–567. 2 indexed citations

Hulín, D., et al.. (1991). Femtosecond thermalization processes in a-Si:H. Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids. 137-138. 527–530. 14 indexed citations

Nighan, W. L., et al.. (1990). Ultrafast carrier dynamics in a-Si1-xGex:H alloys. Optical Society of America Annual Meeting. WK5–WK5. 1 indexed citations

Dane, C. Brent, Graeme Hirst, Shigeru Yamaguchi, et al.. (1990). Scaling characteristics of the XeF (C to A) excimer laser. IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics. 26(9). 1559–1568. 9 indexed citations

Nighan, W. L., et al.. (1989). Self-diffraction: A new method for characterization of ultrashort laser pulses. Optics Communications. 69(3-4). 339–344. 22 indexed citations

Bambha, Neal K., W. L. Nighan, I. H. Campbell, P. M. Fauchet, & N. M. Johnson. (1988). Trapping time in processed polycrystalline silicon measured by picosecond time-resolved reflectivity. Journal of Applied Physics. 63(7). 2316–2321. 12 indexed citations

Tittel, Frank K., G. Marowsky, W. L. Nighan, et al.. (1986). Injection-controlled tuning of an electron-beam excited XeF (C→A) laser. IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics. 22(11). 2168–2173. 15 indexed citations

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Sauerbrey, R., et al.. (1985). Simultaneous UV/visible laser oscillation on the B → X and C → A XeF excimer transitions. IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics. 21(5). 418–420. 5 indexed citations

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Ferrar, C. M. & W. L. Nighan. (1983). Excimer fluorescence for display applications. IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices. 30(5). 439–443. 2 indexed citations

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Nighan, W. L., et al.. (1983). Optimization of electrically excited XeF(C→A) laser performance. Applied Physics Letters. 42(12). 1006–1008. 18 indexed citations

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Nighan, W. L. & Robert T. Brown. (1982). Kinetic processes in the HgBr(B→X)/HgBr2 dissociation laser. Journal of Applied Physics. 53(11). 7201–7210. 23 indexed citations

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Nighan, W. L.. (1981). Basic kinetic processes in neon gas discharge displays. IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices. 28(6). 625–630. 9 indexed citations

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Meltz, G. & W. L. Nighan. (1980). Microwave heating of the lower ionosphere. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA). 403–406. 2 indexed citations

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Nighan, W. L.. (1980). Kinetic processes in the electrically excited mercuric-bromide dissociation laser. Applied Physics Letters. 36(3). 173–175. 29 indexed citations

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Nighan, W. L. & W. J. Wiegand. (1974). Influence of negative-ion processes on steady-state properties and striations in molecular gas discharges. Physical review. A, General physics. 10(3). 922–945. 152 indexed citations

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Nighan, W. L., et al.. (1973). Ionization instability in CO2 laser discharges. Applied Physics Letters. 22(11). 579–582. 30 indexed citations

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Nighan, W. L., et al.. (1970). INVESTIGATION OF PLASMA PROPERTIES OF HIGH ENERGY GAS DISCHARGE LASERS.. Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC). 3 indexed citations

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Nighan, W. L., et al.. (1970). Transport Phenomena in Partially Ionized Cesium. Journal of Applied Physics. 41(9). 3750–3758. 1 indexed citations

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