William D. Cowan

827 citations
45 papers · 633 indexed · h-index 13

William D. Cowan

41 papers receiving 602 citations

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William D. Cowan
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  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 378
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering 473
  • Biomedical Engineering 244
  • Mechanics of Materials 117
  • Surfaces, Coatings and Films 25
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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
#Work
1 20101
2 200659
3 200332
4 200313
5
Polysilicon Prototypes for Flip-bonded Hybrid MEM-tunable Filters and VCSELs
20023
6 20021
7
Stress Measurement in MEMS Devices
20014
8 19991
9 199939
10 19988
11 199815
12 19986
13
Foundry microfabrication of deformable mirrors for adaptive optics
19983
14 19976
15 199710
16 19941
17 19942
18 19934
19 198811
20 19751

About William D. Cowan

William D. Cowan is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Biomedical Engineering, having authored 45 papers that have together received 633 indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Advanced MEMS and NEMS Technologies (22 papers), Adaptive optics and wavefront sensing (14 papers), Photonic and Optical Devices (11 papers), Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices (9 papers), Optical Systems and Laser Technology (8 papers), Advanced Surface Polishing Techniques (7 papers), Advanced optical system design (7 papers) and Mechanical and Optical Resonators (5 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics (378 citations), Electrical and Electronic Engineering (473 citations) and Biomedical Engineering (244 citations). William D. Cowan has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Germany and Canada. Frequent co-authors include Victor M. Bright, Steven T. Patton, J.S. Zabinski, David A. Czaplewski, Kalathil C. Eapen, Christopher W. Dyck, Garth M. Kraus, Christopher Nordquist, Gary A. Patrizi and Byron M. Welsh. Their work appears in journals such as Optics Letters, Journal of Lightwave Technology and Sensors and Actuators A Physical.

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