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Electronics and Electrical Engineering
Spain
2026

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Electronics and Electrical Engineering

D-Index
65
Citations
23092
World Ranking
1184
National Ranking
10

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Electronics and Electrical Engineering in Spain Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Electronics and Electrical Engineering in Spain Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Electronics and Electrical Engineering in Spain Leader Award
  • 2004 - OSA Fellows For contributions to the field of photonic filters for microwave signal processing.

Overview

José Capmany is affiliated with the Universitat Politècnica de València in Spain. Their research spans several fields, primarily focused on Engineering and Computer Science, with a strong emphasis on Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Artificial Intelligence.

The scientist's work covers multiple main topics, including:

  • Photonic and Optical Devices
  • Optical Network Technologies
  • Neural Networks and Reservoir Computing
  • Advanced Photonic Communication Systems
  • Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies
  • Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices
  • Photonic Crystals and Applications

José Capmany has authored a variety of research papers in reputable publication venues. Frequent venues include:

  • Nature Communications
  • Journal of Lightwave Technology
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Optics Express
  • Optics Letters

Notable recent papers include:

  • Programmable photonic circuits, 2020, Nature
  • Multipurpose self-configuration of programmable photonic circuits, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Recent advances in optoelectronic oscillators, 2020, Advanced Photonics
  • Compact optical convolution processing unit based on multimode interference, 2023, Nature Communications
  • Principles, fundamentals, and applications of programmable integrated photonics, 2020, Advances in Optics and Photonics

Collaborations form a significant part of Capmany's research output, with frequent co-authors including Daniel Pérez, Andrés Macho, Lawrence R. Chen, Erica Sánchez, and Prometheus DasMahapatra.

In addition to journal papers, José Capmany has contributed to book publications, notably with Oxford University Press, including the title Programmable Integrated Photonics published in 2020.

The scientist's work in integrated photonics and optical device engineering has been recognized with professional achievements such as the OSA Fellows award in 2004, which acknowledged contributions to photonic filters for microwave signal processing.

Best Publications

  • Microwave photonics combines two worlds

    José Capmany;Dalma Novak

  • Integrated microwave photonics

    David Marpaung;Jianping Yao;José Capmany

  • A tutorial on microwave photonic filters

    José Capmany;Beatriz Ortega;Daniel Pastor

  • Programmable photonic circuits.

    Wim Bogaerts;Daniel Pérez;José Capmany;David A. B. Miller

  • Integrated microwave photonics

    David Marpaung;David Marpaung;Chris Roeloffzen;René Heideman;Arne Leinse

  • Microwave Photonic Signal Processing

    J. Capmany;J. Mora;I. Gasulla;J. Sancho

  • Multipurpose silicon photonics signal processor core

    Daniel Pérez;Ivana Gasulla;Lee Crudgington;David J. Thomson

  • Discrete-time optical Processing of microwave signals

    J. Capmany;B. Ortega;D. Pastor;S. Sales

  • Photonic microwave tunable single-bandpass filter based on a Mach-Zehnder interferometer

    J. Mora;B. Ortega;A. Diez;J.L. Cruz

  • Multi-tap complex-coefficient incoherent microwave photonic filters based on optical single-sideband modulation and narrow band optical filtering

    Mikel Sagues;Raimundo García Olcina;Alayn Loayssa;Salvador Sales

  • A monolithic integrated photonic microwave filter

    Javier S. Fandiño;Pascual Muñoz;David Doménech;José Capmany

  • New and flexible fiber-optic delay-line filters using chirped Bragg gratings and laser arrays

    J. Capmany;D. Pastor;B. Ortega

  • Integrable microwave filter based on a photonic crystal delay line

    Juan Sancho;Jerome Bourderionnet;Juan Lloret;Sylvain Combrié

  • Iterative solution to the Gel'Fand-Levitan-Marchenko coupled equations and application to synthesis of fiber gratings

    E. Peral;J. Capmany;J. Marti

  • Microwave photonic filters with negative coefficients based on phase inversion in an electro-optic modulator

    José Capmany;Daniel Pastor;Alfonso Martinez;Beatriz Ortega

  • Optical UWB pulse generator using an N tap microwave photonic filter and phase inversion adaptable to different pulse modulation formats.

    Mario Bolea;José Mora;Beatriz Ortega;José Capmany

  • Ultra-fast quantum randomness generation by accelerated phase diffusion in a pulsed laser diode.

    C. Abellán;W. Amaya;M. Jofre;M. Curty

  • Modeling and design of arrayed waveguide gratings

    P. Munoz;D. Pastor;J. Capmany

  • Microwave photonics: The programmable processor

    José Capmany;Ivana Gasulla;Daniel Pérez

  • Compact optical convolution processing unit based on multimode interference

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  • Design of apodized linearly chirped fiber gratings for dispersion compensation

    D. Pastor;J. Capmany;D. Ortega;V. Tatay

Frequent Co-Authors

Salvador Sales
Salvador Sales Universitat Politècnica de València
Miguel V. Andrés
Miguel V. Andrés University of Valencia
Javier Martí
Javier Martí Universitat Politècnica de València
Jesper Mørk
Jesper Mørk Technical University of Denmark
Christophe Caucheteur
Christophe Caucheteur University of Mons
Lawrence R. Chen
Lawrence R. Chen McGill University
Patrice Mégret
Patrice Mégret University of Mons
Valerio Pruneri
Valerio Pruneri Institute of Photonic Sciences
David Marpaung
David Marpaung University of Twente
Luc Thévenaz
Luc Thévenaz École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

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