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Leonid G. Kazovsky

Leonid G. Kazovsky

D-Index & Metrics

Electronics and Electrical Engineering

D-Index
61
Citations
13007
World Ranking
1555
National Ranking
631

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1991 - IEEE Fellow For contributions to coherent optical communications technology.

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Computer network
  • Telecommunications
  • Optics

Leonid G. Kazovsky focuses on Optics, Optical fiber, Computer network, Optical amplifier and Electronic engineering. In his study, Double-clad fiber is strongly linked to Optoelectronics, which falls under the umbrella field of Optics. The Optical fiber study combines topics in areas such as Cross-phase modulation and Wavelength-division multiplexing.

His work deals with themes such as Multiplexing and Passive optical network, which intersect with Computer network. His work in Optical amplifier covers topics such as Amplifier which are related to areas like Self-phase modulation, Nonlinear optics, Bandwidth, Raman spectroscopy and Raman scattering. His Electronic engineering research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Phase-shift keying, Modulation, Transmission, Noise and Matched filter.

His most cited work include:

  • Next-Generation Optical Access Networks (356 citations)
  • CORD: contention resolution by delay lines (267 citations)
  • Broadband fiber optical parametric amplifiers (260 citations)

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

His primary areas of investigation include Optics, Computer network, Electronic engineering, Wavelength-division multiplexing and Optical fiber. As a member of one scientific family, Leonid G. Kazovsky mostly works in the field of Optics, focusing on Optoelectronics and, on occasion, Optical pumping. His study connects Passive optical network and Computer network.

His work focuses on many connections between Electronic engineering and other disciplines, such as Amplitude modulation, that overlap with his field of interest in Laser linewidth. His Wavelength-division multiplexing research integrates issues from Multiplexing, Subcarrier multiplexing, Star network and Modulation. He has included themes like Cross-phase modulation and Phase modulation in his Optical fiber study.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Optics (40.70%)
  • Computer network (29.84%)
  • Electronic engineering (24.81%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2008-2018)?

  • Computer network (29.84%)
  • Passive optical network (15.31%)
  • Access network (12.21%)

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

Leonid G. Kazovsky mainly investigates Computer network, Passive optical network, Access network, Telecommunications and Efficient energy use. The various areas that Leonid G. Kazovsky examines in his Computer network study include Energy consumption, Wireless, Wireless network and 10G-PON. His Passive optical network research is under the purview of Wavelength-division multiplexing.

His Access network research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Testbed, Control reconfiguration, Broadband and Data transmission. His Efficient energy use study combines topics in areas such as Power consumption and Optical fiber, Radio over fiber. His research integrates issues of Electronic engineering, Optical switch and Multicast in his study of Node.

Between 2008 and 2018, his most popular works were:

  • Sleep Mode for Energy Saving PONs: Advantages and Drawbacks (197 citations)
  • Energy Management Mechanism for Ethernet Passive Optical Networks (EPONs) (98 citations)
  • Hybrid Optical–Wireless Access Networks (70 citations)

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

  • Computer network
  • Telecommunications
  • Optics

Leonid G. Kazovsky mostly deals with Computer network, Passive optical network, Access network, Testbed and Energy consumption. His Computer network research incorporates elements of Wireless network, Real-time computing and Efficient energy use. His studies in Passive optical network integrate themes in fields like Optical performance monitoring, Node, Electronic engineering and Throughput.

Leonid G. Kazovsky regularly links together related areas like Optical fiber in his Electronic engineering studies. His Access network study combines topics in areas such as Control reconfiguration, Broadband, 10G-PON and Wavelength-division multiplexing. His study in Energy consumption is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Time-division multiplexing, Scheduling and Synchronization.

Best Publications

  • Next-Generation Optical Access Networks

    L.G. Kazovsky;Wei-Tao Shaw;D. Gutierrez;Ning Cheng

  • Optical Fiber Communication Systems

    Leonid G. Kazovsky;Sergio Benedetto;Alan E. Willner

  • Broadband fiber optical parametric amplifiers

    M. E. Marhic;N. Kagi;T.-K. Chiang;L. G. Kazovsky

  • CORD: contention resolution by delay lines

    I. Chlamtac;A. Fumagalli;L.G. Kazovsky;P. Melman

  • Decision-driven phase-locked loop for optical homodyne receivers: Performance analysis and laser linewidth requirements

    L. Kazovsky

  • SUCCESS: a next-generation hybrid WDM/TDM optical access network architecture

    Fu-Tai An;Kyeong Soo Kim;D. Gutierrez;S. Yam

  • Wide-band tuning of the gain spectra of one-pump fiber optical parametric amplifiers

    M.E. Marhic;K.K.-Y. Wong;L.G. Kazovsky

  • Balanced phase-locked loops for optical homodyne receivers: Performance analysis, design considerations, and laser linewidth requirements

    L. Kazovsky

  • Sleep Mode for Energy Saving PONs: Advantages and Drawbacks

    Shing-Wa Wong;Luca Valcarenghi;She-Hwa Yen;Divanilson R. Campelo

  • Phase- and polarization-diversity coherent optical techniques

    L.G. Kazovsky

  • 200-nm-bandwidth fiber optical amplifier combining parametric and Raman gain

    Min-Chen Ho;K. Uesaka;M. Marhic;Y. Akasaka

  • Cross-phase modulation in fiber links with multiple optical amplifiers and dispersion compensators

    T.-K. Chiang;N. Kagi;M.E. Marhic;L.G. Kazovsky

  • Polarization-independent two-pump fiber optical parametric amplifier

    K.K.Y. Wong;M.E. Marhic;K. Uesaka;L.G. Kazovsky

  • Dynamic range requirements for microcellular personal communication systems using analog fiber-optic links

    J.C. Fan;C.L. Lu;L.G. Kazovsky

  • HORNET: a packet-over-WDM multiple access metropolitan area ring network

    K.V. Shrikhande;I.M. White;D. Wonglumsom;S.M. Gemelos

  • Wavelength exchange in a highly nonlinear dispersion-shifted fiber: theory and experiments

    K. Uesaka;K.K.-Y. Wong;M.E. Marhic;L.G. Kazovsky

  • Heterodyne detection through rain, snow, and turbid media: effective receiver size at optical through millimeter wavelengths.

    L. G. Kazovsky;N. S. Kopeika

  • Dynamic range of coherent analog fiber-optic links

    R.F. Kalman;J.C. Fan;L.G. Kazovsky

  • A summary of the HORNET project: a next-generation metropolitan area network

    I.M. White;M.S. Rogge;K. Shrikhande;L.G. Kazovsky

  • Performance analysis and laser linewidth requirements for optical PSK heterodyne communications systems

    L. Kazovsky

  • Multichannel coherent optical communications systems

    Leonid G. Kazovsky

Frequent Co-Authors

Pierluigi Poggiolini
Pierluigi Poggiolini Polytechnic University of Turin
Vittorio Curri
Vittorio Curri Polytechnic University of Turin
GD Giok-Djan Khoe
GD Giok-Djan Khoe Eindhoven University of Technology
Ozan K. Tonguz
Ozan K. Tonguz Carnegie Mellon University
Sergei Popov
Sergei Popov Royal Institute of Technology
Yoshio Nishi
Yoshio Nishi Stanford University
Josep Prat
Josep Prat Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
Frank Effenberger
Frank Effenberger Huawei Technologies (China)
George N. Rouskas
George N. Rouskas North Carolina State University

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