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Leslie A. Rusch

Leslie A. Rusch

D-Index & Metrics

Electronics and Electrical Engineering

D-Index
48
Citations
10277
World Ranking
3050
National Ranking
138

Leslie A. Rusch publication distribution in Electronics and Electrical Engineering in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Electronics and Electrical Engineering in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Leslie A. Rusch sits on this spectrum.

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34 publications 1,065+

This scientist: 427 publications — 78th percentile

78% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,065 publications or more.

Leslie A. Rusch D-index placement in Electronics and Electrical Engineering in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Electronics and Electrical Engineering scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Leslie A. Rusch sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 111+

This scientist: 48 D-Index — 56th percentile

56% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 111 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2017 - OSA Fellows Leslie A. Rusch Universite Laval, Canada “for research in optical communications including code division multiple access technologies, ultrawide band signal generation, transient gain effects in optical amplifiers, and exploitation of orbital angular momentum in fiber communications” (Engineering and Science Research)
  • 2010 - IEEE Fellow For contributions in optical and wireless communications systems

Overview

Leslie A. Rusch is affiliated with Université Laval in Canada, focusing primarily on the field of engineering with a significant concentration in electrical and electronic engineering.

Their research spans several interconnected subfields, including electrical and electronic engineering, atomic and molecular physics with an emphasis on optics, artificial intelligence, biomedical engineering, and computer networks and communications.

Rusch's main topics of research include:

  • Optical Network Technologies
  • Photonic and Optical Devices
  • Advanced Photonic Communication Systems
  • Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies
  • Orbital Angular Momentum in Optics
  • Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices
  • Photonic Crystal and Fiber Optics

The scientist has published numerous papers in a variety of venues, with frequent contributions to the following journals and conferences:

  • Journal of Lightwave Technology
  • Optics Express
  • 2022 IEEE Photonics Conference (IPC)
  • Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics
  • arXiv (Cornell University)

Among recent papers authored by Leslie A. Rusch are:

  • "Real-time gap-free dynamic waveform spectral analysis with nanosecond resolutions through analog signal processing" (2020, Nature Communications)
  • "Roadmap on optical communications" (2024, Journal of Optics)
  • "120 GOPS Photonic tensor core in thin-film lithium niobate for inference and in situ training" (2024, Nature Communications)
  • "Segmented Silicon Modulator With a Bandwidth Beyond 67 GHz for High-Speed Signaling" (2023, Journal of Lightwave Technology)
  • "Quantifying the Coupling and Degeneracy of OAM Modes in High-Index-Contrast Ring Core Fiber" (2020, Journal of Lightwave Technology)

Frequent co-authors working with Leslie A. Rusch include:

  • Wei Shi
  • Sophie LaRochelle
  • Zibo Zheng
  • Xun Guan
  • Ming Zeng

Rusch has been recognized with professional distinctions including being named a Fellow of the Optical Society of America (OSA) in 2017, with a citation noting their research in optical communications, including code division multiple access technologies, ultrawide band signal generation, transient gain effects in optical amplifiers, and the use of orbital angular momentum in fiber communications.

Additionally, Leslie A. Rusch was named an IEEE Fellow in 2010 for contributions to optical and wireless communications systems.

Best Publications

  • Perfect vortex beam: Fourier transformation of a Bessel beam.

    Pravin Vaity;Leslie Rusch

  • Passive optical fast frequency-hop CDMA communications system

    H. Fathallah;L.A. Rusch;S. LaRochelle

  • Device and method for intelligent wireless communication selection

    Leslie A. Rusch

  • Design, fabrication and validation of an OAM fiber supporting 36 states

    Charles Brunet;Pravin Vaity;Younès Messaddeq;Sophie LaRochelle

  • Flexible 16 Antenna Array for Microwave Breast Cancer Detection

    Hadi Bahramiabarghouei;Emily Porter;Adam Santorelli;Benoit Gosselin

  • Multiuser detection for DS-CDMA UWB in the home environment

    Qinghua Li;L.A. Rusch

  • Narrowband interference suppression in CDMA spread spectrum communications

    L.A. Rusch;H.V. Poor

  • Few-mode fiber with inverse-parabolic graded-index profile for transmission of OAM-carrying modes.

    B. Ung;P. Vaity;L. Wang;Y. Messaddeq

  • A Wearable Microwave Antenna Array for Time-Domain Breast Tumor Screening

    Emily Porter;Hadi Bahrami;Adam Santorelli;Benoit Gosselin

  • Doped-fiber amplifier dynamics: a system perspective

    A. Bononi;L.A. Rusch

  • A promising multiplexing technology for cellular telecommunications: Narrowband Interference Suppression in Spread Spectrum CDMA

    H.V. Poor;L.A. Rusch

  • Design of a family of ring-core fibers for OAM transmission studies.

    Charles Brunet;Bora Ung;Lixian Wang;Younès Messaddeq

  • Impact of the beat noise on the performance of 2-D optical CDMA systems

    L. Tancevski;L.A. Rusch

  • Flexible, Polarization-Diverse UWB Antennas for Implantable Neural Recording Systems

    Hadi Bahrami;S. Abdollah Mirbozorgi;Reza Ameli;Leslie A. Rusch

  • Suppression of Turbulence-Induced Scintillation in Free-Space Optical Communication Systems Using Saturated Optical Amplifiers

    M. Abtahi;P. Lemieux;W. Mathlouthi;L.A. Rusch

  • Multirate optical fast frequency hopping CDMA system using power control

    E. Inaty;H.M.H. Shalaby;P. Fortier;L.A. Rusch

  • Passive optical network monitoring: challenges and requirements

    M M Rad;K Fouli;H A Fathallah;L A Rusch

  • Experimental verification and capacity prediction of FE-OCDMA using superimposed FBG

    S. Ayotte;M. Rochette;J. Magne;L.A. Rusch

  • Spatial correlation of UWB signals in a home environment

    C. Prettie;D. Cheung;L. Rusch;M. Ho

  • Vector Mode Analysis of Ring-Core Fibers: Design Tools for Spatial Division Multiplexing

    Charles Brunet;Bora Ung;Pierre-Andre Belanger;Younes Messaddeq

  • Experimental demonstration of frequency-encoded optical CDMA using superimposed fiber Bragg gratings

    Julien Magné;D. P. Wei;S. Ayotte;L. A. Rusch

Frequent Co-Authors

Sophie LaRochelle
Sophie LaRochelle Université Laval
Younes Messaddeq
Younes Messaddeq Université Laval
Alberto Leon-Garcia
Alberto Leon-Garcia University of Toronto
David V. Plant
David V. Plant McGill University
Bhavin J. Shastri
Bhavin J. Shastri Queen's University
Liam P. Barry
Liam P. Barry Dublin City University
Martin Rochette
Martin Rochette McGill University
Francois Lelarge
Francois Lelarge Almae Technologies
Lawrence R. Chen
Lawrence R. Chen McGill University
Luca Palmieri
Luca Palmieri University of Padua

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