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Materials Science D-index 61 Citations 15,089 309 World Ranking 3011 National Ranking 198
Physics D-index 74 Citations 17,475 359 World Ranking 2753 National Ranking 222

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Awards & Achievements

2011 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For contributions to ultrafast phenomena in condensed matter, including generation and application of ultrashort pulses from THz to hard xrays, combining ultrafast techniques with optical nearfield methods and xray diffraction, nonequilibrium dynamics of elementary excitations in solids, and ultrafast processes in molecular systems

2009 - OSA Fellows For pioneering contributions to the development of mid-infrared and X-ray ultrashort pulses and to their use in understanding molecular dynamics and semiconductor nanostructures.

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Quantum mechanics
  • Electron
  • Laser

Thomas Elsaesser focuses on Femtosecond, Ultrashort pulse, Optics, Molecular physics and Atomic physics. His Femtosecond research integrates issues from Chemical physics, Excitation, Infrared and Molecule. The study incorporates disciplines such as Plasma, Spectroscopy, Phase, Condensed matter physics and Terahertz radiation in addition to Ultrashort pulse.

While the research belongs to areas of Optics, Thomas Elsaesser spends his time largely on the problem of Optoelectronics, intersecting his research to questions surrounding Nonlinear optics and Crystal. His study in Molecular physics is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Nanostructure, Vibrational energy relaxation and Absorption spectroscopy, Infrared spectroscopy, Analytical chemistry. The various areas that Thomas Elsaesser examines in his Atomic physics study include Rabi cycle, Phase and Anharmonicity.

His most cited work include:

  • Ultrafast memory loss and energy redistribution in the hydrogen bond network of liquid H2O (556 citations)
  • Ultrafast vibrational dynamics of hydrogen bonds in the condensed phase. (462 citations)
  • Vibrational and Vibronic Relaxation of Large Polyatomic Molecules in Liquids (446 citations)

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

Thomas Elsaesser mostly deals with Femtosecond, Optoelectronics, Optics, Ultrashort pulse and Atomic physics. His Femtosecond research includes themes of X-ray crystallography, Diffraction, Molecular physics, Excitation and Condensed matter physics. His work in Molecular physics addresses subjects such as Infrared spectroscopy, which are connected to disciplines such as Hydrogen bond, Chemical physics and Molecule.

His Optoelectronics study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Quantum well, Spectroscopy and Picosecond. His Ultrashort pulse research incorporates elements of Relaxation, Nonlinear optics and Dynamics. His Atomic physics research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Scattering, Electron and Dephasing.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Femtosecond (35.06%)
  • Optoelectronics (31.66%)
  • Optics (31.36%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2012-2021)?

  • Optics (31.36%)
  • Femtosecond (35.06%)
  • Optoelectronics (31.66%)

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

Optics, Femtosecond, Optoelectronics, Spectroscopy and Ultrashort pulse are his primary areas of study. His work focuses on many connections between Optics and other disciplines, such as Amplifier, that overlap with his field of interest in Picosecond and Pulse wave. The concepts of his Femtosecond study are interwoven with issues in X-ray, X-ray crystallography, Diffraction, Electron and Infrared spectroscopy.

His Electron study combines topics in areas such as Field, Condensed matter physics, Electric field and Atomic physics. His Optoelectronics research includes elements of Quantum well and Optical parametric amplifier. His research on Spectroscopy also deals with topics like

  • Chemical physics, which have a strong connection to Molecular dynamics, Molecule, Solvation, Proton and Solvation shell,
  • Terahertz radiation and related Excitation, Nonlinear system, Dipole, Molecular physics and Lithium niobate.

Between 2012 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Water Dynamics in the Hydration Shells of Biomolecules (247 citations)
  • High-brightness table-top hard X-ray source driven by sub-100-femtosecond mid-infrared pulses (121 citations)
  • Ultrafast terahertz response of multilayer graphene in the nonperturbative regime (86 citations)

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

  • Quantum mechanics
  • Electron
  • Laser

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Femtosecond, Optics, Spectroscopy, Chemical physics and Condensed matter physics. His study in Femtosecond is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both X-ray crystallography, Diffraction and Plasma. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Optoelectronics and Amplifier.

Thomas Elsaesser has included themes like Amplitude and Broadband in his Optoelectronics study. He interconnects Molecular dynamics, Solvation, Electric field and Infrared spectroscopy, Analytical chemistry in the investigation of issues within Chemical physics. His Condensed matter physics research integrates issues from Scattering, Excitation, Graphene and Terahertz radiation.

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Best Publications

Ultrafast memory loss and energy redistribution in the hydrogen bond network of liquid H2O

M. L. Cowan;B. D. Bruner;N. Huse;J. R. Dwyer.
Nature (2005)

830 Citations

Vibrational and Vibronic Relaxation of Large Polyatomic Molecules in Liquids

T. Elsaesser;W. Kaiser.
Annual Review of Physical Chemistry (1991)

731 Citations

Ultrafast vibrational dynamics of hydrogen bonds in the condensed phase.

Erik T.J. Nibbering;Thomas Elsaesser.
Chemical Reviews (2004)

629 Citations

Grating-coupling of surface plasmons onto metallic tips : A nanoconfined light source

C. Ropers;C. C. Neacsu;T. Elsaesser;M. Albrecht.
Nano Letters (2007)

563 Citations

Generation of single-cycle THz transients with high electric-field amplitudes.

T. Bartel;P. Gaal;K. Reimann;Michael Woerner.
Optics Letters (2005)

551 Citations

Ultrafast Carrier Dynamics in Graphite

Markus Breusing;Claus Ropers;Thomas Elsaesser.
Physical Review Letters (2009)

462 Citations

Localized multiphoton emission of femtosecond electron pulses from metal nanotips.

C. Ropers;D. R. Solli;C. P. Schulz;C. Lienau.
Physical Review Letters (2007)

395 Citations

Initial thermalization of photoexcited carriers in GaAs studied by femtosecond luminescence spectroscopy.

Thomas Elsaesser;Jagdeep Shah;Lucio Rota;Paolo Lugli.
Physical Review Letters (1991)

387 Citations

Water Dynamics in the Hydration Shells of Biomolecules

Damien Laage;Thomas Elsaesser;James T. Hynes;James T. Hynes;James T. Hynes.
Chemical Reviews (2017)

354 Citations

Ultrafast nonequilibrium carrier dynamics in a single graphene layer

M. Breusing;S. Kuehn;T. Winzer;E. Malić.
Physical Review B (2011)

342 Citations

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