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Z. R. Wasilewski

Z. R. Wasilewski

D-Index & Metrics

Electronics and Electrical Engineering

D-Index
67
Citations
14713
World Ranking
1103
National Ranking
55

Overview

Z. R. Wasilewski is affiliated with the University of Waterloo in Canada and works primarily in the fields of Physics and Astronomy as well as Engineering. Their research spans over 50 publications, with notable focus areas including Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and Spectroscopy.

The scientist's research concentrates on Semiconductor Quantum Structures and Devices, Spectroscopy and Laser Applications, Quantum and electron transport phenomena, Strong Light-Matter Interactions, Photonic and Optical Devices, Atmospheric Ozone and Climate, and Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices. These topics reflect a broad engagement with both fundamental physical processes and applied technological developments.

Wasilewski's recent papers illustrate a focus on advanced photonic and quantum systems, including these publications:

  • High-power portable terahertz laser systems (2020, Nature Photonics)
  • High current density tunnel diodes for multi-junction photovoltaic devices on InP substrates (2021, Applied Physics Letters)
  • Realization of Harmonic Oscillator Arrays with Graded Semiconductor Quantum Wells (2020, Physical Review Letters)
  • A Tunable Unidirectional Source for GUSTO's Local Oscillator at 4.74 THz (2021, IEEE Transactions on Terahertz Science and Technology)
  • Direct detection of electronic states for individual indium arsenide (InAs) quantum dots grown by molecular beam epitaxy (2022, Applied Surface Science)

Wasilewski frequently publishes in venues that include arXiv (Cornell University), Applied Physics Letters, Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A Vacuum Surfaces and Films, Optics Express, and Physical Review B.

Collaboration is a significant component of their work. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Man Chun Tam
  • Jonathan Baugh
  • F. Sfigakis
  • Chris Deimert
  • Dayan Ban

The combined research outputs demonstrate engagement with experimental techniques, device fabrication, and theoretical analysis, particularly in the development and characterization of quantum well structures, terahertz laser systems, and nanoscale electronic devices.

Wasilewski's work contributes to understanding semiconductor quantum structures and optical devices, reinforcing intersections between physics, electronics engineering, and photonics through both applied and fundamental research.

Best Publications

  • Terahertz quantum cascade lasers operating up to ∼ 200 K with optimized oscillator strength and improved injection tunneling

    S. Fathololoumi;E. Dupont;C.W.I. Chan;Z.R. Wasilewski

  • Addition spectrum of a lateral dot from Coulomb and spin-blockade spectroscopy

    M. Ciorga;M. Ciorga;A. S. Sachrajda;P. Hawrylak;C. Gould;C. Gould

  • Size and shape engineering of vertically stacked self-assembled quantum dots

    Z.R. Wasilewski;S. Fafard;J.P. McCaffrey

  • Phase-controlled currents in semiconductors.

    E. Dupont;P. B. Corkum;H. C. Liu;M. Buchanan

  • Quantum dot infrared photodetectors

    H. C. Liu;M. Gao;J. McCaffrey;Z. R. Wasilewski

  • Negative capacitance effect in semiconductor devices

    M. Ershov;H.C. Liu;L. Li;M. Buchanan

  • High-power portable terahertz laser systems

    Ali Khalatpour;Andrew K. Paulsen;Chris Deimert;Zbig R. Wasilewski

  • Coherent control of three-spin states in a triple quantum dot

    L. Gaudreau;L. Gaudreau;G. Granger;A. Kam;G. C. Aers

  • Manipulating the energy levels of semiconductor quantum dots

    S. Fafard;Z. R. Wasilewski;C. Ni. Allen;D. Picard

  • Mode-locked pulses from mid-infrared quantum cascade lasers.

    Christine Y. Wang;Lyuba Kuznetsova;V. M. Gkortsas;L. Diehl

  • InAs self‐assembled quantum dots on InP by molecular beam epitaxy

    S. Fafard;Z. Wasilewski;J. McCaffrey;S. Raymond

  • FRACTAL CONDUCTANCE FLUCTUATIONS IN A SOFT-WALL STADIUM AND A SINAI BILLIARD

    A. S. Sachrajda;R. Ketzmerick;C. Gould;C. Gould;Y. Feng

  • Terahertz quantum-cascade lasers based on a three-well active module

    H. Luo;S. R. Laframboise;Z. R. Wasilewski;G. C. Aers

  • Origin of switching noise in GaAs/AlxGa1-xAs lateral gated devices

    M. Pioro-Ladrière;M. Pioro-Ladrière;John H. Davies;A. R. Long;A. S. Sachrajda

  • Stable mode-locked pulses from mid-infrared semiconductor lasers

    Christine Y. Wang;L. Kuznetsova;V. M. Gkortsas;L. Diehl

  • Background-limited terahertz quantum-well photodetector

    H. Luo;H. C. Liu;C. Y. Song;Z. R. Wasilewski

  • How good is the polarization selection rule for intersubband transitions

    H. C. Liu;M. Buchanan;Z. R. Wasilewski

  • Excitonic Energy Shell Structure of Self-Assembled InGaAs/GaAs Quantum Dots

    S. Raymond;S. Studenikin;A. Sachrajda;Z. Wasilewski

  • Segregation of Si δ doping in GaAs-AlGaAs quantum wells and the cause of the asymmetry in the current-voltage characteristics of intersubband infrared detectors

    H. C. Liu;Z. R. Wasilewski;M. Buchanan;Hanyou Chu

  • Multicolor voltage tunable quantum well infrared photodetector

    H.C. Liu;Jianmeng Li;J.R. Thompson;Z.R. Wasilewski

  • Coupled electron-phonon modes in optically pumped resonant intersubband lasers

    HC Liu;CY Song;ZR Wasilewski;AJ SpringThorpe

  • SELF-SIMILAR MAGNETORESISTANCE OF A SEMICONDUCTOR SINAI BILLIARD

    R. P. Taylor;R. P. Taylor;R. Newbury;R. Newbury;A. S. Sachrajda;Y. Feng

Frequent Co-Authors

H. C. Liu
H. C. Liu Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Margaret Buchanan
Margaret Buchanan National Research Council Canada
Dayan Ban
Dayan Ban University of Waterloo
Sylwester Porowski
Sylwester Porowski Polish Academy of Sciences
Philip J. Poole
Philip J. Poole National Research Council Canada
Alfred Forchel
Alfred Forchel University of Würzburg
Izabella Grzegory
Izabella Grzegory Polish Academy of Sciences
Laurence Eaves
Laurence Eaves University of Nottingham
Lianhe Li
Lianhe Li University of Leeds
David J. Lockwood
David J. Lockwood National Research Council Canada

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