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Alexander L. Gaeta

Alexander L. Gaeta

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Physics

D-Index
106
Citations
45261
World Ranking
1327
National Ranking
696

Overview

Alexander L. Gaeta is affiliated with Columbia University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Engineering, with a focus on subfields such as Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. The body of their work encompasses key topics including Photonic and Optical Devices, Optical Network Technologies, Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies, and Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices.

Their publication record includes works published in notable venues, particularly the journal Optica and the IEEE Transactions on Components Packaging and Manufacturing Technology. Specifically, Gaeta's recent papers include:

  • "Chip-scale frequency combs for data communications in computing systems" (2023, Optica)
  • "Co-Designed Silicon Photonics Chip I/O for Energy-Efficient Petascale Connectivity" (2024, IEEE Transactions on Components Packaging and Manufacturing Technology)
  • "Farewell from the founding Editor-in-Chief: editorial" (2020, Optica)

These publications reflect an engagement with both fundamental and applied aspects of photonics, optical communications, and integrated photonic systems.

Frequent coauthors contributing to Gaeta's research projects include:

  • Yoshitomo Okawachi
  • Bok Young Kim
  • Michal Lipson
  • Yuyang Wang
  • Songli Wang

Gaeta's research topics are closely related to optical and photonic device technologies, covering areas critical to the development of next-generation fiber lasers, integrated photonic components, and energy-efficient optical network systems. Their work on frequency combs and silicon photonics highlights an emphasis on scalable and high-performance optical data communication platforms.

The repeated presence of publications in Optica indicates engagement with an audience focused on optics and photonics research and development. Meanwhile, the paper published in the IEEE Transactions on Components Packaging and Manufacturing Technology suggests a cross-disciplinary approach bridging optical device design with advanced packaging and manufacturing techniques.

Best Publications

  • Bright Coherent Ultrahigh Harmonics in the keV X-ray Regime from Mid-Infrared Femtosecond Lasers

    Tenio Popmintchev;Ming-Chang Chen;Dimitar Popmintchev;Paul Arpin

  • New CMOS-compatible platforms based on silicon nitride and hydex for nonlinear optics

    David J. Moss;Roberto Morandotti;Alexander L. Gaeta;Michal Lipson

  • Dissipative Kerr Solitons in Optical Microresonators

    Tobias J. Kippenberg;Alexander L. Gaeta;Michal Lipson;Michael L. Gorodetsky

  • CMOS-compatible multiple-wavelength oscillator for on-chip optical interconnects

    Jacob S. Levy;Alexander Gondarenko;Mark A. Foster;Amy C. Turner-Foster

  • Broad-band optical parametric gain on a silicon photonic chip

    Mark A. Foster;Amy C. Turner;Jay E. Sharping;Bradley S. Schmidt

  • Tunable all-optical delays via Brillouin slow light in an optical fiber.

    Yoshitomo Okawachi;Matthew S. Bigelow;Jay E. Sharping;Zhaoming Zhu

  • Photonic-chip-based frequency combs

    Alexander L. Gaeta;Michal Lipson;Tobias J. Kippenberg

  • Battery-operated integrated frequency comb generator.

    Brian Stern;Xingchen Ji;Xingchen Ji;Yoshitomo Okawachi;Alexander L. Gaeta

  • Catastrophic collapse of ultrashort pulses

    Alexander L. Gaeta

  • Broadband mid-infrared frequency comb generation in a Si(3)N(4) microresonator.

    Kevin Luke;Yoshitomo Okawachi;Michael R E Lamont;Alexander L Gaeta

  • Octave-spanning frequency comb generation in a silicon nitride chip.

    Yoshitomo Okawachi;Kasturi Saha;Jacob S Levy;Y Henry Wen

  • Infrared photosensitivity in silica glasses exposed to femtosecond laser pulses

    D. Homoelle;S. Wielandy;Alexander L. Gaeta;N. F. Borrelli

  • Generation of Megawatt Optical Solitons in Hollow-Core Photonic Band-Gap Fibers

    Dimitre G. Ouzounov;Faisal R. Ahmad;Faisal R. Ahmad;Dirk Müller;Dirk Müller;Natesan Venkataraman;Natesan Venkataraman

  • Silicon-chip-based ultrafast optical oscilloscope.

    Mark A. Foster;Reza Salem;David F. Geraghty;Amy C. Turner-Foster

  • Ultra-low-loss on-chip resonators with sub-milliwatt parametric oscillation threshold

    Xingchen Ji;Felippe A. S. Barbosa;Samantha P. Roberts;Avik Dutt

  • Silicon-chip mid-infrared frequency comb generation

    Austin G. Griffith;Ryan K.W. Lau;Jaime Cardenas;Yoshitomo Okawachi

  • Signal regeneration using low-power four-wave mixing on silicon chip

    Reza Salem;Mark A. Foster;Amy C. Turner;David F. Geraghty

  • Nonlinear optics in photonic nanowires

    Mark A. Foster;Amy C. Turner;Michal Lipson;Alexander L. Gaeta

  • Critical power for self-focusing in bulk media and in hollow waveguides.

    Gadi Fibich;Alexander L. Gaeta

  • Fully integrated ultra-low power Kerr comb generation

    Brian Stern;Xingchen Ji;Yoshitomo Okawachi;Alexander L. Gaeta

Frequent Co-Authors

Michal Lipson
Michal Lipson Columbia University
Yoshitomo Okawachi
Yoshitomo Okawachi Columbia University
Mark A. Foster
Mark A. Foster Johns Hopkins University
Robert W. Boyd
Robert W. Boyd University of Ottawa
Keren Bergman
Keren Bergman Columbia University
Ursula Keller
Ursula Keller ETH Zurich
Marko Loncar
Marko Loncar Harvard University
Henry C. Kapteyn
Henry C. Kapteyn University of Colorado Boulder
Girish S. Agarwal
Girish S. Agarwal Texas A&M University
Martti Kauranen
Martti Kauranen Tampere University

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