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Electronics and Electrical Engineering
Germany
2022

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Discipline name D-index D-index (Discipline H-index) only includes papers and citation values for an examined discipline in contrast to General H-index which accounts for publications across all disciplines. Citations Publications World Ranking National Ranking
Electronics and Electrical Engineering D-index 73 Citations 17,964 297 World Ranking 424 National Ranking 218
Physics D-index 77 Citations 19,108 313 World Ranking 2459 National Ranking 1234

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Awards & Achievements

2022 - Research.com Electronics and Electrical Engineering in Germany Leader Award

1993 - US President's National Medal of Science "For his pioneering work in the development of molecular beam epitaxy, which revolutionized thin film growth, making possible atomically accurate structures for elecronic and proelecronic devices, and for the study of new quantum phenomena.", Presented by President Clinton and Vice President Gore at a ceremony on the White House South Lawn, September 30, 1993.

1983 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For the development of the molecular beam technique for epitaxial growth of semiconductor materials, which has resulted in significant scientific and technological advances in semiconductor physics and semiconductor device development

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Quantum mechanics
  • Laser
  • Optics

His scientific interests lie mostly in Optoelectronics, Laser, Optics, Semiconductor laser theory and Quantum well. His Optoelectronics research integrates issues from Molecular beam epitaxy and Laser linewidth. His research in Laser intersects with topics in Quantum, Cascade and Gallium arsenide.

His work in Optics covers topics such as Semiconductor which are related to areas like Bragg's law. While the research belongs to areas of Semiconductor laser theory, Alfred Y. Cho spends his time largely on the problem of Continuous wave, intersecting his research to questions surrounding Distributed Bragg reflector laser. His Quantum well research incorporates themes from Bound state, Tunable laser, Excited state, Atomic physics and Condensed matter physics.

His most cited work include:

  • Molecular beam epitaxy (971 citations)
  • Recent progress in quantum cascade lasers and applications (541 citations)
  • Resonant tunneling through double barriers, perpendicular quantum transport phenomena in superlattices, and their device applications (499 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

His primary areas of investigation include Optoelectronics, Laser, Optics, Quantum well and Molecular beam epitaxy. His Semiconductor laser theory, Heterojunction, Gallium arsenide, Semiconductor and Quantum cascade laser investigations are all subjects of Optoelectronics research. His work in Heterojunction addresses subjects such as Bipolar junction transistor, which are connected to disciplines such as Common emitter.

His Laser study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Wavelength and Cascade. The Quantum well study which covers Condensed matter physics that intersects with Electron, Electric field and Scattering. His Molecular beam epitaxy research includes elements of Diode, Doping and Analytical chemistry.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Optoelectronics (67.31%)
  • Laser (34.30%)
  • Optics (28.32%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 1999-2014)?

  • Optoelectronics (67.31%)
  • Laser (34.30%)
  • Optics (28.32%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

Alfred Y. Cho mostly deals with Optoelectronics, Laser, Optics, Cascade and Quantum well. Alfred Y. Cho regularly ties together related areas like Far-infrared laser in his Optoelectronics studies. Alfred Y. Cho has researched Laser in several fields, including Waveguide, Wavelength, Absorption, Modulation and Superlattice.

Optics and Semiconductor are commonly linked in his work. His work investigates the relationship between Cascade and topics such as Quantum that intersect with problems in Electron. His Quantum well research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Barrier layer, Molecular beam epitaxy, Electric field, Molecular physics and Condensed matter physics.

Between 1999 and 2014, his most popular works were:

  • Recent progress in quantum cascade lasers and applications (541 citations)
  • Quantum cascade surface-emitting photonic crystal laser. (239 citations)
  • Ultra-broadband semiconductor laser. (236 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Quantum mechanics
  • Laser
  • Optics

Alfred Y. Cho spends much of his time researching Optoelectronics, Laser, Optics, Semiconductor laser theory and Cascade. His study brings together the fields of Quantum well and Optoelectronics. His work carried out in the field of Laser brings together such families of science as Waveguide, Semiconductor and Gallium arsenide.

His studies in Semiconductor laser theory integrate themes in fields like Far-infrared laser, Nonlinear optics and Second-harmonic generation. The study incorporates disciplines such as Chalcogenide glass, Chalcogenide, Quantum, Dielectric and Picosecond in addition to Cascade. He has researched Superlattice in several fields, including Molecular beam epitaxy, Thin film, Transmission electron microscopy, Dislocation and Electron.

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Best Publications

Quantum cascade laser

Mattias Beck;Jérôme Faist;Antoine Muller.
Science (2001)

6271 Citations

Molecular beam epitaxy

A.Y. Cho;J.R. Arthur.
Progress in Solid State Chemistry (1975)

1285 Citations

Recent progress in quantum cascade lasers and applications

Claire Gmachl;Federico Capasso;Deborah L Sivco;Alfred Y Cho.
Reports on Progress in Physics (2001)

931 Citations

Resonant tunneling through double barriers, perpendicular quantum transport phenomena in superlattices, and their device applications

F. Capasso;K. Mohammed;A. Cho.
IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics (1986)

731 Citations

X‐ray total‐external‐reflection–Bragg diffraction: A structural study of the GaAs‐Al interface

W. C. Marra;P. Eisenberger;A. Y. Cho.
Journal of Applied Physics (1979)

676 Citations

High power mid‐infrared (λ∼5 μm) quantum cascade lasers operating above room temperature

Jérôme Faist;Federico Capasso;Carlo Sirtori;Deborah L. Sivco.
Applied Physics Letters (1996)

589 Citations

Optical surface waves in periodic layered media

Pochi Yeh;Amnon Yariv;A. Y. Cho.
Applied Physics Letters (1978)

527 Citations

Distributed feedback quantum cascade lasers

Jérome Faist;Claire Gmachl;Federico Capasso;Carlo Sirtori.
Applied Physics Letters (1997)

516 Citations

Short wavelength (λ∼3.4 μm) quantum cascade laser based on strained compensated InGaAs/AlInAs

Jérôme Faist;Federico Capasso;Deborah L. Sivco;Albert L. Hutchinson.
Applied Physics Letters (1998)

435 Citations

Quantum Cascade Lasers

Federico Capasso;Claire Gmachl;Deborah L. Sivco;Alfred Y. Cho.
Physics Today (2002)

431 Citations

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