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J.S. Aitchison

J.S. Aitchison

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Engineering and Technology

D-Index
68
Citations
16110
World Ranking
1221
National Ranking
46

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2019 - IEEE Fellow For contributions to nonlinear optical devices and point-of-care testing systems
  • 2014 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
  • 2010 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Academy of Science
  • 2010 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2005 - OSA Fellows For contributions to optical spatial solitons and nonlinear integrated optics

Overview

J.S. Aitchison is affiliated with the University of Toronto in Canada. Their academic focus encompasses contributions to nonlinear optical devices and systems for point-of-care testing, as indicated by professional recognitions received over recent years.

The scientist has been acknowledged through multiple fellowships in prestigious organizations. In 2019, they were named an IEEE Fellow with a citation highlighting contributions to nonlinear optical devices and point-of-care testing systems. In 2014, they became a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. Two fellowships were awarded in 2010: Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in the Academy of Science category. Earlier, in 2005, they were recognized as an OSA Fellow for contributions to optical spatial solitons and nonlinear integrated optics.

These awards suggest expertise in areas intersecting optical physics and applied photonics, focusing especially on nonlinear optical phenomena and integrated optical technologies.

Best Publications

  • Discrete Spatial Optical Solitons in Waveguide Arrays

    H. S. Eisenberg;Y. Silberberg;R. Morandotti;A. R. Boyd

  • Experimental Observation of Linear and Nonlinear Optical Bloch Oscillations

    R. Morandotti;U. Peschel;J. S. Aitchison;H. S. Eisenberg

  • Observation of spatial optical solitons in a nonlinear glass waveguide

    J. S. Aitchison;A. M. Weiner;Y. Silberberg;M. K. Oliver

  • Dynamics of discrete solitons in optical waveguide arrays

    R. Morandotti;U. Peschel;J.S. Aitchison;H. Eisenberg

  • The nonlinear optical properties of AlGaAs at the half band gap

    J.S. Aitchison;D.C. Hutchings;J.U. Kang;G.I. Stegeman

  • Self-Focusing and Defocusing in Waveguide Arrays

    R. Morandotti;H. S. Eisenberg;Y. Silberberg;M. Sorel

  • Gap Solitons in Waveguide Arrays

    D. Mandelik;R. Morandotti;J. S. Aitchison;Y. Silberberg

  • Observation of Manakov spatial solitons in AlGaAs planar waveguides.

    J. U. Kang;G. I. Stegeman;J. S. Aitchison;N. Akhmediev

  • Band-Gap Structure of Waveguide Arrays and Excitation of Floquet-Bloch Solitons

    Daniel Mandelik;H. S. Eisenberg;Y. Silberberg;R. Morandotti

  • Experimental observation of spatial soliton interactions

    J. S. Aitchison;Andrew M. Weiner;Yaron Silberberg (Bell);D. E. Leaird

  • A marriage of convenience: Hybridization of surface plasmon and dielectric waveguide modes

    Muhammad Z. Alam;J. Stewart Aitchison;Mo Mojahedi

  • Spatial optical solitons in planar glass waveguides

    J. S. Aitchison;Yaron Silberberg (Bell);Andrew M. Weiner;D. E. Leaird

  • Ultrafast all‐optical switching in semiconductor nonlinear directional couplers at half the band gap

    A. Villeneuve;C. C. Yang;P. G. J. Wigley;G. I. Stegeman

  • Propagation characteristics of hybrid modes supported by metal-low-high index waveguides and bends.

    M. Z. Alam;J. Meier;J. S. Aitchison;M. Mojahedi

  • Experimental observation of discrete modulational instability.

    J. Meier;G. I. Stegeman;D. N. Christodoulides;Y. Silberberg

  • Compact and silicon-on-insulator-compatible hybrid plasmonic TE-pass polarizer.

    M. Z. Alam;J. Stewart Aitchison;M. Mojahedi

  • Enhanced second-harmonic generation in AlGaAs microring resonators.

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

  • Observation of spatial solitons in AlGaAs waveguides

    J.S. Aitchison;K. Al-Hemyari;C.N. Ironside;R.S. Grant

  • Low-voltage broadband hybrid plasmonic-vanadium dioxide switches

    Arash Joushaghani;Brett A. Kruger;Suzanne Paradis;David Alain

  • Exact dynamic localization in curved AlGaAs optical waveguide arrays.

    Rajiv Iyer;J. Stewart Aitchison;Jun Wan;Marc M. Dignam

  • Kerr spatiotemporal self-focusing in a planar glass waveguide.

    H. S. Eisenberg;R. Morandotti;Y. Silberberg;S. Bar-Ad

  • Optical discrete solitons in waveguide arrays. 2. Dynamic properties

    Ulf Peschel;Roberto Morandotti;John M. Arnold;J. Stewart Aitchison

  • Discrete vector solitons in Kerr nonlinear waveguide arrays.

    Joachim Meier;Jared Hudock;Demetrios Christodoulides;George Stegeman

Frequent Co-Authors

George I. Stegeman
George I. Stegeman University of Central Florida
Roberto Morandotti
Roberto Morandotti Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique
John H. Marsh
John H. Marsh University of Glasgow
Yaron Silberberg
Yaron Silberberg Weizmann Institute of Science
Charles N. Ironside
Charles N. Ironside Curtin University
Jin U. Kang
Jin U. Kang Johns Hopkins University
R.M. De La Rue
R.M. De La Rue University of Glasgow
Marc Sorel
Marc Sorel University of Glasgow
Jonathan M. Cooper
Jonathan M. Cooper University of Glasgow
Ulf Peschel
Ulf Peschel Friedrich Schiller University Jena

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