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2026

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146
Citations
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160
Citations
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204
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in United States Leader Award
  • 2016 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 2008 - IEEE Fellow For contributions to nonlinear optical materials and guided wave optics

Overview

Martin M. Fejer is affiliated with Stanford University in the United States and conducts research primarily in the fields of Physics and Astronomy as well as Engineering. Their work intersects several specialized subfields, including Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Materials Chemistry, Astronomy and Astrophysics, and Geophysics.

The research topics covered by Martin M. Fejer focus broadly on advanced photonics and optics technologies. Key areas include:

  • Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies
  • Photonic and Optical Devices
  • Photorefractive and Nonlinear Optics
  • Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research
  • High-pressure Geophysics and Materials
  • Geophysics and Sensor Technology
  • Laser-Matter Interactions and Applications

Recent scholarly papers authored or coauthored by Martin M. Fejer demonstrate their involvement in cutting-edge optics and photonics research:

  • Lithium niobate photonics: Unlocking the electromagnetic spectrum, 2023, Science
  • Ultrabroadband nonlinear optics in nanophotonic periodically poled lithium niobate waveguides, 2020, Optica
  • A cryogenic silicon interferometer for gravitational-wave detection, 2020, Classical and Quantum Gravity
  • Optical parametric oscillation in silicon carbide nanophotonics, 2020, Optica
  • Ultra-low-power second-order nonlinear optics on a chip, 2022, Nature Communications

Frequent collaborators in Martin M. Fejer's research include:

  • Carsten Langrock
  • Marc Jankowski
  • R. Bassiri
  • Amir H. Safavi-Naeini
  • Hubert S. Stokowski

Their publications often appear in venues known for high-impact research in optics and physics. These include:

  • Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Optica
  • Classical and Quantum Gravity
  • Physical Review Materials

Martin M. Fejer has received recognition within the scientific community, including election to the National Academy of Sciences in 2016. They were also named an IEEE Fellow in 2008 for contributions to nonlinear optical materials and guided wave optics.

Best Publications

  • Observation of Gravitational Waves from a Binary Black Hole Merger

    B. Abbott;R. Abbott;T. D. Abbott;M. R. Abernathy

  • GW170817: observation of gravitational waves from a binary neutron star inspiral

    B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott;T. D. Abbott;F. Acernese

  • GW151226: observation of gravitational waves from a 22-solar-mass binary black hole coalescence

    B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott

  • GWTC-1: A Gravitational-Wave Transient Catalog of Compact Binary Mergers Observed by LIGO and Virgo during the First and Second Observing Runs

    B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott

  • Gravitational Waves and Gamma-Rays from a Binary Neutron Star Merger: GW170817 and GRB 170817A

    B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott;T. D. Abbott;F. Acernese

  • Quasi-phase-matched second harmonic generation: tuning and tolerances

    M.M. Fejer;G.A. Magel;D.H. Jundt;R.L. Byer

  • GW170104: Observation of a 50-Solar-Mass Binary Black Hole Coalescence at Redshift 0.2

    B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott;T. D. Abbott;F. Acernese

  • GW170814: A three-detector observation of gravitational waves from a binary black hole coalescence

    B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott;T. D. Abbott;F. Acernese

  • GW170817: Measurements of Neutron Star Radii and Equation of State.

    B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott;T. D. Abbott;F. Acernese

  • GWTC-2: Compact Binary Coalescences Observed by LIGO and Virgo During the First Half of the Third Observing Run

    R. Abbott;T. D. Abbott;S. Abraham;F. Acernese

  • GWTC-3: Compact Binary Coalescences Observed by LIGO and Virgo during the Second Part of the Third Observing Run

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  • Prospects for Observing and Localizing Gravitational-Wave Transients with Advanced LIGO, Advanced Virgo and KAGRA

    B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott;T. D. Abbott;M. R. Abernathy

  • Tests of general relativity with GW150914

    B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott;T. D. Abbott;M. R. Abernathy

  • Binary Black Hole Mergers in the First Advanced LIGO Observing Run

    B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott

  • Quasi-phase-matched optical parametric oscillators in bulk periodically poled LiNbO 3

    L. E. Myers;R. C. Eckardt;M. M. Fejer;R. L. Byer

  • GW190425: Observation of a Compact Binary Coalescence with Total Mass ∼ 3.4 M O

    B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott;T. D. Abbott;S. Abraham

  • GW170608: Observation of a 19-solar-mass Binary Black Hole Coalescence

    B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott

  • GW170608: Observation of a 19 solar-mass binary black hole coalescence

    B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott;T. D. Abbott;F. Acernese

  • Properties of the Binary Neutron Star Merger GW170817

    B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott;T. D. Abbott;F. Acernese

  • Binary Black Hole Mergers in the first Advanced LIGO Observing Run

    B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott

  • Exploring the Sensitivity of Next Generation Gravitational Wave Detectors

    B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott;T. D. Abbott;M. R. Abernathy

  • Binary Black Hole Population Properties Inferred from the First and Second Observing Runs of Advanced LIGO and Advanced Virgo

    B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott

  • GW190425: Observation of a Compact Binary Coalescence with Total Mass $\sim 3.4 M_{\odot}$

    B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert L. Byer
Robert L. Byer Stanford University
N. A. Robertson
N. A. Robertson California Institute of Technology
Alessandra Buonanno
Alessandra Buonanno Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics
J. A. Giaime
J. A. Giaime Louisiana State University
Bernard F. Schutz
Bernard F. Schutz Cardiff University
J. H. Hough
J. H. Hough University of Glasgow
Carsten Langrock
Carsten Langrock Keysight Technologies (United States)
Nelson Christensen
Nelson Christensen Observatoire de la Côte d’Azur
David E. McClelland
David E. McClelland Australian National University

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