2026 Keith J. Williams: Electronics and Electrical Engineering Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Electronics and Electrical Engineering	38	4931	4732	1716	1604	198	5669

Discipline name

D-Index

World Ranking

Current World Ranking

National Ranking

Current National Ranking

Publications

Citations

Electronics and Electrical Engineering

4931

4732

1716

1604

198

5669

Electronics and Electrical Engineering

D-Index

Citations

5669

World Ranking

4931

National Ranking

1716

Overview

Keith J. Williams is affiliated with the United States Naval Research Laboratory in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on engineering, with a strong emphasis on electrical and electronic engineering. The work also intersects with atomic and molecular physics, optics, pediatrics, perinatology, child health, epidemiology, and artificial intelligence.

The main topics covered in Keith J. Williams' publications include:

Photonic and Optical Devices
Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies
Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices
Advanced Photonic Communication Systems
Microwave Engineering and Waveguides
Neural Networks and Reservoir Computing
Advanced Fiber Optic Sensors

Their recent publications span various high-impact venues. Notable publication venues where they have appeared multiple times include:

Journal of Lightwave Technology
IEEE Photonics Journal
Optics Express
IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices
2022 IEEE Photonics Conference (IPC)

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Keith J. Williams are:

Fast Evaluation of RF Power Spectrum of Photodetectors With Windowing Functions, 2023, IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices
Use of Evolutionary Optimization Algorithms for the Design and Analysis of Low Bias, Low Phase Noise Photodetectors, 2023, Journal of Lightwave Technology
Efficient and Accurate Calculation of Photodetector RF Output Power, 2022, 2022 IEEE Photonics Conference (IPC)
Cross-cultural representations of conjoined twins, 2021, American Journal of Medical Genetics Part C Seminars in Medical Genetics
Comparison of the impact of nonlinearity in a p-i-n and an MUTC photodetector on electro-optic frequency combs, 2021, Optics Letters

Keith J. Williams has frequently collaborated with the following researchers:

Curtis R. Menyuk
Thomas F. Carruthers
Ergün Şimşek
D.A. Tulchinsky
Seyed Ehsan Jamali Mahabadi

Best Publications

Fundamentals of Microwave Photonics

Vincent J. Urick;Jason D. Mckinney;Keith J. Williams

446
Citations
Nonlinearities in p-i-n microwave photodetectors

K.J. Williams;R.D. Esman;M. Dagenais

317
Citations
Design considerations for high-current photodetectors

K.J. Williams;R.D. Esman

255
Citations
Photodetector nonlinearity limitations on a high-dynamic range 3 GHz fiber optic link

K.J. Williams;L.T. Nichols;R.D. Esman

197
Citations
Long-Haul Analog Photonics

Vincent J Urick;Frank Bucholtz;Jason D McKinney;Preetpaul S Devgan

183
Citations
Saturation characteristics of fast photodetectors

Pao-Lo Liu;K.J. Williams;M.Y. Frankel;R.D. Esman

181
Citations
Effects of high space-charge fields on the response of microwave photodetectors

K.J. Williams;R.D. Esman;M. Dagenais

164
Citations
High-saturation-current charge-compensated InGaAs-InP uni-traveling-carrier photodiode

Ning Li;Xiaowei Li;S. Demiguel;Xiaoguang Zheng

162
Citations
Wideband efficiency improvement of fiber optic systems by carrier subtraction

R.D. Esman;K.J. Williams

159
Citations
6–34 GHz offset phase-locking of Nd:YAG 1319 nm nonplanar ring lasers

K.J. Williams;L. Goldberg;R.D. Esman;M. Dagenais

149
Citations
Optically amplified downconverting link with shot-noise-limited performance

K.J. Williams;R.D. Esman

148
Citations
Phase Modulation With Interferometric Detection as an Alternative to Intensity Modulation With Direct Detection for Analog-Photonic Links

V.J. Urick;F. Bucholtz;P.S. Devgan;J.D. McKinney

142
Citations
Optimizing the ultrawide-band photonic link

L.T. Nichols;K.J. Williams;R.D. Estman

130
Citations
A low-loss downconverting analog fiber-optic link

G.K. Gopalakrishnan;R.P. Moeller;M.M. Howerton;W.K. Burns

129
Citations
Generation and control of microwave signals by optical techniques

L. Goldberg;R.D. Esman;K.J. Williams

115
Citations
High-saturation-current InP-InGaAs photodiode with partially depleted absorber

Xiaowei Li;Ning Li;Xiaoguang Zheng;S. Demiguel

104
Citations
High-saturation current wide-bandwidth photodetectors

D.A. Tulchinsky;Xiaowei Li;Ning Li;S. Demiguel

99
Citations
High-Current Photodetectors as Efficient, Linear, and High-Power RF Output Stages

D.A. Tulchinsky;J.B. Boos;Doewon Park;P.G. Goetz

96
Citations
An 8-18-GHz all-optical microwave downconverter with channelization

S.J. Strutz;K.J. Williams

86
Citations
Observation of photodetector nonlinearities

Keith J. Williams;R.D. Esman

82
Citations
Saturation characteristics of fast photodetectors

Pao-Lo Liu;M.Y. Frankel;K.J. Williams;R.D. Esman

10
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Curtis R. Menyuk University of Maryland, Baltimore County

Joe C. Campbell University of Virginia

Lew Goldberg United States Naval Research Laboratory

Andreas Beling University of Virginia

John E. Bowers University of California, Santa Barbara

Yu-Hwa Lo University of California, San Diego

Anthony Dandridge United States Naval Research Laboratory

Larry A. Coldren University of California, Santa Barbara

Alan D. Kersey CytoVeris

Andrew M. Weiner Purdue University West Lafayette

External Links

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