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D-Index
65
Citations
13909
World Ranking
5677
National Ranking
335

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Laser
  • Optics
  • Electron

Klaus Petermann spends much of his time researching Laser, Optics, Doping, Optoelectronics and Thermal conductivity. His Laser study deals with Crystal intersecting with Yttria-stabilized zirconia. His work on Femtosecond, Laser power scaling, Pulse duration and Time-resolved spectroscopy as part of general Optics study is frequently connected to Thin disk, therefore bridging the gap between diverse disciplines of science and establishing a new relationship between them.

His Doping research incorporates themes from Inorganic chemistry, Optical materials and Analytical chemistry. His Thermal conductivity study combines topics in areas such as High power lasers, Fiber laser and Mineralogy. His study focuses on the intersection of Sapphire and fields such as Refractive index with connections in the field of Laser pumping.

His most cited work include:

  • Femtosecond thin-disk laser with 141 W of average power (149 citations)
  • High-power ultrafast thin disk laser oscillators and their potential for sub-100-femtosecond pulse generation (129 citations)
  • New Oxide Crystals for Solid State Lasers (127 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

His primary scientific interests are in Laser, Optoelectronics, Optics, Doping and Analytical chemistry. His study deals with a combination of Laser and Thin disk. His Optoelectronics research integrates issues from Optical pumping and Continuous wave.

His study in the field of Femtosecond, Mode-locking, Wavelength and Neodymium also crosses realms of Sesquioxide. His Doping study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Thermal conductivity, Inorganic chemistry, Photoconductivity, Crystal and Photoluminescence. His research in Analytical chemistry intersects with topics in Crystal growth, Absorption and Fluorescence.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Laser (75.58%)
  • Optoelectronics (51.55%)
  • Optics (48.84%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2009-2021)?

  • Laser (75.58%)
  • Optics (48.84%)
  • Optoelectronics (51.55%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

Klaus Petermann focuses on Laser, Optics, Optoelectronics, Laser power scaling and Thin disk. The study of Laser is intertwined with the study of Doping in a number of ways. His work carried out in the field of Doping brings together such families of science as Mineralogy, Analytical chemistry, Absorption spectroscopy and Dielectric.

His research on Optics often connects related areas such as Diode. He works mostly in the field of Optoelectronics, limiting it down to topics relating to Active laser medium and, in certain cases, Absorption, X-ray laser, Ultraviolet visible spectroscopy and Tunable diode laser absorption spectroscopy. His Laser power scaling research focuses on Far-infrared laser and how it relates to Distributed feedback laser.

Between 2009 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Femtosecond thin-disk laser with 141 W of average power (149 citations)
  • Highly efficient Yb:YAG channel waveguide laser written with a femtosecond-laser. (126 citations)
  • Thermal and laser properties of Yb:LuAG for kW thin disk lasers (103 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Laser
  • Optics
  • Electron

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Laser, Optics, Optoelectronics, Laser power scaling and Femtosecond. He integrates Laser with Thin disk in his research. As part of his studies on Optics, he frequently links adjacent subjects like Diode.

His work in the fields of Optoelectronics, such as Fiber laser and Dielectric, overlaps with other areas such as Solid-state. His Laser power scaling study which covers Far-infrared laser that intersects with Tunable laser. The Wavelength study combines topics in areas such as Waveguide and Refractive index.

Best Publications

  • Noise analysis of injection-locked semiconductor injection lasers

    N. Schunk;K. Petermann

  • Femtosecond thin-disk laser with 141 W of average power

    Cyrill Roman Emmanuel Baer;Christian Kränkel;Clara Jody Saraceno;Oliver Hubert Heckl

  • High-power ultrafast thin disk laser oscillators and their potential for sub-100-femtosecond pulse generation

    T. Südmeyer;C. Kränkel;C. R. E. Baer;O. H. Heckl

  • Highly efficient Yb:YAG channel waveguide laser written with a femtosecond-laser.

    Jörg Siebenmorgen;Thomas Calmano;Klaus Petermann;Günter Huber

  • Femtosecond laser written stress-induced Nd:Y3Al5O12 (Nd:YAG) channel waveguide laser

    J. Siebenmorgen;K. Petermann;G. Huber;K. Rademaker

  • New Oxide Crystals for Solid State Lasers

    L. Fornasiero;E. Mix;V. Peters;K. Petermann

  • Broadly tunable high-power Yb:Lu 2 O 3 thin disk laser with 80% slope efficiency

    Rigo Peters;Christian Kränkel;Klaus Petermann;Günter Huber

  • High melting sesquioxides: crystal growth, spectroscopy, and laser experiments

    K Petermann;L Fornasiero;E Mix;V Peters

  • Rare-earth-doped sesquioxides

    K Petermann;G Huber;L Fornasiero;S Kuch

  • Passively mode-locked Yb:Lu 2 O 3 laser

    U Griebner;V Petrov;K Petermann;V Peters

  • Structural, spectroscopic, and tunable laser properties of Yb3+-doped NaGd(WO4)2

    Concepción Cascales;María Dolores Serrano;Fátima Esteban-Betegón;Carlos Zaldo

  • Thermal and laser properties of Yb:LuAG for kW thin disk lasers

    Kolja Beil;Susanne T Fredrich-Thornton;Friedjof Tellkamp;Rigo Peters

  • Highly Yb-doped oxides for thin-disc lasers

    K. Petermann;D. Fagundes-Peters;J. Johannsen;M. Mond

  • Growth of high-melting sesquioxides by the heat exchanger method

    V. Peters;A. Bolz;K. Petermann;G. Huber

  • Model for the calculation of radiation trapping and description of the pinhole method

    Henning Kühn;Susanne T. Fredrich-Thornton;Christian Kränkel;Rigo Peters

  • Laser pumping of Ho-, Tm-, Er-doped garnet lasers at room temperature

    G. Huber;E.W. Duczynski;K. Petermann

  • Thermal analysis and efficient high power continuous-wave and mode-locked thin disk laser operation of Yb-doped sesquioxides

    R. Peters;C. Kränkel;C. Kränkel;S. T. Fredrich-Thornton;K. Beil

  • Near-infrared emission of Cr 4 + -doped garnets: Lifetimes, quantum efficiencies, and emission cross sections

    S. Kück;K. Petermann;U. Pohlmann;G. Huber

  • Optical transitions in Mn 3 + -doped garnets

    S. Kück;S. Hartung;S. Hurling;K. Petermann

  • Czochralski growth and laser parameters of RE3 +-doped Y2O3 and Sc2O3

    L Fornasiero;E Mix;V Peters;K Petermann

  • Nd:YAG waveguide laser with 1.3 W output power, fabricated by direct femtosecond laser writing

    T. Calmano;J. Siebenmorgen;O. Hellmig;K. Petermann

Frequent Co-Authors

Günter Huber
Günter Huber Universität Hamburg
Ursula Keller
Ursula Keller ETH Zurich
Uwe Griebner
Uwe Griebner Max-Born-Institute for Nonlinear Optics and Short Pulse Spectroscopy
Markus Pollnau
Markus Pollnau University of Surrey
Hideki Yagi
Hideki Yagi University of Electro-Communications
Götz Erbert
Götz Erbert TRUMPF Laser Gmbh
Ken-ichi Ueda
Ken-ichi Ueda University of Electro-Communications
Akira Shirakawa
Akira Shirakawa University of Electro-Communications
Markus Weyers
Markus Weyers Ferdinand-Braun-Institut
Jiyang Wang
Jiyang Wang Shandong University

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