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Robert S. Windeler

Robert S. Windeler

D-Index & Metrics

Engineering and Technology

D-Index
64
Citations
23557
World Ranking
1599
National Ranking
522

Robert S. Windeler publication distribution in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Engineering and Technology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Robert S. Windeler sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 804+

This scientist: 279 publications — 71st percentile

71% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 804 publications or more.

Robert S. Windeler D-index placement in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Engineering and Technology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Robert S. Windeler sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 107+

This scientist: 64 D-Index — 84th percentile

84% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more.

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Laser
  • Optics
  • Optical fiber

Robert S. Windeler focuses on Optics, Photonic-crystal fiber, Optical fiber, Plastic optical fiber and Dispersion-shifted fiber. His Optics study often links to related topics such as Optoelectronics. His Photonic-crystal fiber study combines topics in areas such as Dispersion, Dispersion compensation, Band gap and Photonic crystal.

His Optical fiber research includes themes of Carrier-envelope phase, Phase, Phase modulation, Frequency comb and Phase velocity. His Plastic optical fiber study incorporates themes from Polarization-maintaining optical fiber and Single-mode optical fiber. His research in Plastic-clad silica fiber focuses on subjects like All-silica fiber, which are connected to Cladding, Hard-clad silica optical fiber, Laser and Absorption spectroscopy.

His most cited work include:

  • Optical liquid ring resonator sensor (158 citations)
  • Optical parametric oscillator based on four-wave mixing in microstructure fiber (126 citations)
  • Experimental studies of the coherence of microstructure-fiber supercontinuum. (116 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

Optics, Optical fiber, Optoelectronics, Photonic-crystal fiber and Laser are his primary areas of study. His study in Femtosecond, Graded-index fiber, Polarization-maintaining optical fiber, Dispersion-shifted fiber and Supercontinuum falls under the purview of Optics. The study incorporates disciplines such as Fiber, Composite material, Microstructure and Grating in addition to Optical fiber.

In his research, Fiber Bragg grating is intimately related to PHOSFOS, which falls under the overarching field of Optoelectronics. His Photonic-crystal fiber research integrates issues from Plastic optical fiber, Plastic-clad silica fiber, Microstructured optical fiber, Hard-clad silica optical fiber and All-silica fiber. His Laser research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Pulse wave, Pulse and Metrology.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Optics (84.47%)
  • Optical fiber (38.51%)
  • Optoelectronics (35.40%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2009-2020)?

  • Optics (84.47%)
  • Optoelectronics (35.40%)
  • Photonic-crystal fiber (29.19%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

His primary scientific interests are in Optics, Optoelectronics, Photonic-crystal fiber, Polarization-maintaining optical fiber and Optical fiber. His work on Composite material expands to the thematically related Optics. The Optoelectronics study which covers Femtosecond that intersects with Ultrashort pulse and Electronic engineering.

Robert S. Windeler combines subjects such as Plastic optical fiber, Hard-clad silica optical fiber, Plastic-clad silica fiber and All-silica fiber with his study of Photonic-crystal fiber. As part of his studies on Polarization-maintaining optical fiber, he frequently links adjacent subjects like Dispersion-shifted fiber. His work carried out in the field of Optical fiber brings together such families of science as Transmission, Transmission system, Optical fiber amplifiers and L band.

Between 2009 and 2020, his most popular works were:

  • Super free spectral range tunable optical microbubble resonator (92 citations)
  • Super FSR tunable optical microbubble resonator (80 citations)
  • Polarization Maintaining Single-Mode Low-Loss Hollow-Core Fiber (63 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Laser
  • Optics
  • Optical fiber

Robert S. Windeler mainly focuses on Optics, Polarization-maintaining optical fiber, Dispersion-shifted fiber, Mode volume and Graded-index fiber. His Optics study typically links adjacent topics like Optoelectronics. His research in Polarization-maintaining optical fiber intersects with topics in Birefringence and Single-mode optical fiber.

His research is interdisciplinary, bridging the disciplines of Photonic-crystal fiber and Dispersion-shifted fiber. Robert S. Windeler works mostly in the field of Photonic-crystal fiber, limiting it down to topics relating to Beat and, in certain cases, Optical fiber, as a part of the same area of interest. Robert S. Windeler usually deals with Graded-index fiber and limits it to topics linked to Fiber laser and Equilibrium mode distribution and Radiation mode.

Best Publications

  • Carrier-envelope phase control of femtosecond mode-locked lasers and direct optical frequency synthesis

    David J. Jones;Scott A. Diddams;Jinendra K. Ranka;Andrew Stentz

  • Visible continuum generation in air–silica microstructure optical fibers with anomalous dispersion at 800 nm

    Jinendra K. Ranka;Robert S. Windeler;Andrew J. Stentz

  • Direct link between microwave and optical frequencies with a 300 THz femtosecond laser comb

    Scott A. Diddams;David J. Jones;Jun Ye;Steven T. Cundiff

  • Ultrahigh-resolution optical coherence tomography using continuum generation in an air-silica microstructure optical fiber.

    I. Hartl;X. D. Li;C. Chudoba;R. K. Ghanta

  • Microstructured optical fiber devices.

    Benjamin J. Eggleton;Charles Kerbage;Paul Westbrook;Robert S. Windeler

  • Supercontinuum generation in air–silica microstructured fibers with nanosecond and femtosecond pulse pumping

    John M. Dudley;Laurent Provino;Nicolas Grossard;Hervé Maillotte

  • Optical properties of high-delta air silica microstructure optical fibers.

    Jinendra K. Ranka;Robert S. Windeler;Andrew J. Stentz

  • Fundamental noise limitations to supercontinuum generation in microstructure fiber.

    Kristan L. Corwin;Nathan R. Newbury;J M. Dudley;S. Coen

  • Ultrahigh-resolution optical coherence tomography by broadband continuum generation from a photonic crystal fiber

    Yimin Wang;Yonghua Zhao;J S Nelson;Zhongping Chen

  • Optical Frequency Synthesis and Comparison with Uncertainty at the 10-19 Level

    Long-Sheng Ma;Long-Sheng Ma;Zhiyi Bi;Albrecht Bartels;Lennart Robertsson

  • Cross-correlation frequency resolved optical gating analysis of broadband continuum generation in photonic crystal fiber: simulations and experiments.

    John M. Dudley;Xun Gu;Lin Xu;Mark W. Kimmel

  • Soliton self-frequency shift in a short tapered air-silica microstructure fiber.

    X. Liu;C. Xu;W. H. Knox;J. K. Chandalia

  • Grating resonances in air-silica microstructured optical fibers.

    B J Eggleton;P S Westbrook;R S Windeler;S Spälter

  • Article comprising a micro-structured optical fiber, and method of making such fiber

    David John DiGiovanni;Ashish Madhukar Vengsarkar;Jefferson Lynn Wagener;Robert Scott Windeler

  • Optimal wavelength for ultrahigh-resolution optical coherence tomography.

    Yimin Wang;J Nelson;Zhongping Chen;Bibiana Reiser

  • Frequency-resolved optical gating and single-shot spectral measurements reveal fine structure in microstructure-fiber continuum.

    Xun Gu;Lin Xu;Mark Kimmel;Erik Zeek

  • Optically driven deposition of single-walled carbon-nanotube saturable absorbers on optical fiber end-faces

    J. W. Nicholson;R. S. Windeler;D. J. DiGiovanni

  • Optical microbubble resonator.

    M Sumetsky;Y Dulashko;R S Windeler

  • Four-wave mixing in microstructure fiber

    Jay E. Sharping;Marco Fiorentino;Ayodeji Coker;Prem Kumar

  • Cladding-mode-resonances in air-silica microstructure optical fibers

    B.J. Eggleton;P.S. Westbrook;C.A. White;C. Kerbage

  • Fundamental noise limitations on supercontinuum generation in microstructure fiber

    J.M. Dudley;K.L. Corwin;N.R. Newbury;B.R. Washburn

Frequent Co-Authors

Benjamin J. Eggleton
Benjamin J. Eggleton University of Sydney
Scott A. Diddams
Scott A. Diddams University of Colorado Boulder
John M. Fini
John M. Fini Ayar Labs (United States)
John M. Dudley
John M. Dudley University of Franche-Comté
Steven T. Cundiff
Steven T. Cundiff University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Prem Kumar
Prem Kumar Northwestern University
Stéphane Coen
Stéphane Coen University of Auckland

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