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Colin J. McKinstrie

Colin J. McKinstrie

D-Index & Metrics

Engineering and Technology

D-Index
44
Citations
7234
World Ranking
5830
National Ranking
1634

Colin J. McKinstrie 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 Colin J. McKinstrie sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 804+

This scientist: 258 publications — 67th percentile

67% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Colin J. McKinstrie 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 Colin J. McKinstrie sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 107+

This scientist: 44 D-Index — 42nd percentile

42% 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

  • 2014 - SPIE Fellow
  • 2011 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For diverse contributions to laser science, ranging from relativistic laserplasma interactions to nonlinear and quantum optics in fibers
  • 2007 - OSA Fellows For pioneering research on optical pulse propagation in plasmas and fibers, and optical signal processing by parametric devices.

Overview

Colin J. McKinstrie is affiliated with LGS Innovations in the United States and has a research focus within the field of Engineering. Their work spans several subfields including Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics, Artificial Intelligence, Control and Systems Engineering, and Computational Theory and Mathematics.

The main topics covered in their research include Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices, Photonic and Optical Devices, Optical Network Technologies, Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies, Quantum Information and Cryptography, Quantum optics and atomic interactions, and Advanced Control Systems Optimization.

Colin J. McKinstrie has contributed to multiple publications in prominent venues, notably:

  • Journal of the Optical Society of America B
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Journal of Lightwave Technology
  • IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics
  • Optics Express

The scientist's recent papers include:

  • Laser linewidths: tutorial, 2021, Journal of the Optical Society of America B
  • Stochastic and probabilistic equations for three- and four-level lasers: tutorial, 2020, Journal of the Optical Society of America B
  • Gain, Loss and the Shot-Noise Rule, 2020, Journal of Lightwave Technology
  • Tutorial on laser linewidths, 2021, arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Stochastic systems: tutorial, 2021, Journal of the Optical Society of America B

Frequent collaborators in their research include Trevor J. Stirling, Amr S. Helmy, Taras I. Lakoba, Benjamin L. Kotzen, and Maxim Kozlov.

Throughout their career, Colin J. McKinstrie has received recognition from professional organizations such as the SPIE, which named them a Fellow in 2014. In 2011, they were designated Fellow of the American Physical Society for contributions to laser science encompassing relativistic laser-plasma interactions and nonlinear and quantum optics in fibers. Additionally, they were recognized as an OSA Fellow in 2007 for research in optical pulse propagation in plasmas and fibers, as well as optical signal processing by parametric devices.

Best Publications

  • Towards ultrasensitive optical links enabled by low-noise phase-sensitive amplifiers

    Zhi Tong;Carl Peter Lundström;Peter Andrekson;Colin McKinstrie

  • Quantum frequency translation of single-photon states in a photonic crystal fiber.

    H. J. McGuinness;M. G. Raymer;C. J. McKinstrie;S. Radic

  • Photon pair-state preparation with tailored spectral properties by spontaneous four-wave mixing in photonic-crystal fiber

    K. Garay-Palmett;H. J. McGuinness;Offir Cohen;J. S. Lundeen

  • Parametric amplifiers driven by two pump waves

    C.J. McKinstrie;S. Radic;A.R. Chraplyvy

  • Phase-sensitive amplification in a fiber

    Colin J. McKinstrie

  • Translation of quantum states by four-wave mixing in fibers.

    C. J. McKinstrie;J. D. Harvey;S. Radic;M. G. Raymer

  • Stimulated Raman forward scattering and the relativistic modulational instability of light waves in rarefied plasma

    C. J. McKinstrie;R. Bingham

  • Improving transmission performance in differential phase-shift-keyed systems by use of lumped nonlinear phase-shift compensation

    Xiang Liu;Xing Wei;Richart E Slusher;C J McKinstrie

  • Spatiotemporal instabilities in dispersive nonlinear media

    L. W. Liou;X. D. Cao;C. J. McKinstrie;Govind P. Agrawal

  • Quantum noise properties of parametric amplifiers driven by two pump waves.

    Colin J. McKinstrie;S. Radic;M. G. Raymer

  • All-optical regeneration in one- and two-pump parametric amplifiers using highly nonlinear optical fiber

    S. Radic;C.J. McKinstrie;R.M. Jopson;J.C. Centanni

  • Quantum noise properties of parametric processes.

    C. J. McKinstrie;M. Yu;M. G. Raymer;S. Radic

  • Record performance of parametric amplifier constructed with highly nonlinear fibre

    S. Radic;C.J. McKinstrie;R.M. Jopson;J.C. Centanni

  • Interference of two photons of different color

    M.G. Raymer;S.J. van Enk;C.J. McKinstrie;H.J. McGuinness

  • The modulational instability of coupled waves

    C. J. McKinstrie;R. Bingham

  • MULTIPLE SCALE DERIVATION OF THE RELATIVISTIC PONDEROMOTIVE FORCE

    E.A. Startsev;C.J. | McKinstrie

  • Four-wave mixing in fibers with random birefringence

    C. J. McKinstrie;H. Kogelnik;R. M. Jopson;S. Radic

  • Optical Amplification and Signal Processing in Highly Nonlinear Optical Fiber

    Stojan Radic;Colin J. McKINSTRIE

  • Modulational instabilities in dispersion-flattened fibers.

    M. Yu;C. J. McKinstrie;Govind P. Agrawal

  • Two-pump fiber parametric amplifiers

    S. Radic;C.J. McKinstrie

Frequent Co-Authors

Stojan Radic
Stojan Radic University of California, San Diego
Robert M. Jopson
Robert M. Jopson Nokia (United States)
Chongjin Xie
Chongjin Xie Alibaba Group (China)
Govind P. Agrawal
Govind P. Agrawal University of Rochester
Alan H. Gnauck
Alan H. Gnauck Nokia (United States)
Nikola Alic
Nikola Alic University of California, San Diego
Magnus Karlsson
Magnus Karlsson Lund University
Andrew R. Chraplyvy
Andrew R. Chraplyvy Nokia (United States)
Xiang Liu
Xiang Liu Nanjing Tech University
Peter A. Andrekson
Peter A. Andrekson Chalmers University of Technology

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