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Overview

Benjamin S. Williams is affiliated with the University of California, Los Angeles in the United States.

Their research primarily spans the fields of Engineering and Chemistry, with specific focus areas in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Spectroscopy. Additional subfields of study include Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Atmospheric Science, and Condensed Matter Physics.

The main topics in Benjamin S. Williams' research include:

  • Spectroscopy and Laser Applications
  • Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices
  • Photonic and Optical Devices
  • Terahertz technology and applications
  • Strong Light-Matter Interactions
  • Semiconductor Quantum Structures and Devices
  • Atmospheric Ozone and Climate

Frequent coauthors in their publications are:

  • Christopher A. Curwen
  • John L. Reno
  • Anthony D. Kim
  • Yu Wu
  • Mohammad Shahili

Benjamin S. Williams has published multiple papers in several journals with notable frequency, including:

  • Applied Physics Letters
  • Optics Express
  • Nanophotonics
  • AIP Advances
  • ACS Photonics

Recent publications by Benjamin S. Williams include:

  • "Continuous-wave GaAs/AlGaAs quantum cascade laser at 5.7 THz," 2024, Nanophotonics
  • "Tunable quantum-cascade VECSEL operating at 1.9 THz," 2021, Optics Express
  • "THz time-domain characterization of amplifying quantum-cascade metasurface," 2021, Applied Physics Letters
  • "Thin THz QCL active regions for improved continuous-wave operating temperature," 2021, AIP Advances
  • "Terahertz quantum-cascade patch-antenna VECSEL with low power dissipation," 2020, Applied Physics Letters

Best Publications

  • Terahertz quantum-cascade lasers

    Benjamin S. Williams

  • 3.4-THz quantum cascade laser based on longitudinal-optical-phonon scattering for depopulation

    Benjamin S. Williams;Hans Callebaut;Sushil Kumar;Qing Hu

  • Quantum cascade lasers: 20 years of challenges.

    Miriam Serena Vitiello;Giacomo Scalari;Benjamin Williams;Paolo De Natale

  • Operation of terahertz quantum-cascade lasers at 164 K in pulsed mode and at 117 K in continuous-wave mode.

    Benjamin S. Williams;Sushil Kumar;Qing Hu;John L. Reno

  • High-power terahertz quantum cascade lasers

    Benjamin S. Williams;Sushil Kumar;Qing Hu;John L. Reno

  • Terahertz quantum-cascade laser at λ≈100 μm using metal waveguide for mode confinement

    Benjamin S. Williams;Sushil Kumar;Hans Callebaut;Qing Hu

  • Real-time imaging using a 4.3-THz quantum cascade laser and a 320 /spl times/ 240 microbolometer focal-plane array

    A.W.M. Lee;B.S. Williams;S. Kumar;Qing Hu

  • Real-time terahertz imaging over a standoff distance (>25meters)

    Alan W. M. Lee;Qi Qin;Sushil Kumar;Benjamin S. Williams

  • Electromagnetic modeling of terahertz quantum cascade laser waveguides and resonators

    Stephen Kohen;Benjamin S. Williams;Qing Hu

  • Continuous-wave operation of terahertz quantum-cascade lasers above liquid-nitrogen temperature

    Sushil Kumar;Benjamin S. Williams;Stephen Kohen;Qing Hu

  • Terahertz heterodyne receiver based on a quantum cascade laser and a superconducting bolometer

    J. R. Gao;J. N. Hovenier;Z. Q. Yang;J. J. A. Baselmans

  • Surface-emitting distributed feedback terahertz quantum-cascade lasers in metal-metal waveguides.

    Sushil Kumar;Benjamin S. Williams;Qi Qin;Alan W. M. Lee

  • Terahertz quantum-cascade laser operating up to 137 K

    Benjamin S. Williams;Sushil Kumar;Hans Callebaut;Qing Hu

  • Magnetic-field-assisted terahertz quantum cascade laser operating up to 225 K

    A. Wade;G. Fedorov;D. Smirnov;S. Kumar

  • High-power and high-temperature THz quantum-cascade lasers based on lens-coupled metal-metal waveguides

    Alan Wei Min Lee;Qi Qin;Sushil Kumar;Benjamin S. Williams

  • Beam patterns of terahertz quantum cascade lasers with subwavelength cavity dimensions

    A. J. L. Adam;I. Kašalynas;J. N. Hovenier;T. O. Klaassen

  • Tuning a terahertz wire laser

    Qi Qin;Benjamin S. Williams;Benjamin S. Williams;Sushil Kumar;John L. Reno

  • Measurement of subband electronic temperatures and population inversion in THz quantum-cascade lasers

    Miriam S. Vitiello;Gaetano Scamarcio;Vincenzo Spagnolo;Benjamin S. Williams

  • Importance of electron-impurity scattering for electron transport in terahertz quantum-cascade lasers

    Hans Callebaut;Sushil Kumar;Benjamin S. Williams;Qing Hu

  • 1.9 THz Quantum-cascade Lasers with One-well Injector

    Sushil Kumar;Benjamin S. Williams;Qing Hu;John L. Reno

Frequent Co-Authors

Tatsuo Itoh
Tatsuo Itoh University of California, Los Angeles
Diana L. Huffaker
Diana L. Huffaker The University of Texas at Arlington
Michael R. Melloch
Michael R. Melloch Purdue University West Lafayette
H. C. Liu
H. C. Liu Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Frédéric Grillot
Frédéric Grillot Télécom ParisTech
Z. R. Wasilewski
Z. R. Wasilewski University of Waterloo
Chi On Chui
Chi On Chui University of California, Los Angeles
Dayan Ban
Dayan Ban University of Waterloo
Margaret Buchanan
Margaret Buchanan National Research Council Canada
J. M. Zavada
J. M. Zavada New York University

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