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D-Index
56
Citations
10923
World Ranking
2095
National Ranking
821

Young-Kai Chen 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 Young-Kai Chen sits on this spectrum.

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34 publications 1,065+

This scientist: 376 publications — 71st percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,065 publications or more.

Young-Kai Chen 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 Young-Kai Chen sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 111+

This scientist: 56 D-Index — 71st percentile

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

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

Overview

Young-Kai Chen is affiliated with Princeton University in the United States. Their research focuses primarily on the field of engineering, with a specialized emphasis on electrical and electronic engineering. The core topics addressed in their work include:

  • Optical Network Technologies
  • Advanced Photonic Communication Systems
  • Photonic and Optical Devices
  • Advanced Fiber Optic Sensors
  • Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices

Chen has contributed to several publications, particularly in the area of optical communication systems. Notable recent papers include:

  • "Sparsity Learning Deep Neural Network Nonlinear Equalization Method for 112Gbps PAM4 Short-Reach Transmission Links" published in 2022 in the Journal of Lightwave Technology
  • "Sparsity-Tuned Elastic Net-Pruned Volterra Equalization for 80 Gb/s PAM4 Transmissions for Optical Inter-Data Centers Interconnects" published in 2022 in the Journal of Lightwave Technology
  • "Handling Multilayer Neural Network Nonlinear Equalizer Complexity and overfitting Challenges Using L1-Regularization for 112Gbps Optical Interconnects" published in 2021 at the 26th Optoelectronics and Communications Conference

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Chen include:

  • Govind Sharan Yadav
  • Kai-Ming Feng
  • Jyehong Chen
  • Chun-Yen Chuang
  • Jhih-Heng Yan

The research outputs are primarily published in the following venues:

  • Journal of Lightwave Technology
  • 26th Optoelectronics and Communications Conference

Chen's work extensively addresses challenges in signal processing for optical communications, including nonlinear equalization using deep neural networks and sparsity learning techniques. Their contributions also involve optimization methods applied to elastic net-pruned Volterra equalization, aiming to improve performance in high-speed optical interconnect environments relevant for data center applications.

Overall, the research profile centers on advancing methods for enhancing the capacity and performance of optical transmission links through innovative neural network models and regularization techniques.

Best Publications

  • High-speed low-voltage single-drive push-pull silicon Mach-Zehnder modulators

    Po Dong;Long Chen;Young-Kai Chen

  • Frequency Estimation in Intradyne Reception

    A. Leven;N. Kaneda;Ut-Va Koc;Young-Kai Chen

  • Silicon photonic devices and integrated circuits

    Po Dong;Young-Kai Chen;Guang-Hua Duan;David T. Neilson

  • Subpicosecond InP/InGaAs heterostructure bipolar transistors

    Y.-K. Chen;R.N. Nottenburg;M.B. Panish;R.A. Hamm

  • Compact, low-loss and low-power 8×8 broadband silicon optical switch

    Long Chen;Young-kai Chen

  • Monolithic colliding-pulse mode-locked quantum-well lasers

    Young-Kai Chen;M.C. Wu

  • Subpicosecond monolithic colliding‐pulse mode‐locked multiple quantum well lasers

    Y. K. Chen;M. C. Wu;T. Tanbun‐Ek;R. A. Logan

  • Monolithic Silicon Photonic Integrated Circuits for Compact 100 $^{+}$ Gb/s Coherent Optical Receivers and Transmitters

    Po Dong;Xiang Liu;S. Chandrasekhar;Lawrence L. Buhl

  • 112-Gb/s monolithic PDM-QPSK modulator in silicon

    Po Dong;Chongjin Xie;Long Chen;Lawrence L. Buhl

  • Wide Bandwidth Silicon Nitride Grating Coupler

    Christopher R Doerr;Long Chen;Young-Kai Chen;Larry L Buhl

  • Demonstration of a Tunable Microwave-Photonic Notch Filter Using Low-Loss Silicon Ring Resonators

    M.S. Rasras;Kun-Yii Tu;D.M. Gill;Young-Kai Chen

  • Ga 2 O 3 (Gd 2 O 3 )/InGaAs enhancement-mode n-channel MOSFETs

    F. Ren;J.M. Kuo;M. Hong;W.S. Hobson

  • Compact polarization rotator on silicon for polarization-diversified circuits

    Long Chen;Christopher R. Doerr;Young-Kai Chen

  • Monolithic Polarization and Phase Diversity Coherent Receiver in Silicon

    C.R. Doerr;P.J. Winzer;Young-Kai Chen;S. Chandrasekhar

  • Low-Loss and Broadband Cantilever Couplers Between Standard Cleaved Fibers and High-Index-Contrast Si $_{3}$ N $_{4}$ or Si Waveguides

    Long Chen;Christopher R Doerr;Young-Kai Chen;Tsung-Yang Liow

  • Transform‐limited 1.4 ps optical pulses from a monolithic colliding‐pulse mode‐locked quantum well laser

    M. C. Wu;Y. K. Chen;T. Tanbun‐Ek;R. A. Logan

  • A 70–100 GHz Direct-Conversion Transmitter and Receiver Phased Array Chipset Demonstrating 10 Gb/s Wireless Link

    Shahriar Shahramian;Yves Baeyens;Noriaki Kaneda;Young-Kai Chen

  • Monolithic silicon chip with 10 modulator channels at 25 Gbps and 100-GHz spacing

    Long Chen;Christopher R. Doerr;Po Dong;Young-kai Chen

  • 50-Gb/s silicon quadrature phase-shift keying modulator

    Po Dong;Long Chen;Chongjin Xie;Lawrence L Buhl

  • Demonstration of a Fourth-Order Pole-Zero Optical Filter Integrated Using CMOS Processes

    M.S. Rasras;D.M. Gill;S.S. Patel;Kun-Yii Tu

  • Monolithic colliding-pulse mode-locked quantum well lasers

    Y. K. Chen;M. C. Wu;T. Tanbun-Ek;R. A. Logan

Frequent Co-Authors

Po Dong
Po Dong Nokia (United States)
Ming C. Wu
Ming C. Wu University of California, Berkeley
R. A. Logan
R. A. Logan Nokia (United States)
Sethumadhavan Chandrasekhar
Sethumadhavan Chandrasekhar Nokia (United States)
Mahmoud Rasras
Mahmoud Rasras New York University Abu Dhabi
Won-Tien Tsang
Won-Tien Tsang AT&T (United States)
Jenshan Lin
Jenshan Lin University of Florida
Christopher R. Doerr
Christopher R. Doerr Doerr Consulting LLC
Douglas M. Gill
Douglas M. Gill IBM (United States)

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