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Nicolas K. Fontaine

Nicolas K. Fontaine

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Electronics and Electrical Engineering 57 1992 1909 781 730 434 11367

Nicolas K. Fontaine publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Nicolas K. Fontaine between 2005 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Nicolas K. Fontaine published across 21 years, from 2005 to 2025, averaging 28.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 60 publications in 2020. 73 of the 595 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
20 40 60
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2005 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 60. Peak 60 publications in 2020. 2005: 7 publications 2006: 9 publications 2007: 15 publications 2008: 16 publications 2009: 8 publications 2010: 20 publications 2011: 23 publications 2012: 20 publications 2013: 26 publications 2014: 25 publications 2015: 38 publications 2016: 20 publications 2017: 32 publications 2018: 40 publications 2019: 31 publications 2020: 60 publications 2021: 39 publications 2022: 39 publications 2023: 54 publications 2024: 40 publications 2025: 33 publications
2005 2025

595 publications in total across all disciplines

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Nicolas K. Fontaine: publications per year, 2005 to 2025
Year Publications
2005 7
2006 9
2007 15
2008 16
2009 8
2010 20
2011 23
2012 20
2013 26
2014 25
2015 38
2016 20
2017 32
2018 40
2019 31
2020 60
2021 39
2022 39
2023 54
2024 40
2025 33
Total 595
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Nicolas K. Fontaine 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 Nicolas K. Fontaine sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400
Bar chart with 53 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 34–53 to 1,065+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 445. Most scientists, 445, have 174–193 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,065 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 434–453 publications, is where this scientist sits. 34–53 publications: 24 scientists 54–73 publications: 52 scientists 74–93 publications: 114 scientists 94–113 publications: 203 scientists 114–133 publications: 269 scientists 134–153 publications: 355 scientists 154–173 publications: 403 scientists 174–193 publications: 445 scientists 194–213 publications: 430 scientists 214–233 publications: 431 scientists 234–253 publications: 399 scientists 254–273 publications: 366 scientists 274–293 publications: 335 scientists 294–313 publications: 300 scientists 314–333 publications: 276 scientists 334–353 publications: 250 scientists 354–373 publications: 214 scientists 374–393 publications: 187 scientists 394–413 publications: 152 scientists 414–433 publications: 169 scientists 434–453 publications: 147 scientists 454–473 publications: 111 scientists 474–493 publications: 117 scientists 494–513 publications: 103 scientists 514–533 publications: 99 scientists 534–553 publications: 92 scientists 554–573 publications: 75 scientists 574–593 publications: 58 scientists 594–613 publications: 69 scientists 614–633 publications: 50 scientists 634–653 publications: 62 scientists 654–673 publications: 54 scientists 674–693 publications: 44 scientists 694–713 publications: 37 scientists 714–733 publications: 28 scientists 734–753 publications: 26 scientists 754–773 publications: 26 scientists 774–793 publications: 19 scientists 794–813 publications: 23 scientists 814–833 publications: 20 scientists 834–853 publications: 16 scientists 854–873 publications: 20 scientists 874–893 publications: 11 scientists 894–913 publications: 11 scientists 914–933 publications: 16 scientists 934–953 publications: 13 scientists 954–973 publications: 10 scientists 974–993 publications: 11 scientists 994–1,013 publications: 9 scientists 1,014–1,033 publications: 9 scientists 1,034–1,053 publications: 10 scientists 1,054–1,064 publications: 6 scientists 1,065+ publications: 99 scientists
34–53 publications 1,065+

This scientist: 434 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.

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Number of Electronics and Electrical Engineering scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 6,875 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
34–53 24
54–73 52
74–93 114
94–113 203
114–133 269
134–153 355
154–173 403
174–193 445
194–213 430
214–233 431
234–253 399
254–273 366
274–293 335
294–313 300
314–333 276
334–353 250
354–373 214
374–393 187
394–413 152
414–433 169
434–453 147 434
454–473 111
474–493 117
494–513 103
514–533 99
534–553 92
554–573 75
574–593 58
594–613 69
614–633 50
634–653 62
654–673 54
674–693 44
694–713 37
714–733 28
734–753 26
754–773 26
774–793 19
794–813 23
814–833 20
834–853 16
854–873 20
874–893 11
894–913 11
914–933 16
934–953 13
954–973 10
974–993 11
994–1,013 9
1,014–1,033 9
1,034–1,053 10
1,054–1,064 6
1,065+ 99
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Nicolas K. Fontaine 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 Nicolas K. Fontaine sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200 250
Bar chart with 82 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 111+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 263. Most scientists, 263, have 32 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 111 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 57 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 178 scientists 31 D-Index: 257 scientists 32 D-Index: 263 scientists 33 D-Index: 262 scientists 34 D-Index: 244 scientists 35 D-Index: 236 scientists 36 D-Index: 211 scientists 37 D-Index: 220 scientists 38 D-Index: 214 scientists 39 D-Index: 214 scientists 40 D-Index: 205 scientists 41 D-Index: 187 scientists 42 D-Index: 194 scientists 43 D-Index: 201 scientists 44 D-Index: 155 scientists 45 D-Index: 189 scientists 46 D-Index: 148 scientists 47 D-Index: 160 scientists 48 D-Index: 134 scientists 49 D-Index: 130 scientists 50 D-Index: 141 scientists 51 D-Index: 156 scientists 52 D-Index: 108 scientists 53 D-Index: 130 scientists 54 D-Index: 112 scientists 55 D-Index: 97 scientists 56 D-Index: 111 scientists 57 D-Index: 102 scientists 58 D-Index: 108 scientists 59 D-Index: 120 scientists 60 D-Index: 103 scientists 61 D-Index: 93 scientists 62 D-Index: 92 scientists 63 D-Index: 74 scientists 64 D-Index: 77 scientists 65 D-Index: 73 scientists 66 D-Index: 64 scientists 67 D-Index: 69 scientists 68 D-Index: 60 scientists 69 D-Index: 39 scientists 70 D-Index: 57 scientists 71 D-Index: 59 scientists 72 D-Index: 46 scientists 73 D-Index: 49 scientists 74 D-Index: 38 scientists 75 D-Index: 35 scientists 76 D-Index: 32 scientists 77 D-Index: 35 scientists 78 D-Index: 31 scientists 79 D-Index: 22 scientists 80 D-Index: 34 scientists 81 D-Index: 31 scientists 82 D-Index: 34 scientists 83 D-Index: 23 scientists 84 D-Index: 18 scientists 85 D-Index: 30 scientists 86 D-Index: 19 scientists 87 D-Index: 19 scientists 88 D-Index: 20 scientists 89 D-Index: 8 scientists 90 D-Index: 17 scientists 91 D-Index: 7 scientists 92 D-Index: 14 scientists 93 D-Index: 9 scientists 94 D-Index: 15 scientists 95 D-Index: 10 scientists 96 D-Index: 12 scientists 97 D-Index: 10 scientists 98 D-Index: 10 scientists 99 D-Index: 12 scientists 100 D-Index: 16 scientists 101 D-Index: 5 scientists 102 D-Index: 7 scientists 103 D-Index: 7 scientists 104 D-Index: 8 scientists 105 D-Index: 9 scientists 106 D-Index: 13 scientists 107 D-Index: 4 scientists 108 D-Index: 5 scientists 109 D-Index: 10 scientists 110 D-Index: 8 scientists 111+ D-Index: 96 scientists
30 D-Index 111+

This scientist: 57 D-Index — 72nd percentile

72% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Electronics and Electrical Engineering scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 6,875 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 178
31 257
32 263
33 262
34 244
35 236
36 211
37 220
38 214
39 214
40 205
41 187
42 194
43 201
44 155
45 189
46 148
47 160
48 134
49 130
50 141
51 156
52 108
53 130
54 112
55 97
56 111
57 102 57
58 108
59 120
60 103
61 93
62 92
63 74
64 77
65 73
66 64
67 69
68 60
69 39
70 57
71 59
72 46
73 49
74 38
75 35
76 32
77 35
78 31
79 22
80 34
81 31
82 34
83 23
84 18
85 30
86 19
87 19
88 20
89 8
90 17
91 7
92 14
93 9
94 15
95 10
96 12
97 10
98 10
99 12
100 16
101 5
102 7
103 7
104 8
105 9
106 13
107 4
108 5
109 10
110 8
111+ 96
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2018 - OSA Fellows Nicolas K. Fontaine Nokia Bell Lab., USA For groundbreaking contributions to spatial-multiplexing components and systems, ultra-high-speed receivers using digital optical bandwidth interleaving, and wavelength-selective switches.

Overview

Nicolas K. Fontaine is affiliated with Nokia in the United States and has a research focus rooted in engineering and physics. Their academic contributions span fields such as electrical and electronic engineering, atomic and molecular physics and optics, biomedical engineering, artificial intelligence, and general health professions.

The scientist's work centers on topics including optical network technologies, photonic and optical devices, advanced photonic communication systems, advanced fiber laser technologies, semiconductor lasers and optical devices, advanced fiber optic sensors, and applications of optical coherence tomography.

Nicolas K. Fontaine has authored numerous publications in several key venues. The frequent publication venues include the Journal of Lightwave Technology, arXiv (Cornell University), IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, IET conference proceedings, and the Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics.

Recent papers of note include:

  • Peta-bit-per-second optical communications system using a standard cladding diameter 15-mode fiber (2021, Nature Communications)
  • Roadmap on spatiotemporal light fields (2023, Journal of Optics)
  • Dual Polarization Full-Field Signal Waveform Reconstruction Using Intensity Only Measurements for Coherent Communications (2020, Journal of Lightwave Technology)
  • Randomly-Coupled Multi-Core Fiber Technology (2022, Proceedings of the IEEE)
  • Devices and Fibers for Ultrawideband Optical Communications (2022, Proceedings of the IEEE)

The researcher has collaborated extensively with several frequent co-authors, including Roland Ryf, Haoshuo Chen, Mikael Mazur, David T. Neilson, and Lauren Dallachiesa.

Throughout their career, Nicolas K. Fontaine has received recognition such as the OSA Fellows award in 2018 for contributions to spatial-multiplexing components and systems, ultra-high-speed receivers using digital optical bandwidth interleaving, and wavelength-selective switches.

Best Publications

  • Laguerre-Gaussian mode sorter.

    Nicolas K. Fontaine;Roland Ryf;Haoshuo Chen;David T. Neilson

  • Mode-selective photonic lanterns for space-division multiplexing

    Sergio G. Leon-Saval;Nicolas K. Fontaine;Joel R. Salazar-Gil;Burcu Ercan

  • Demonstration of free space coherent optical communication using integrated silicon photonic orbital angular momentum devices

    Tiehui Su;Ryan P. Scott;Stevan S. Djordjevic;Nicolas K. Fontaine

  • Survey of Photonic Switching Architectures and Technologies In Support Of Spatially and Spectrally Flexible Optical Networking {[}Invited]

    Dan M. Marom;Paul D. Colbourne;Antonio D’Errico;Nicolas K. Fontaine

  • 30×30 MIMO transmission over 15 spatial modes

    Nicolas K. Fontaine;Roland Ryf;Haoshuo Chen;Amado Velazquez Benitez

  • Geometric requirements for photonic lanterns in space division multiplexing.

    Nicolas K. Fontaine;Roland Ryf;Joss Bland-Hawthorn;Sergio G. Leon-Saval

  • Real-time full-field arbitrary optical waveform measurement

    Nicolas K. Fontaine;Ryan P. Scott;Linjie Zhou;Francisco M. Soares

  • 32-bit/s/Hz spectral efficiency WDM transmission over 177-km few-mode fiber

    R. Ryf;S. Randel;N. K. Fontaine;M. Montoliu

  • Free-space coherent optical communication with orbital angular, momentum multiplexing/demultiplexing using a hybrid 3D photonic integrated circuit

    Binbin Guan;Ryan P. Scott;Chuan Qin;Nicolas K. Fontaine

  • All-fiber mode-group-selective photonic lantern using graded-index multimode fibers.

    Bin Huang;Nicolas K. Fontaine;Roland Ryf;Binbin Guan

  • Peta-bit-per-second optical communications system using a standard cladding diameter 15-mode fiber.

    Georg Rademacher;Benjamin J. Puttnam;Ruben S. Luís;Tobias A. Eriksson

  • First 100-nm Continuous-Band WDM Transmission System with 115Tb/s Transport over 100km Using Novel Ultra-Wideband Semiconductor Optical Amplifiers

    J. Renaudier;A. Carbo Meseguer;A. Ghazisaeidi;P. Tran

  • Beyond the display: phase-only liquid crystal on Silicon devices and their applications in photonics [Invited].

    Grigory Lazarev;Po-Ju Chen;Johannes Strauss;Nicolas Fontaine

  • Breakthroughs in Photonics 2012: Space-Division Multiplexing in Multimode and Multicore Fibers for High-Capacity Optical Communication

    R.-J Essiambre;R. Ryf;N. K. Fontaine;S. Randel

  • A machine learning approach for reliable prediction of amino acid interactions and its application in the directed evolution of enantioselective enzymes.

    Frédéric Cadet;Nicolas Fontaine;Guangyue Li;Joaquin Sanchis

  • Tb/s Coherent Optical OFDM Systems Enabled by Optical Frequency Combs

    Xingwen Yi;Nicolas K Fontaine;Ryan P Scott;S Yoo

  • Mode-multiplexed transmission over conventional graded-index multimode fibers

    R Ryf;Nicolas Keith Fontaine;Hongyu Chen;Binbin Guan

  • Integrated cladding-pumped multicore few-mode erbium-doped fibre amplifier for space-division-multiplexed communications

    H. Chen;C. Jin;C. Jin;B. Huang;B. Huang;N. K. Fontaine

  • 32 Phase X 32 amplitude optical arbitrary waveform generation.

    N. K. Fontaine;R. P. Scott;J. Cao;A. Karalar

  • Bandwidth scalable, coherent transmitter based on the parallel synthesis of multiple spectral slices using optical arbitrary waveform generation

    David J Geisler;Nicolas K Fontaine;Ryan P Scott;Tingting He

  • Space-division multiplexing and all-optical MIMO demultiplexing using a photonic integrated circuit

    Nicolas K. Fontaine;Christopher R. Doerr;Miquel A. Mestre;Roland R. Ryf

  • Mode-group-selective photonic lantern using graded-index multimode fibers

    Bin Huang;Nicolas K. Fontaine;Roland Ryf;Binbin Guan

Frequent Co-Authors

Roland Ryf
Roland Ryf Nokia (United States)
Haoshuo Chen
Haoshuo Chen Nokia Bell Labs
Ryan P. Scott
Ryan P. Scott Keysight Technologies (United States)
S. J. B. Yoo
S. J. B. Yoo University of California, Davis
Rodrigo Amezcua-Correa
Rodrigo Amezcua-Correa University of Central Florida
Rene-Jean Essiambre
Rene-Jean Essiambre Nokia (United States)
Guifang Li
Guifang Li University of Central Florida
Sebastian Randel
Sebastian Randel Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Sethumadhavan Chandrasekhar
Sethumadhavan Chandrasekhar Nokia (United States)
Peter J. Winzer
Peter J. Winzer Nokia (United States)

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