William C. Swann

12.7k total citations · 5 hit papers
128 papers, 8.4k citations indexed

About

William C. Swann is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Spectroscopy. According to data from OpenAlex, William C. Swann has authored 128 papers receiving a total of 8.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 107 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 65 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 45 papers in Spectroscopy. Recurrent topics in William C. Swann's work include Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies (98 papers), Spectroscopy and Laser Applications (45 papers) and Advanced Frequency and Time Standards (41 papers). William C. Swann is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies (98 papers), Spectroscopy and Laser Applications (45 papers) and Advanced Frequency and Time Standards (41 papers). William C. Swann collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Egypt. William C. Swann's co-authors include Nathan R. Newbury, Ian Coddington, Esther Baumann, Fabrizio R. Giorgetta, L. Nenadovic, Laura C. Sinclair, Paul Williams, C. Monroe, H. G. Robinson and Carl Wieman and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Physical Review Letters.

In The Last Decade

William C. Swann

115 papers receiving 7.7k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Dual-comb spectroscopy

2016 1.0k citations Ian Coddington, Nathan R. Newbury et al. profile →
Frequency Ratio of Al⁺and Hg⁺Single-Ion Optical Clocks; Metrology at the 17th Decimal Place

2008 1000 citations Scott A. Diddams, William C. Swann et al. profile →
Rapid and precise absolute distance measurements at long range

2009 715 citations Ian Coddington, William C. Swann et al. profile →
Coherent Multiheterodyne Spectroscopy Using Stabilized Optical Frequency Combs

2008 531 citations Ian Coddington, William C. Swann et al. Physical Review Letters profile →
Very cold trapped atoms in a vapor cell

1990 498 citations William C. Swann et al. Physical Review Letters profile →

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Citations

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Ultra-Low Power Time Transfer: 300 Attosecond Synchronization with 300 fW Over 300 km of Air 2023 ·(unknown), Jennifer L. Ellis, William C. Swann, Nathan R. Newbury, Laura C. Sinclair, Benjamin Stuhl, Jean-Daniel Deschênes, Hugo Bergeron	0
2	Adapting Under Pressure: A Case Study in Scaling Faculty Development for Emergency Remote Teaching 2022 ·Journal of Computing in Higher Education ·(unknown), William C. Swann, (unknown), (unknown)	1
3	Estimating vehicle carbon dioxide emissions from Boulder, Colorado, using horizontal path-integrated column measurements 2019 ·Atmospheric chemistry and physics ·Eleanor M. Waxman, Kevin C. Cossel, Fabrizio R. Giorgetta, Gar-Wing Truong, William C. Swann, Ian Coddington, Nathan R. Newbury	16
4	Femtosecond time synchronization of optical clocks off of a flying quadcopter 2019 ·Nature Communications ·Hugo Bergeron, Laura C. Sinclair, William C. Swann, Isaac Khader, Kevin C. Cossel, Michael Cermak, Jean-Daniel Deschênes, Nathan R. Newbury	56
5	Comparing Optical Oscillators across the Air to Milliradians in Phase and 10−17 in Frequency 2018 ·Physical Review Letters ·Laura C. Sinclair, Hugo Bergeron, William C. Swann, Esther Baumann, Jean-Daniel Deschênes, Nathan R. Newbury	43
6	Intercomparison of Open-Path Trace Gas Measurements with Two Dual Frequency Comb Spectrometers 2017 ·PubMed ·Eleanor M. Waxman, Kevin C. Cossel, Gar-Wing Truong, Fabrizio R. Giorgetta, William C. Swann, S. Coburn, Robert Wright, Gregory B. Rieker, Ian Coddington, Nathan R. Newbury	26
7	Broadband, high-resolution investigation of advanced absorption line shapes at high temperature 2017 ·Physical review. A ·(unknown), Matthew J. Cich, (unknown), William C. Swann, Ian Coddington, Nathan R. Newbury, Brian J. Drouin, Gregory B. Rieker	11
8	Broadband Phase Spectroscopy over Turbulent Air Paths 2015 ·Physical Review Letters ·Fabrizio R. Giorgetta, Gregory B. Rieker, Esther Baumann, William C. Swann, Laura C. Sinclair, (unknown), Ian Coddington, Nathan R. Newbury	29
9	Comb-calibrated frequency-modulated continuous-wave ladar for absolute distance measurements 2013 ·Optics Letters ·Esther Baumann, Fabrizio R. Giorgetta, Ian Coddington, Laura C. Sinclair, Kevin Knabe, William C. Swann, Nathan R. Newbury	95
10	Microwave generation with low residual phase noise from a femtosecond fiber laser with an intracavity electro-optic modulator 2011 ·Optics Express ·William C. Swann, Esther Baumann, Fabrizio R. Giorgetta, Nathan R. Newbury	49
11	Sensitivity of coherent dual-comb spectroscopy 2010 ·Optics Express ·Nathan R. Newbury, Ian Coddington, William C. Swann	185
12	High-performance, vibration-immune, fiber-laser frequency comb 2009 ·Optics Letters ·Esther Baumann, Fabrizio R. Giorgetta, Jeffrey W. Nicholson, William C. Swann, Ian Coddington, Nathan R. Newbury	92
13	Low-noise fiber-laser frequency combs 2007 ·Journal of the Optical Society of America B ·Nathan R. Newbury, William C. Swann	50
14	Coherent transfer of an optical carrier over 251 km 2007 ·Optics Letters ·Nathan R. Newbury, Paul Williams, William C. Swann	154
15	Optical and Microwave Frequency Synthesis with an Integrated Fiber Frequency Comb 2006 ·Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference ·Ingmar Hartl, M. E. Fermann, William C. Swann, J. J. McFerran, Ian Coddington, Qudsia Quraishi, Scott A. Diddams, Nathan R. Newbury, (unknown), M. M. Fejer, Paul S. Westbrook, Jeffrey W. Nicholson, K. Feder	3
16	Frequency-resolved coherent lidar using a femtosecond fiber laser 2006 ·Optics Letters ·William C. Swann, Nathan R. Newbury	55
17	Fiber-laser frequency combs with subhertz relative linewidths 2006 ·Optics Letters ·William C. Swann, J. J. McFerran, Ian Coddington, Nathan R. Newbury, Ingmar Hartl, M. E. Fermann, Paul S. Westbrook, Jeffrey W. Nicholson, K. S. Feder, (unknown), M. M. Fejer	84
18	Absolute-frequency measurements with a stabilized near-infrared optical frequency comb from a Cr:forsterite laser 2004 ·Optics Letters ·Kristan L. Corwin, Isabell Thomann, (unknown), Richard W. Fox, William C. Swann, E. A. Curtis, C. W. Oates, G. Wilpers, A. Bartels, S. L. Gilbert, L. Hollberg, Nathan R. Newbury, Scott A. Diddams, Jeffrey W. Nicholson, M. F. Yan	14
19	Multiple-wavelength reference based on interleaved, sampled fiber Bragg gratings and molecular absorption 2004 ·Applied Optics ·M. A. Rowe, William C. Swann, Sarah L. Gilbert	7
20	Preventing difficulties in learning 1987 ·Tony Booth, (unknown), William C. Swann	1

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