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D-Index
50
Citations
10868
World Ranking
2783
National Ranking
1057

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2020 - Fellow, National Academy of Inventors
  • 2007 - OSA Fellows For leadership in university and industrial research in organic and polymeric materials for photonics and electronics.
  • 2007 - SPIE Fellow

Overview

Robert A. Norwood is affiliated with the University of Arizona in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of engineering and materials science, with a significant focus on electrical and electronic engineering, atomic and molecular physics and optics, polymers and plastics, materials chemistry, and biomedical engineering.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics, including:

  • Photonic and Optical Devices
  • Synthesis and properties of polymers
  • Advanced Fiber Optic Sensors
  • Photonic Crystal and Fiber Optics
  • Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies
  • Solid State Laser Technologies
  • Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices

Their recent publications demonstrate engagement with advanced materials and optical sciences. Notable papers include:

  • "100th Anniversary of Macromolecular Science Viewpoint: High Refractive Index Polymers from Elemental Sulfur for Infrared Thermal Imaging and Optics" (2020, ACS Macro Letters)
  • "High Verdet Constant Materials for Magneto-Optical Faraday Rotation: A Review" (2022, Chemistry of Materials)
  • "Sulfenyl Chlorides: An Alternative Monomer Feedstock from Elemental Sulfur for Polymer Synthesis" (2022, Journal of the American Chemical Society)
  • "High Refractive Index Chalcogenide Hybrid Inorganic/Organic Polymers for Integrated Photonics" (2022, Advanced Optical Materials)
  • "Fabrication of Plastic Optics from Chalcogenide Hybrid Inorganic/Organic Polymers for Infrared Thermal Imaging" (2023, Advanced Optical Materials)

Frequent publication venues for this scientist include:

  • Optics Express
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Advanced Optical Materials
  • Journal of Lightwave Technology
  • Applied Physics Letters

Collaborations are notable with several frequent co-authors, including Jeffrey Pyun, Xiushan Zhu, N. Peyghambarian, Tristan S. Kleine, and Kyung-Jo Kim, reflecting interdisciplinary teamwork in optical materials and polymer research.

Robert A. Norwood has been recognized with several professional distinctions. They were named an OSA Fellow in 2007 for leadership in university and industrial research in organic and polymeric materials for photonics and electronics. The same year, they were also awarded SPIE Fellow status. In 2020, they became a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors.

Best Publications

  • Holographic three-dimensional telepresence using large-area photorefractive polymer

    P.-A. Blanche;A. Bablumian;R. Voorakaranam;C. Christenson

  • Fiber lasers and their applications [Invited]

    Wei Shi;Qiang Fang;Xiushan Zhu;R. A. Norwood

  • An updatable holographic three-dimensional display

    Savaş Tay;P.-A. Blanche;R. Voorakaranam;A. V. Tunç

  • Hybrid polymer/sol–gel waveguide modulators with exceptionally large electro–optic coefficients

    Y. Enami;C. T. Derose;D. Mathine;C. Loychik

  • New Infrared Transmitting Material via Inverse Vulcanization of Elemental Sulfur to Prepare High Refractive Index Polymers

    Jared J. Griebel;Soha Namnabat;Eui Tae Kim;Roland Himmelhuber

  • Ultra-strong nonlinear optical processes and trigonal warping in MoS$_2$ layers

    A. Säynätjoki;L. Karvonen;H. Rostami;A. Autere

  • Review of recent progress on single-frequency fiber lasers [Invited]

    Shijie Fu;Wei Shi;Yan Feng;Lei Zhang

  • Dynamic Covalent Polymers via Inverse Vulcanization of Elemental Sulfur for Healable Infrared Optical Materials

    Jared J. Griebel;Ngoc A. Nguyen;Soha Namnabat;Laura E. Anderson

  • Ultra-strong nonlinear optical processes and trigonal warping in MoS2 layers.

    Antti Säynätjoki;Antti Säynätjoki;Lasse Karvonen;Habib Rostami;Anton Autere

  • Real-time dual-comb spectroscopy with a free-running bidirectionally mode-locked fiber laser

    S. Mehravar;Robert A Norwood;Nasser N Peyghambarian;Khanh Q Kieu

  • Phase‐matched second‐harmonic generation in a polymer waveguide

    G. Khanarian;R. A. Norwood;D. Haas;B. Feuer

  • Hybrid cross-linkable polymer/sol-gel waveguide modulators with 0.65 V half wave voltage at 1550 nm

    Y. Enami;D. Mathine;C. T. DeRose;R. A. Norwood

  • Graphene Q-switched 2.78 μm Er3+-doped fluoride fiber laser.

    Chen Wei;Xiushan Zhu;F. Wang;Y. Xu

  • Rapid visualization of grain boundaries in monolayer MoS2 by multiphoton microscopy.

    Lasse Karvonen;Antti Säynätjoki;Antti Säynätjoki;Mikko J. Huttunen;Anton Autere

  • Optical devices made from radiation curable fluorinated compositions

    Baopei Xu;Louay Eldada;Robert A. Norwood;Robert Blomquist

  • Nonlinear-optical processes in lower-dimensional conjugated structures

    J. W. Wu;J. R. Heflin;R. A. Norwood;King-Young Wong

  • Graphene Mode-Locked Fiber Laser at 2.8 $\mu ext{m}$

    Gongwen Zhu;Xiushan Zhu;Fengqiu Wang;Shuo Xu

  • 5 kW Near-Diffraction-Limited and 8 kW High-Brightness Monolithic Continuous Wave Fiber Lasers Directly Pumped by Laser Diodes

    Qiang Fang;Jinhui Li;Wei Shi;Yuguo Qin

  • 100th Anniversary of Macromolecular Science Viewpoint: High Refractive Index Polymers from Elemental Sulfur for Infrared Thermal Imaging and Optics

    Tristan S. Kleine;Richard S. Glass;Dennis L. Lichtenberger;Michael E. Mackay

  • Optical harmonic generation in monolayer group-VI transition metal dichalcogenides

    Anton Autere;Henri Jussila;Andrea Marini;J. R.M. Saavedra

  • Chalcogenide Hybrid Inorganic/Organic Polymers: Ultrahigh Refractive Index Polymers for Infrared Imaging

    Laura E. Anderson;Tristan S. Kleine;Yueyan Zhang;David D. Phan

  • Investigation of second- and third-harmonic generation in few-layer gallium selenide by multiphoton microscopy.

    Lasse Karvonen;Antti Säynätjoki;Soroush Mehravar;Raul D. Rodriguez

  • Fe 2+ :ZnSe and graphene Q-switched singly Ho 3+ -doped ZBLAN fiber lasers at 3 μm

    Gongwen Zhu;Xiushan Zhu;Kaushik Balakrishnan;Robert A. Norwood

Frequent Co-Authors

Nasser Peyghambarian
Nasser Peyghambarian University of Arizona
Jayan Thomas
Jayan Thomas University of Central Florida
Jingdong Luo
Jingdong Luo City University of Hong Kong
Alex K.-Y. Jen
Alex K.-Y. Jen City University of Hong Kong
Jeffrey Pyun
Jeffrey Pyun University of Arizona
Seth R. Marder
Seth R. Marder University of Colorado Boulder
Harri Lipsanen
Harri Lipsanen Aalto University
Guoqiang Li
Guoqiang Li Louisiana State University
Joseph W. Perry
Joseph W. Perry Georgia Institute of Technology
Anthony F. Garito
Anthony F. Garito University of Pennsylvania

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