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2026

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Electronics and Electrical Engineering

D-Index
107
Citations
54117
World Ranking
121
National Ranking
6

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D-Index
111
Citations
56713
World Ranking
1114
National Ranking
26

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Electronics and Electrical Engineering in Canada Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Electronics and Electrical Engineering in Canada Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Electronics and Electrical Engineering in Canada Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Electronics and Electrical Engineering in Canada Leader Award
  • 2020 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2014 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For pioneering contributions in discrete optics, nonlinear dynamics, and nonlinear optics in the THz domain
  • 2012 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Academy of Science
  • 2012 - SPIE Fellow
  • 2011 - OSA Fellows For seminal contributions to nonlinear optics, in particular for studies of nonlinear properties of photonic lattices and for the demonstration of discrete optical solitons.

Overview

Roberto Morandotti is affiliated with the Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique in Canada. Their scholarly work spans multiple disciplines within physics and engineering, with significant contributions to atomic and molecular physics, optics, electrical and electronic engineering, and artificial intelligence.

The researcher's publication record includes notable papers such as:

  • 11 TOPS photonic convolutional accelerator for optical neural networks (2021, Nature)
  • Ultra-dense optical data transmission over standard fibre with a single chip source (2020, Nature Communications)
  • RF and Microwave Fractional Differentiator Based on Photonics (2020, IEEE Transactions on Circuits & Systems II Express Briefs)
  • Photonic RF Arbitrary Waveform Generator Based on a Soliton Crystal Micro-Comb Source (2020, Journal of Lightwave Technology)
  • Photonic Perceptron Based on a Kerr Microcomb for High-Speed, Scalable, Optical Neural Networks (2020, Laser & Photonics Review)

Frequent coauthors in Morandotti's work include:

  • David Moss
  • Sai T. Chu
  • Xingyuan Xu
  • Brent E. Little
  • Arnan Mitchell

Publication venues where Morandotti's work often appears include:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics
  • Laser & Photonics Review
  • OSA Advanced Photonics Congress 2021
  • OSA Advanced Photonics Congress (AP) 2020 (IPR, NP, NOMA, Networks, PVLED, PSC, SPPCom, SOF)

Main fields of study covered are:

  • Physics and Astronomy
  • Engineering

Within these fields, subfields of focus include:

  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Statistical and Nonlinear Physics

Specific topics of research featured prominently in Morandotti's publications are:

  • Photonic and Optical Devices
  • Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies
  • Quantum Information and Cryptography
  • Neural Networks and Reservoir Computing
  • Optical Network Technologies
  • Advanced Photonic Communication Systems
  • Laser-Matter Interactions and Applications

Roberto Morandotti has received multiple fellowships, including:

  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2020
  • Fellow of American Physical Society (APS), 2014, cited for pioneering contributions in discrete optics, nonlinear dynamics, and nonlinear optics in the THz domain
  • SPIE Fellow, 2012
  • Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, 2012, Academy of Science
  • OSA Fellow, 2011, recognized for contributions to nonlinear optics and studies of discrete optical solitons

Best Publications

  • Observation of PT-Symmetry Breaking in Complex Optical Potentials

    A. Guo;G. J. Salamo;D. Duchesne;R. Morandotti

  • New CMOS-compatible platforms based on silicon nitride and hydex for nonlinear optics

    David J. Moss;Roberto Morandotti;Alexander L. Gaeta;Michal Lipson

  • Discrete Spatial Optical Solitons in Waveguide Arrays

    H. S. Eisenberg;Y. Silberberg;R. Morandotti;A. R. Boyd

  • 11 TOPS photonic convolutional accelerator for optical neural networks

    Xingyuan Xu;Xingyuan Xu;Mengxi Tan;Bill Corcoran;Jiayang Wu

  • On-chip generation of high-dimensional entangled quantum states and their coherent control

    Michael Kues;Christian Reimer;Piotr Roztocki;Luis Romero Cortés

  • Anderson localization and nonlinearity in one-dimensional disordered photonic lattices.

    Yoav Lahini;Assaf Avidan;Francesca Pozzi;Marc Sorel

  • CMOS-compatible integrated optical hyper-parametric oscillator

    L. Razzari;L. Razzari;D. Duchesne;M. Ferrera;R. Morandotti

  • Micro-combs: A novel generation of optical sources

    Alessia Pasquazi;Alessia Pasquazi;Marco Peccianti;Marco Peccianti;Luca Razzari;David J. Moss;David J. Moss

  • Generation of multiphoton entangled quantum states by means of integrated frequency combs

    Christian Reimer;Michael Kues;Piotr Roztocki;Benjamin Wetzel;Benjamin Wetzel

  • Low-power continuous-wave nonlinear optics in doped silica glass integrated waveguide structures

    M. Ferrera;L. Razzari;L. Razzari;D. Duchesne;R. Morandotti

  • Experimental Observation of Linear and Nonlinear Optical Bloch Oscillations

    R. Morandotti;U. Peschel;J. S. Aitchison;H. S. Eisenberg

  • Quantum optical microcombs

    Michael Kues;Michael Kues;Christian Reimer;Joseph M. Lukens;William J. Munro;William J. Munro

  • RF Photonics: An Optical Microcombs’ Perspective

    Jiayang Wu;Xingyuan Xu;Thach G. Nguyen;Sai Tak Chu

  • Realization of quantum walks with negligible decoherence in waveguide lattices.

    Hagai B. Perets;Yoav Lahini;Francesca Pozzi;Marc Sorel

  • On-chip CMOS-compatible all-optical integrator

    M. Ferrera;Y. Park;L. Razzari;L. Razzari;B. E. Little

  • High-dimensional one-way quantum processing implemented on d -level cluster states

    Christian Reimer;Christian Reimer;Stefania Sciara;Stefania Sciara;Piotr Roztocki;Mehedi Islam

  • Advanced RF and microwave functions based on an integrated optical frequency comb source.

    Xingyuan Xu;Jiayang Wu;Thach G. Nguyen;Mehrdad Shoeiby

  • Integrated frequency comb source of heralded single photons

    Christian Reimer;Lucia Caspani;Mmatteo Clerici;Marcello Ferrera

  • Broadband RF Channelizer Based on an Integrated Optical Frequency Kerr Comb Source

    Xingyuan Xu;Jiayang Wu;Thach G. Nguyen;Sai Tak Chu

  • Reconfigurable broadband microwave photonic intensity differentiator based on an integrated optical frequency comb source

    Xingyuan Xu;Jiayang Wu;Mehrdad Shoeiby;Thach G. Nguyen

  • High performance RF filters via bandwidth scaling with Kerr micro-combs

    Xingyuan Xu;Mengxi Tan;Jiayang Wu;Thach G. Nguyen

Frequent Co-Authors

David J. Moss
David J. Moss Swinburne University of Technology
Sai T. Chu
Sai T. Chu City University of Hong Kong
Brent E. Little
Brent E. Little University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
Luca Razzari
Luca Razzari Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique
Marco Peccianti
Marco Peccianti Loughborough University
Xingyuan Xu
Xingyuan Xu Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications
Jiayang Wu
Jiayang Wu Swinburne University of Technology
Marcello Ferrera
Marcello Ferrera Heriot-Watt University
Yaron Silberberg
Yaron Silberberg Weizmann Institute of Science
José Azaña
José Azaña Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique

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