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Electronics and Electrical Engineering

D-Index
46
Citations
7498
World Ranking
3425
National Ranking
1260

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2014 - SPIE Fellow
  • 2005 - OSA Fellows For significant contributions and advancement of the fields of holographic data storage, error codes for optical data storage, and holograph, and for distinguished service to the Society as associate editor of Applied Optics
  • 1955 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Mark A. Neifeld is affiliated with the University of Arizona in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Engineering and Physics and Astronomy. The subfields of study they focus on include Instrumentation, Biophysics, Biomedical Engineering, Information Systems, and Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

The scientist's work covers several main topics, highlighting advanced techniques and technologies. These include:

  • Advanced Optical Sensing Technologies
  • Spectroscopy Techniques in Biomedical and Chemical Research
  • Near-Field Optical Microscopy
  • QR Code Applications and Technologies
  • Integrated Circuits and Semiconductor Failure Analysis

Mark A. Neifeld has contributed to academic literature with recent papers such as:

  • "Multi-aperture telescopes at the quantum limit of superresolution imaging: Detecting subRayleigh object near a star" (2024, Acta Astronautica)
  • "Approaching the Quantum Limit of sub-Diffraction Incoherent Barcode Reading" (2021, OSA Imaging and Applied Optics Congress 2021 (3D, COSI, DH, ISA, pcAOP))

Their frequent co-authors have included:

  • Amit Ashok
  • Saikat Guha
  • Amit Kumar Jha
  • S.J. Fleming
  • Nicolas Deshler

Mark A. Neifeld has published in venues such as:

  • Acta Astronautica
  • OSA Imaging and Applied Optics Congress 2021 (3D, COSI, DH, ISA, pcAOP)

The scientist has been recognized by several professional organizations, including:

  • SPIE Fellow (2014)
  • OSA Fellow (2005), acknowledging contributions to holographic data storage, error codes for optical data storage, and service as associate editor of Applied Optics
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) (1955)

Best Publications

  • Turbulence-induced channel crosstalk in an orbital angular momentum-multiplexed free-space optical link

    Jaime A. Anguita;Mark A. Neifeld;Bane V. Vasic

  • The speed of information in a ‘fast-light’ optical medium

    Michael D. Stenner;Daniel J. Gauthier;Mark A. Neifeld

  • Adaptive Waveform Design and Sequential Hypothesis Testing for Target Recognition With Active Sensors

    N.A. Goodman;P.R. Venkata;M.A. Neifeld

  • Atmospheric turbulence effects on the performance of a free space optical link employing orbital angular momentum multiplexing

    Yongxiong Ren;Hao Huang;Guodong Xie;Nisar Ahmed

  • Adaptive-optics-based simultaneous pre- and post-turbulence compensation of multiple orbital-angular-momentum beams in a bidirectional free-space optical link

    Yongxiong Ren;Guodong Xie;Hao Huang;Nisar Ahmed

  • Distortion management in slow-light pulse delay

    Michael D. Stenner;Mark A. Neifeld;Zhaoming Zhu;Andrew M.C. Dawes

  • Adaptive optics compensation of multiple orbital angular momentum beams propagating through emulated atmospheric turbulence.

    Yongxiong Ren;Guodong Xie;Hao Huang;Changjing Bao

  • Experimental characterization of a 400 Gbit/s orbital angular momentum multiplexed free-space optical link over 120 m.

    Yongxiong Ren;Zhe Wang;Peicheng Liao;Long Li

  • Shannon capacities and error-correction codes for optical atmospheric turbulent channels

    Jaime A. Anguita;Ivan B. Djordjevic;Mark A. Neifeld;Bane V. Vasic

  • Wave front reconstruction by means of phase-shifting digital in-line holography

    Songcan Lai;Brian King;Mark A. Neifeld

  • Crosstalk mitigation in a free-space orbital angular momentum multiplexed communication link using 4×4 MIMO equalization

    Hao Huang;Yinwen Cao;Guodong Xie;Yongxiong Ren

  • Spatial correlation and irradiance statistics in a multiple-beam terrestrial free-space optical communication link

    Jaime A. Anguita;Mark A. Neifeld;Bane V. Vasic

  • Feature-specific imaging

    Mark A. Neifeld;Premchandra Shankar

  • LDPC coded OFDM over the atmospheric turbulence channel.

    Ivan B. Djordjevic;Bane Vasic;Mark A. Neifeld

  • Optical architectures for compressive imaging

    Mark A. Neifeld;Jun Ke

  • Digital wavefront reconstruction and its application to image encryption

    Songcan Lai;Mark A Neifeld

  • LDPC-Coded MIMO Optical Communication Over the Atmospheric Turbulence Channel

    I.B. Djordjevic;S. Denic;J. Anguita;B. Vasic

  • Optimal pump profile designs for broadband SBS slow-light systems

    Ravi Pant;Michael D. Stenner;Mark A. Neifeld;Daniel J. Gauthier

  • Optical memory disks in optical information processing.

    Demetri Psaltis;Mark A. Neifeld;Alan Yamamura;Seiji Kobayashi

  • Task-specific information for imaging system analysis

    Mark A. Neifeld;Amit Ashok;Pawan K. Baheti

  • Design of a tunable time-delay element using multiple gain lines for increased fractional delay with high data fidelity

    Zhimin Shi;Ravi Pant;Zhaoming Zhu;Michael D. Stenner

Frequent Co-Authors

Ivan B. Djordjevic
Ivan B. Djordjevic University of Arizona
Michael W. Marcellin
Michael W. Marcellin University of Arizona
Nisar Ahmed
Nisar Ahmed University of Southern California
Yan Yan
Yan Yan University of Southern California
Guodong Xie
Guodong Xie University of Southern California
Alan E. Willner
Alan E. Willner University of Southern California
Moshe Tur
Moshe Tur Tel Aviv University
Yongxiong Ren
Yongxiong Ren University of Southern California
Nasser Peyghambarian
Nasser Peyghambarian University of Arizona
Richard W. Ziolkowski
Richard W. Ziolkowski University of Arizona

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