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C. Martijn de Sterke

C. Martijn de Sterke

D-Index & Metrics

Engineering and Technology

D-Index
67
Citations
17302
World Ranking
1298
National Ranking
79

C. Martijn de Sterke publication distribution in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Engineering and Technology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where C. Martijn de Sterke sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 804+

This scientist: 545 publications — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 804 publications or more.

C. Martijn de Sterke D-index placement in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Engineering and Technology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where C. Martijn de Sterke sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 107+

This scientist: 67 D-Index — 87th percentile

87% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1999 - Pawsey Medal, Australian Academy of Science

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Quantum mechanics
  • Optics
  • Refractive index

His primary areas of study are Optics, Refractive index, Nonlinear system, Photonic crystal and Optical fiber. Photonic-crystal fiber, Microstructured optical fiber, Fiber Bragg grating, Grating and Dispersion are the core of his Optics study. His Refractive index research includes themes of Photonics, Modal and Total internal reflection.

His studies deal with areas such as Wavelength, Coupled mode theory and Classical mechanics as well as Nonlinear system. His research in Photonic crystal intersects with topics in Wave propagation, Condensed matter physics, Resonator and Spontaneous emission. His Optical fiber research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Nonlinear optics and Soliton.

His most cited work include:

  • Bragg Grating Solitons (470 citations)
  • Multipole method for microstructured optical fibers. I. Formulation (394 citations)
  • Microstructured polymer optical fibre. (281 citations)

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

C. Martijn de Sterke mostly deals with Optics, Optoelectronics, Photonic crystal, Refractive index and Nonlinear system. His work in Optical fiber, Grating, Fiber Bragg grating, Nonlinear optics and Dispersion are all subfields of Optics research. C. Martijn de Sterke focuses mostly in the field of Optoelectronics, narrowing it down to topics relating to Absorption and, in certain cases, Nanowire and Absorption spectroscopy.

His Photonic crystal research integrates issues from Scattering, Resonator and Condensed matter physics. The concepts of his Refractive index study are interwoven with issues in Wavelength, Electric field, Total internal reflection and Dielectric. C. Martijn de Sterke has researched Nonlinear system in several fields, including Mathematical analysis, Classical mechanics and Plasmonic waveguide.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Optics (70.78%)
  • Optoelectronics (33.49%)
  • Photonic crystal (23.52%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2014-2021)?

  • Optoelectronics (33.49%)
  • Optics (70.78%)
  • Nonlinear system (19.95%)

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

C. Martijn de Sterke focuses on Optoelectronics, Optics, Nonlinear system, Dispersion and Plasmon. His study on Refractive index, Wavelength and Nonlinear optics is often connected to Lossy compression as part of broader study in Optics. His work in Refractive index addresses issues such as Electric field, which are connected to fields such as Resonance and Surface plasmon.

His Nonlinear system research incorporates themes from Field, Figure of merit, Surface plasmon polariton and Waveguide. The various areas that C. Martijn de Sterke examines in his Dispersion study include Ultrashort pulse, Laser, Soliton, Quantum electrodynamics and Quartic function. C. Martijn de Sterke has included themes like Nanowire, Nanophotonics, Second-harmonic generation, Four-wave mixing and Mixing in his Plasmon study.

Between 2014 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • A 90-nm-thick graphene metamaterial for strong and extremely broadband absorption of unpolarized light (111 citations)
  • Pure-quartic solitons. (64 citations)
  • New avenues for phase matching in nonlinear hyperbolic metamaterials. (29 citations)

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

  • Quantum mechanics
  • Optics
  • Laser

His scientific interests lie mostly in Optics, Optoelectronics, Nonlinear system, Dispersion and Metamaterial. His study in the field of Photonic-crystal fiber also crosses realms of Analytical expressions. His work in the fields of Optoelectronics, such as Photonics, overlaps with other areas such as Energy transfer.

His Nonlinear system study typically links adjacent topics like Refractive index. The Dispersion study combines topics in areas such as Ultrashort pulse, Soliton and Modulation. His Metamaterial research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Photodetector, Grating, Optical modulator and Condensed matter physics.

Best Publications

  • Multipole method for microstructured optical fibers. I. Formulation

    T. P. White;B. T. Kuhlmey;R. C. McPhedran;D. Maystre

  • A 90-nm-thick graphene metamaterial for strong and extremely broadband absorption of unpolarized light

    Han Lin;Björn C. P. Sturmberg;Keng-Te Lin;Yunyi Yang

  • Multipole method for microstructured optical fibers. II. Implementation and results

    Boris T. Kuhlmey;Thomas P. White;Gilles Renversez;Daniel Maystre

  • Microstructured polymer optical fibre.

    Martijn A. van Eijkelenborg;Maryanne C. J. Large;Alexander Argyros;Joseph Zagari

  • III Gap Solitons

    C. Martijn De Sterke;J. E. Sipe

  • Confinement losses in microstructured optical fibers

    T P White;R C McPhedran;C M de Sterke;L C Botten

  • Symmetry and degeneracy in microstructured optical fibers.

    M. J. Steel;T. P. White;C. Martijn de Sterke;R. C. McPhedran

  • Dispersionless slow light using gap solitons

    Joe T. Mok;C. Martijn de Sterke;Ian C. M. Littler;Benjamin J. Eggleton

  • Envelope-function approach for the electrodynamics of nonlinear periodic structures.

    C. Martijn de Sterke;J. E. Sipe

  • Resonances in microstructured optical waveguides

    Natalia M. Litchinitser;Steven C. Dunn;Brian Usner;Benjamin J. Eggleton

  • PROPAGATION THROUGH NONUNIFORM GRATING STRUCTURES

    J. E. Sipe;L. Poladian;C. Martijn de Sterke

  • Bloch Oscillations in an Array of Curved Optical Waveguides

    G Lenz;Irina B Talanina;C Martijn de Sterke

  • Pure-quartic solitons.

    Andrea Blanco-Redondo;C. Martijn de Sterke;John E. Sipe;Thomas F. Krauss

  • Nonlinear pulse propagation in Bragg gratings

    Benjamin J. Eggleton;C. Martijn de Sterke;R. E. Slusher

  • Modal cutoff in microstructured optical fibers

    Boris T. Kuhlmey;Ross C. McPhedran;C. Martijn de Sterke

  • Bragg solitons in the nonlinear Schrödinger limit: experiment and theory

    B. J. Eggleton;C. Martijn de Sterke;R. E. Slusher

  • Nonlinear coupled-mode equations on a finite interval : a numerical procedure

    C. Martijn de Sterke;Kenneth R. Jackson;B. D. Robert

  • High-Q cavities in photosensitive photonic crystals

    Snjezana Tomljenovic-Hanic;M. J. Steel;C. Martijn de Sterke;David J. Moss

  • Resonance and scattering in microstructured optical fibers.

    T. P. White;R. C. McPhedran;C. Martijn de Sterke;N. M. Litchinitser

  • Switching dynamics of finite periodic nonlinear media: A numerical study.

    C. Martijn de Sterke;J. E. Sipe

  • The pure-quartic soliton laser

    Antoine F. J. Runge;Darren D. Hudson;Darren D. Hudson;Kevin K. K. Tam;C. Martijn de Sterke

Frequent Co-Authors

Ross C. McPhedran
Ross C. McPhedran University of Sydney
Benjamin J. Eggleton
Benjamin J. Eggleton University of Sydney
Thomas P. White
Thomas P. White Australian National University
John E. Sipe
John E. Sipe University of Toronto
Andrey A. Sukhorukov
Andrey A. Sukhorukov Australian National University
Tanya M. Monro
Tanya M. Monro University of South Australia
Alexander Argyros
Alexander Argyros University of Sydney
Neil G. R. Broderick
Neil G. R. Broderick University of Auckland
Eric Magi
Eric Magi University of Sydney
Yuri S. Kivshar
Yuri S. Kivshar Australian National University

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