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H. M. van Driel

H. M. van Driel

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Materials Science

D-Index
59
Citations
15047
World Ranking
7284
National Ranking
133

Engineering and Technology

D-Index
60
Citations
16054
World Ranking
2141
National Ranking
88

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1997 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Academy of Science
  • 1986 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Overview

H. M. van Driel is affiliated with the University of Toronto in Canada. The scientist has been recognized with prestigious awards, including being named a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 1997 under the Academy of Science category. Earlier, in 1986, they were also awarded the fellowship of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation.

Their academic contributions span various research fields and topics, although specific details on these areas, publications, and frequent collaborations are not documented here. There is no current record of recent papers, co-authors, publication venues, or book publications associated with their work in the available data.

Van Driel's career reflects recognition by prominent academic societies, indicating involvement in scholarly activities within the Canadian and international research communities.

Best Publications

  • Large-scale synthesis of a silicon photonic crystal with a complete three-dimensional bandgap near 1.5 micrometres

    Alvaro Blanco;Alvaro Blanco;Alvaro Blanco;Emmanuel Chomski;Serguei Grabtchak;Marta Ibisate;Marta Ibisate

  • Laser-induced periodic surface structure. I. Theory

    J. E. Sipe;Jeff F. Young;J. S. Preston;H. M. van Driel

  • Phenomenological theory of optical second- and third-harmonic generation from cubic centrosymmetric crystals

    JE Sipe;DJ Moss;van Driel Hm

  • Two-photon absorption and Kerr coefficients of silicon for 850–2200nm

    Unknown

  • Tunable two-dimensional photonic crystals using liquid crystal infiltration

    S. W. Leonard;J. P. Mondia;H. M. van Driel;O. Toader

  • Laser Induced Periodic Surface Structure

    H.M. Van Driel;Jeff F. Young;J.E. Sipe

  • OBSERVATION OF COHERENTLY CONTROLLED PHOTOCURRENT IN UNBIASED, BULK GAAS

    A. Haché;Y. Kostoulas;R. Atanasov;J. L. P. Hughes

  • Laser-induced periodic surface structure. III. Fluence regimes, the role of feedback, and details of the induced topography in germanium

    Jeff F. Young;J. E. Sipe;H. M. van Driel

  • Coherent control of photocurrent generation in bulk semiconductors

    R. Atanasov;A. Haché;J. L. P. Hughes;H. M. van Driel

  • Quantum interference control of ballistic pure spin currents in semiconductors.

    Martin J. Stevens;Arthur L. Smirl;R. D. R. Bhat;Ali Najmaie

  • Direct Observation of Optically Injected Spin-Polarized Currents in Semiconductors

    J. Hübner;W. W. Rühle;M. Klude;D. Hommel

  • Band-structure calculation of dispersion and anisotropy in χ↔(3) for third-harmonic generation in Si, Ge, and GaAs

    D. J. Moss;E. Ghahramani;J. E. Sipe;H. M. van Driel

  • Ultrafast band-edge tuning of a two-dimensional silicon photonic crystal via free-carrier injection

    S. W. Leonard;H. M. van Driel;J. Schilling;R. B. Wehrspohn

  • Photonic Bandgap Engineering in Germanium Inverse Opals by Chemical Vapor Deposition

    H. Míguez;E. Chomski;F. García-Santamaría;F. García-Santamaría;M. Ibisate;M. Ibisate

  • Ambipolar diffusion of high-density electrons and holes in Ge, Si, and GaAs: Many-body effects

    Jeff F. Young;H. M. van Driel

  • High-power, 62-fs infrared optical parametric oscillator synchronously pumped by a 76-MHz Ti:sapphire laser.

    Q. Fu;G. Mak;H. M. van Driel

  • Multiple Bragg wave coupling in photonic band-gap crystals

    Henry M. van Driel;Willem L. Vos

  • Coherence control of Hall charge and spin currents.

    Hui Zhao;Eric J. Loren;H. M. van Driel;Arthur L. Smirl

  • Electron Photoinjection from Silicon to Ultrathin SiO2 Films via Ambient Oxygen.

    J. Bloch;J. G. Mihaychuk;H. M. van Driel

  • Second harmonic generation from graphene and graphitic films

    Unknown

  • Enhanced second-harmonic generation in AlGaAs microring resonators.

    Zhenshan Yang;Philip Chak;Alan D. Bristow;Henry M. van Driel

  • Second- and third-harmonic generation from cubic centrosymmetric crystals with vicinal faces: phenomenological theory and experiment

    G. Lüpke;D. J. Bottomley;H. M. van Driel

  • Normal acoustic modes and Brillouin scattering in single-mode optical fibers

    P. J. Thomas;N. L. Rowell;H. M. van Driel;G. I. Stegeman

Frequent Co-Authors

John E. Sipe
John E. Sipe University of Toronto
David J. Moss
David J. Moss Swinburne University of Technology
Ralf B. Wehrspohn
Ralf B. Wehrspohn Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg
J.S. Aitchison
J.S. Aitchison University of Toronto
Ulrich Gösele
Ulrich Gösele Max Planck Society
Roberto Morandotti
Roberto Morandotti Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique
Detlef Hommel
Detlef Hommel University of Wrocław
Vahid Sandoghdar
Vahid Sandoghdar Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light
Francisco Meseguer
Francisco Meseguer Universitat Politècnica de València
David J. Lockwood
David J. Lockwood National Research Council Canada

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