What is he best known for?
The fields of study he is best known for:
- Quantum mechanics
- Laser
- Optics
Igor Vurgaftman focuses on Optoelectronics, Laser, Semiconductor laser theory, Optics and Interband cascade laser.
His work carried out in the field of Optoelectronics brings together such families of science as Optical pumping, Electron and Continuous wave.
He has included themes like Auger effect, Atomic physics, Auger and Molecular beam epitaxy in his Laser study.
His Semiconductor laser theory research incorporates elements of Wavelength and Grating.
As part of one scientific family, Igor Vurgaftman deals mainly with the area of Optics, narrowing it down to issues related to the Power density, and often Power consumption and Mid infrared.
His studies examine the connections between Heterojunction and genetics, as well as such issues in Piezoelectricity, with regards to Band gap.
His most cited work include:
- Band parameters for III–V compound semiconductors and their alloys (5064 citations)
- Band parameters for nitrogen-containing semiconductors (2050 citations)
- Low-loss, infrared and terahertz nanophotonics using surface phonon polaritons (314 citations)
What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?
Igor Vurgaftman mostly deals with Optoelectronics, Laser, Optics, Semiconductor laser theory and Quantum well.
His Optoelectronics study typically links adjacent topics like Optical pumping.
Laser is closely attributed to Antimonide in his work.
His research in Semiconductor laser theory intersects with topics in Auger effect, Molecular beam epitaxy, Slope efficiency and Photonic crystal.
In his research on the topic of Quantum well, Photon is strongly related with Atomic physics.
His Superlattice study is concerned with the field of Condensed matter physics as a whole.
He most often published in these fields:
- Optoelectronics (76.28%)
- Laser (51.98%)
- Optics (44.07%)
What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2015-2021)?
- Optoelectronics (76.28%)
- Laser (51.98%)
- Optics (44.07%)
In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:
His primary areas of study are Optoelectronics, Laser, Optics, Interband cascade laser and Polariton.
The various areas that Igor Vurgaftman examines in his Optoelectronics study include Spectroscopy and Infrared.
His Laser study combines topics in areas such as Auger effect and Range.
His Optics study frequently links to related topics such as Semiconductor.
His research in Interband cascade laser tackles topics such as Chip which are related to areas like Mode-locking.
His Phonon study contributes to a more complete understanding of Condensed matter physics.
Between 2015 and 2021, his most popular works were:
- Ultralow-loss polaritons in isotopically pure boron nitride (153 citations)
- Atomic-scale photonic hybrids for mid-infrared and terahertz nanophotonics (103 citations)
- Quantum cascade laser on silicon (66 citations)
In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:
- Quantum mechanics
- Optics
- Laser
Igor Vurgaftman spends much of his time researching Optoelectronics, Laser, Optics, Polariton and Quantum cascade laser.
His Optoelectronics research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Spectroscopy, Infrared and Detector.
Igor Vurgaftman has researched Optics in several fields, including Current density and Semiconductor.
His Polariton research includes themes of Phonon, Surface phonon, Density of states and Nanophotonics.
In his work, Optical pumping, Fourier transform spectroscopy and Frequency comb is strongly intertwined with Interband cascade laser, which is a subfield of Quantum cascade laser.
Intensity, Analytical chemistry and Band gap is closely connected to Absorption in his research, which is encompassed under the umbrella topic of Superlattice.
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