P. W. E. Smith

8.6k citations

168 papers · 7.0k · 1 hit paper · h-index 43

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Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics top 0.2%
- Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies
- Semiconductor Quantum Structures and Devices
- Laser-Matter Interactions and Applications
Statistical and Nonlinear Physics top 0.5%
- Nonlinear Photonic Systems

Papers in

Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 115
- Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies 76
- Laser-Matter Interactions and Applications 26
Electrical and Electronic Engineering 129
- Photonic and Optical Devices 66
- Laser Design and Applications 37
- Optical Network Technologies 26
- Solid State Laser Technologies 24
- Advanced Fiber Optic Sensors 22
- Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices 21

Co-authors: David A. B. Miller (13 shared papers)D. S. Chemla (10 shared papers)W. J. Tomlinson (17 shared papers)Arthur C. Gossard (6 shared papers)Patrick J. Maloney (28 shared papers)Stephen R. Friberg (6 shared papers)W. Wiegmann (5 shared papers)Arthur Ashkin (4 shared papers)
Journals: IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics (29 papers)Applied Physics Letters (27 papers)Optics Letters (14 papers)Optics Communications (8 papers)IEEE Photonics Technology Letters (6 papers)
Partner nations: Canada United States United Kingdom

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160 papers receiving 6.2k citations

P. W. E. Smith's Hit Papers

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Room temperature excitonic nonlinear absorption and refraction in GaAs/AlGaAs multiple quantum well structures 1984 · 632 citations

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Paper score: A paper's citations measured against the top-1% bar of its own field and year: the square root of citations ÷ bar, so 1 means right at the bar and 2 means four times its citations. The bar blends the citation counts that enter the top 1% of the paper's subfields in its year (weighted 89.5%), of those subfields over all years (0.5%) and of its year across all fields (10%); a subfield and year with fewer than 400 papers takes its year's bar. Papers from 2026 are not scored yet: in an unfinished year, when a paper appeared matters more than how it is cited.

Hit paper: A paper cited at least 1.5× the top-1% bar of its field and year: a paper score of at least √1.5.

1984 IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

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1	Room temperature excitonic nonlinear absorption and refraction in GaAs/AlGaAs multiple quantum well structures IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics ·D. S. Chemla, David A. B. Miller, P. W. E. Smith, Arthur C. Gossard, W. Wiegmann Hit paper breakdown →	1984	632
2	Observation of spatial optical solitons in a nonlinear glass waveguide Optics Letters ·James Stewart Aitchison, Andrew M. Weiner, Yaron R. Silberberg, M. K. Oliver, J. Jackel, Daniel E. Leaird, Eugenio Vogel, P. W. E. Smith	1990	391
3	Large room-temperature optical nonlinearity in GaAs/Ga1−x AlxAs multiple quantum well structures Applied Physics Letters ·David A. B. Miller, D. S. Chemla, D. J. Eilenberger, P. W. E. Smith, Arthur C. Gossard, W. T. Tsang	1982	349
4	Nonlinear optical glasses for ultrafast optical switches IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics ·Stephen R. Friberg, P. W. E. Smith	1987	330
5	Ultrafast all-optical switching in a dual-core fiber nonlinear coupler Applied Physics Letters ·Stephen R. Friberg, Yaron R. Silberberg, M. K. Oliver, M. J. Andrejco, Mansoor A. Saifi, P. W. E. Smith	1987	205
6	Stabilized, single-frequency output from a long laser cavity IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics ·P. W. E. Smith	1965	180
7	Experimental observation of spatial soliton interactions Optics Letters ·James Stewart Aitchison, Andrew M. Weiner, Yaron Silberberg, Daniel E. Leaird, M. K. Oliver, J. L. Jackel, P. W. E. Smith	1991	175
8	Four-wave mixing in an artificial Kerr medium Optics Letters ·P. W. E. Smith, Arthur Ashkin, W. J. Tomlinson	1981	168
9	Cross-Relaxation Effects in the Saturation of the 6328-Å Neon-Laser Line Physical Review Letters ·P. W. E. Smith, R. Hänsch	1971	154
10	Mode-locking of lasers Proceedings of the IEEE ·P. W. E. Smith	1970	149
11	Mode selection in lasers Proceedings of the IEEE ·P. W. E. Smith	1972	144
12	On the Physical Limits of Digital Optical Switching and Logic Elements Bell System Technical Journal ·P. W. E. Smith	1982	137
13	Reflection of a Gaussian beam at a nonlinear interface Applied Optics ·W. J. Tomlinson, J. P. Gordon, P. W. E. Smith, A. E. Kaplan	1982	137
14	Continuous-wave self-focusing and self-trapping of light in artificial Kerr media Optics Letters ·Arthur Ashkin, J. M. Dziedzic, P. W. E. Smith	1982	135
15	Spatial optical solitons in planar glass waveguides Journal of the Optical Society of America B ·James Stewart Aitchison, Yaron Silberberg, Andrew M. Weiner, Daniel E. Leaird, M. K. Oliver, J. Jackel, Eugenio Vogel, P. W. E. Smith	1991	130
16	A Waveguide Gas Laser Applied Physics Letters ·P. W. E. Smith	1971	123
17	A bistable Fabry-Perot resonator Applied Physics Letters ·P. W. E. Smith, E. H. Turner	1977	121
18	Optical bistability at a nonlinear interface Applied Physics Letters ·P. W. E. Smith, J.P. Hermann, W. J. Tomlinson, Patrick J. Maloney	1979	105
19	Electrooptic nonlinear Fabry-Perot devices IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics ·P. W. E. Smith, E. H. Turner, Patrick J. Maloney	1978	103
20	Use of a liquid suspension of dielectric spheres as an artificial Kerr medium Optics Letters ·P. W. E. Smith, Patrick J. Maloney, Arthur Ashkin	1982	98

About P. W. E. Smith

P. W. E. Smith is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Statistical and Nonlinear Physics, Spectroscopy and Ocean Engineering, having authored 168 papers that have together received 7.0k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies (76 papers), Photonic and Optical Devices (66 papers), Laser Design and Applications (37 papers), Laser-Matter Interactions and Applications (26 papers), Optical Network Technologies (26 papers), Solid State Laser Technologies (24 papers), Advanced Fiber Optic Sensors (22 papers) and Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices (21 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics (5.4k citations), Statistical and Nonlinear Physics (1.3k citations), Electrical and Electronic Engineering (4.1k citations), Spectroscopy (618 citations) and Acoustics and Ultrasonics (30 citations). P. W. E. Smith has collaborated with scholars based in Canada, United States and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include David A. B. Miller, D. S. Chemla, W. J. Tomlinson, Arthur C. Gossard, Patrick J. Maloney, Stephen R. Friberg, W. Wiegmann, Arthur Ashkin, Yaron R. Silberberg and M. K. Oliver. Their work appears in journals such as IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics, Applied Physics Letters, Optics Letters, Optics Communications and IEEE Photonics Technology Letters.

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