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Engineering and Technology
Canada
2026

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Engineering and Technology

D-Index
97
Citations
39691
World Ranking
173
National Ranking
7

Physics

D-Index
102
Citations
43117
World Ranking
1538
National Ranking
30

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in Canada Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in Canada Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in Canada Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in Canada Leader Award
  • 2005 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Academy of Science
  • 2002 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For pioneering theoretical work on linear and nonlinear optical properties of solid surfaces, bulk or quantum well semiconductors, and soliton propagation in periodic media

Overview

John E. Sipe is affiliated with the University of Toronto in Canada and has contributed extensively to research in physics and engineering, with a particular focus on atomic and molecular physics, optics, and electrical and electronic engineering. Their body of work spans the fields of Physics and Astronomy and Engineering, with significant involvement in the subfields of Atomic and Molecular Physics, Artificial Intelligence, Biomedical Engineering, and Condensed Matter Physics.

Their recent publications include studies on nonlinear quantum photonics and optical properties, with notable papers such as:

  • Beyond photon pairs-nonlinear quantum photonics in the high-gain regime: a tutorial, 2022, Advances in Optics and Photonics
  • Theory of high-gain twin-beam generation in waveguides: From Maxwell's equations to efficient simulation, 2020, Physical Review A
  • Third-Order Optical Nonlinearity of Three-Dimensional Massless Dirac Fermions, 2020, ACS Photonics
  • Reconfigurable Silicon Photonic Chip for the Generation Of Frequency-Bin-Entangled Qudits, 2023, Physical Review Applied
  • Two strategies for modeling nonlinear optics in lossy integrated photonic structures, 2022, Physical Review A

Their research topics address a wide range of photonics and quantum information areas, including:

  • Photonic and Optical Devices
  • Mechanical and Optical Resonators
  • Quantum Information and Cryptography
  • Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies
  • Quantum and Electron Transport Phenomena
  • Topological Materials and Phenomena
  • Laser-Matter Interactions and Applications

John E. Sipe has published frequently in journals and conferences such as:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Physical Review A
  • Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics
  • Physical Review B
  • Optics Letters

Their collaborative work includes partnerships with several frequent coauthors, including Marco Liscidini, Alistair H. Duff, Milica Banić, M. Menotti, and Massimo Borghi. These collaborations have contributed to advancing research in nonlinear optics, integrated photonic structures, and quantum photonic devices.

Recognition of their professional achievements includes fellowship distinctions such as:

  • Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada (2005), Academy of Science
  • Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) (2002), for pioneering theoretical work on linear and nonlinear optical properties of solid surfaces, bulk or quantum well semiconductors, and soliton propagation in periodic media

Best Publications

  • Long-period fiber gratings as band-rejection filters

    A.M. Vengsarkar;P.J. Lemaire;J.B. Judkins;V. Bhatia

  • Laser-induced periodic surface structure. I. Theory

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

  • Second-order optical response in semiconductors

    J. E. Sipe;A. I. Shkrebtii

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

    JE Sipe;DJ Moss;van Driel Hm

  • Nonlinear optical susceptibilities of semiconductors: Results with a length-gauge analysis.

    Claudio Aversa;J. E. Sipe

  • Laser-induced periodic surface structure. II. Experiments on Ge, Si, Al, and brass

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

  • Bragg Grating Solitons

    BJ Eggleton;RE Slusher;de Sterke Cm;PA Krug

  • Low-power continuous-wave nonlinear optics in doped silica glass integrated waveguide structures

    M. Ferrera;L. Razzari;L. Razzari;D. Duchesne;R. Morandotti

  • New Green-function formalism for surface optics

    John E. Sipe

  • Extrinsic optical scattering loss in photonic crystal waveguides: role of fabrication disorder and photon group velocity.

    S. Hughes;L. Ramunno;Jeff F. Young;J. E. Sipe

  • Quantum electrodynamics near an interface. II.

    J. M. Wylie;J. E. Sipe

  • Tilted fiber phase gratings

    T. Erdogan;J. E. Sipe

  • Laser Induced Periodic Surface Structure

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

  • Quantum electrodynamics near an interface

    J.M. Wylie;J.E. Sipe

  • Laser-Induced Periodic Surface Structure on Solids: A Universal Phenomenon

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

  • OBSERVATION OF COHERENTLY CONTROLLED PHOTOCURRENT IN UNBIASED, BULK GAAS

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

  • Analysis of second-harmonic generation at metal surfaces

    J. E. Sipe;V. C. Y. So;M. Fukui;G. I. Stegeman

  • III Gap Solitons

    C. Martijn De Sterke;J. E. Sipe

  • Nonlinear susceptibility of composite optical materials in the Maxwell Garnett model.

    J. E. Sipe;Robert W. Boyd

  • Nonlinear optical response of semiconductors in the independent-particle approximation.

    J. E. Sipe;Ed Ghahramani

  • 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

Frequent Co-Authors

H. M. van Driel
H. M. van Driel University of Toronto
Robert W. Boyd
Robert W. Boyd University of Ottawa
David J. Moss
David J. Moss Swinburne University of Technology
C. Martijn de Sterke
C. Martijn de Sterke University of Sydney
Victor Mizrahi
Victor Mizrahi Independent Scientist / Consultant, US
Steven T. Cundiff
Steven T. Cundiff University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Li Qian
Li Qian University of Toronto
Peter G. Kazansky
Peter G. Kazansky University of Southampton
Sharon M. Weiss
Sharon M. Weiss Vanderbilt University
Benjamin J. Eggleton
Benjamin J. Eggleton University of Sydney

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