Alan E. Willner

37.5k citations
1.1k papers · 27.2k · 8 hit papers · h-index 67

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Papers in

    • Optical Network Technologies 740
    • Photonic and Optical Devices 492
    • Advanced Photonic Communication Systems 476
    • Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices 213
    • Optical Wireless Communication Technologies 149
    • Advanced Optical Network Technologies 136
    • Orbital Angular Momentum in Optics 244
    • Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies 233

Alan E. Willner

1.1k papers receiving 25.4k citations

Alan E. Willner's Hit Papers

Orbital angular momentum of light for communications 2021 · 271 citations
2710+4+9Years since publication10002.0k3.0k

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Alan E. Willner
Comparison fields: 5 of 113
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 18.6k
  • Acoustics and Ultrasonics 431
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering 18.4k
  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 3.3k
  • Biomedical Engineering 6.2k
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Yangjian Cai China
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Terabit free-space data transmission employing orbital angular momentum multiplexing
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Terabit-Scale Orbital Angular Momentum Mode Division Multiplexing in Fibers
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20132284
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Optical communications using orbital angular momentum beams
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20151434
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High-capacity millimetre-wave communications with orbital angular momentum multiplexing
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20141029
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100  Tbit/s free-space data link enabled by three-dimensional multiplexing of orbital angular momentum, polarization, and wavelength
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2014429
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All-Optical Signal Processing
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2013390
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4 × 20  Gbit/s mode division multiplexing over free space using vector modes and a q-plate mode (de)multiplexer
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2015359
8 2004337
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Orbital angular momentum of light for communications
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10 2013236
11 2015226
12 2006217
13 2016184
14 2014184
15 2020177
16 2013177
17 2015177
18 2012174
19 2009154
20 2005150

About Alan E. Willner

Alan E. Willner is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Biomedical Engineering, Artificial Intelligence and Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, having authored 1.1k papers that have together received 27.2k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Optical Network Technologies (740 papers), Photonic and Optical Devices (492 papers), Advanced Photonic Communication Systems (476 papers), Orbital Angular Momentum in Optics (244 papers), Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies (233 papers), Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices (213 papers), Optical Wireless Communication Technologies (149 papers) and Advanced Optical Network Technologies (136 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics (18.6k citations), Acoustics and Ultrasonics (431 citations), Electrical and Electronic Engineering (18.4k citations), Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials (3.3k citations) and Biomedical Engineering (6.2k citations). Alan E. Willner has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Israel and China. Frequent co-authors include Moshe Tur, Hao Huang, Yongxiong Ren, Yang Yue, Yan Yan, Nisar Ahmed, Jian Wang, Jeng-Yuan Yang, Guodong Xie and S. Dolinar. Their work appears in journals such as Optics Letters, IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, Journal of Lightwave Technology, Optics Express and Optics Communications.

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