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David V. Plant

David V. Plant

D-Index & Metrics

Electronics and Electrical Engineering

D-Index
52
Citations
10701
World Ranking
2519
National Ranking
120

David V. Plant publication distribution in Electronics and Electrical Engineering in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Electronics and Electrical Engineering in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where David V. Plant sits on this spectrum.

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34 publications 1,065+

This scientist: 709 publications — 94th percentile

94% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,065 publications or more.

David V. Plant D-index placement in Electronics and Electrical Engineering in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Electronics and Electrical Engineering scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where David V. Plant sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 111+

This scientist: 52 D-Index — 64th percentile

64% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 111 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2016 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Academy of Science
  • 2006 - OSA Fellows For contributions to the advancement of free-space optical interconnects and enabling optoelectronic-VLSI devices.
  • The Canadian Academy of Engineering
  • The Canadian Academy of Engineering
  • The Canadian Academy of Engineering
  • The Canadian Academy of Engineering
  • The Canadian Academy of Engineering
  • The Canadian Academy of Engineering
  • The Canadian Academy of Engineering

Overview

David V. Plant is affiliated with McGill University in Canada. Their research primarily spans the field of Engineering, with a focused expertise in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, alongside contributions to Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. They have also conducted work related to Artificial Intelligence, Biomedical Engineering, and Surfaces, Coatings and Films.

The main topics of their research include:

  • Optical Network Technologies
  • Photonic and Optical Devices
  • Advanced Photonic Communication Systems
  • Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies
  • Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices
  • Graph theory and CDMA systems
  • Photonic Crystals and Applications

The scientist has published extensively in several journals and venues, with frequent contributions to:

  • Journal of Lightwave Technology
  • IEEE Photonics Technology Letters
  • Optics Express
  • Optics Letters
  • Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics

Some of their recent papers include:

  • Net 220 Gbps/λ IM/DD Transmission in O-Band and C-Band With Silicon Photonic Traveling-Wave MZM, 2021, Journal of Lightwave Technology
  • Net 300 Gbps/λ Transmission Over 2 km of SMF With a Silicon Photonic Mach-Zehnder Modulator, 2021, IEEE Photonics Technology Letters
  • TFLN MZMs and Next-Gen DACs: Enabling Beyond 400 Gbps IMDD O-Band and C-Band Transmission, 2023, IEEE Photonics Technology Letters
  • Asymmetric self-coherent detection, 2021, Optics Express
  • 240 Gbit/s Silicon Photonic Mach-Zehnder Modulator Enabled by Two 2.3-Vpp Drivers, 2020, Journal of Lightwave Technology

Collaborations have been significant in their research career, with frequent co-authors including:

  • Md Samiul Alam
  • Essam Berikaa
  • Jinsong Zhang
  • Yannick D'Mello
  • Eslam El-Fiky

Among recognitions received, David V. Plant has been awarded fellowships and memberships in prestigious academies, including:

  • Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, 2016
  • OSA Fellow, 2006, for contributions to the advancement of free-space optical interconnects and enabling optoelectronic-VLSI devices
  • Member of The Canadian Academy of Engineering

Best Publications

  • Nonreciprocal waveguide Bragg gratings.

    Mykola Kulishov;Jacques M. Laniel;Nicolas Bélanger;José Azaña

  • Design, analysis, and transmission system performance of a 41 GHz silicon photonic modulator.

    David Patel;Samir Ghosh;Mathieu Chagnon;Alireza Samani

  • Temporal differentiation of optical signals using a phase-shifted fiber Bragg grating.

    Naum K. Berger;Boris Levit;Baruch Fischer;Mykola Kulishov

  • Optimization of thermo-optic phase-shifter design and mitigation of thermal crosstalk on the SOI platform.

    Maxime Jacques;Alireza Samani;Eslam El-Fiky;David Patel

  • Digital subcarrier multiplexing for fiber nonlinearity mitigation in coherent optical communication systems.

    Meng Qiu;Qunbi Zhuge;Mathieu Chagnon;Yuliang Gao

  • 256-channel bidirectional optical interconnect using VCSELs and photodiodes on CMOS

    D.V. Plant;M.B. Venditti;E. Laprise;J. Faucher

  • Experimental study of 112 Gb/s short reach transmission employing PAM formats and SiP intensity modulator at 1.3 μm.

    Mathieu Chagnon;Mohamed Osman;Michel Poulin;Christine Latrasse

  • DSP-free `coherent-lite' transceiver for next generation single wavelength optical intra-datacenter interconnects

    Mohamed Morsy-Osman;Mohammed Sowailem;Eslam El-Fiky;Tristan Goodwill

  • A Low-Voltage 35-GHz Silicon Photonic Modulator-Enabled 112-Gb/s Transmission System

    Alireza Samani;Mathieu Chagnon;David Patel;Venkat Veerasubramanian

  • Focusing-curved subwavelength grating couplers for ultra-broadband silicon photonics optical interfaces

    Qiuhang Zhong;Venkat Veerasubramanian;Yun Wang;Wei Shi

  • Spectral Efficiency-Adaptive Optical Transmission Using Time Domain Hybrid QAM for Agile Optical Networks

    Qunbi Zhuge;Mohamed Morsy-Osman;Xian Xu;Mathieu Chagnon

  • Optical interconnects at the chip and board level: challenges and solutions

    D.V. Plant;A.G. Kirk

  • Experimental parametric study of 128 Gb/s PAM-4 transmission system using a multi-electrode silicon photonic Mach Zehnder modulator.

    Alireza Samani;David Patel;Mathieu Chagnon;Eslam El-Fiky

  • Enhanced photovoltaic properties in graphene/polycrystalline BiFeO3/Pt heterojunction structure

    Yongyuan Zang;Dan Xie;Xiao Wu;Yu Chen

  • Performance comparison of DML, EML and MZM in dispersion-unmanaged short reach transmissions with digital signal processing.

    Kuo Zhang;Qunbi Zhuge;Haiyun Xin;Weisheng Hu

  • Polarization Beam Splitter Based on MMI Coupler With SWG Birefringence Engineering on SOI

    Luhua Xu;Yun Wang;Amar Kumar;David Patel

  • Silicon Photonic Segmented Modulator-Based Electro-Optic DAC for 100 Gb/s PAM-4 Generation

    David Patel;Alireza Samani;Venkat Veerasubramanian;Samir Ghosh

  • 224-Gb/s 10-km Transmission of PDM PAM-4 at 1.3 μm Using a Single Intensity-Modulated Laser and a Direct-Detection MIMO DSP-Based Receiver

    Mohamed Morsy-Osman;Mathieu Chagnon;Michel Poulin;Stephane Lessard

  • Double-layer Fano resonance photonic crystal filters

    Yichen Shuai;Deyin Zhao;Zhaobing Tian;Jung Hun Seo

  • Experimental Parametric Study of a Silicon Photonic Modulator Enabled 112-Gb/s PAM Transmission System With a DAC and ADC

    Mathieu Chagnon;Mohamed Morsy-Osman;Michel Poulin;Carl Paquet

  • Compact Broadband Polarization Beam Splitter Based on Multimode Interference Coupler With Internal Photonic Crystal for the SOI Platform

    Luhua Xu;Yun Wang;Eslam El-Fiky;Deng Mao

  • 256-channel bidirectional optical interconnect using VCSELs and photodiodes on CMOS

    David V. Plant;John Alfred Trezza;Michael B. Venditti;Emmanuelle Laprise

Frequent Co-Authors

Qunbi Zhuge
Qunbi Zhuge Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Mathieu Chagnon
Mathieu Chagnon McGill University
José Azaña
José Azaña Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique
Bhavin J. Shastri
Bhavin J. Shastri Queen's University
Harold R. Fetterman
Harold R. Fetterman University of California, Los Angeles
Zetian Mi
Zetian Mi University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Lawrence R. Chen
Lawrence R. Chen McGill University
Leslie A. Rusch
Leslie A. Rusch Université Laval
Lukas Chrostowski
Lukas Chrostowski University of British Columbia
Kent D. Choquette
Kent D. Choquette University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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