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Optical Coatings and Gratings

Last updated July 7, 2026

Rising Stars

New and hot

Rising Stars Researchers

1
Taigao Ma
University of Michigan
2
Yuqiang Ding
University of Central Florida
3
Konstantinos Papatryfonos
University College London
4
Maoxiong Zhao
Fudan University
5
Alexander Luce
OSRAM (United States)
6
Younghwan Yang
Pohang University of Science and Technology
7
Yiqun Liu
Xi'an University of Technology
8
Xingjian Xiao
Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
9
Chunxue Ji
Chinese Academy of Sciences
10
Rituraj Borah
University of Antwerp

Rising Stars Papers

1
Breaking the in-coupling efficiency limit in waveguide-based AR displays with polarization volume gratings
Light Science & Applications|2024
72 cit.
2
OptoGPT: A foundation model for inverse design in optical multilayer thin film structures
Opto-Electronic Advances|2024
50 cit.
3
High-efficiency RGB achromatic liquid crystal diffractive optical elements
Opto-Electronic Advances|2025
24 cit.
4
Breaking the optical efficiency limit of virtual reality with a nonreciprocal polarization rotator
Opto-Electronic Advances|2024
21 cit.
5
Angle-Resolved Polarimetry with Quasi-Bound States in the Continuum Plasmonic Metamaterials <i>via</i> 3D Aerosol Nanoprinting
ACS Nano|2024
19 cit.
6
Polarization conversion effect in cholesteric liquid crystal-based polarization volume gratings
Optics Express|2024
14 cit.
7
Merging automatic differentiation and the adjoint method for photonic inverse design
Machine Learning Science and Technology|2024
13 cit.
8
Static Bell test in pilot-wave hydrodynamics
Physical Review Fluids|2024
12 cit.
9
High‐efficiency and ultracompact pancake optics for virtual reality
Journal of the Society for Information Display|2024
9 cit.
10
Low‐Defect Quantum Dot Lasers Directly Grown on Silicon Exhibiting Low Threshold Current and High Output Power at Elevated Temperatures
Advanced Photonics Research|2024
9 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

1
Jinsoo Choi
Samsung (South Korea)
2
Zao Yi
Southwest University of Science and Technology
3
Muhammad Shahin Uddin
Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University
4
Carmelo Rosales‐Guzmán
Centro de Investigaciones en Optica
5
Ye Ming Qing
Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications
6
Diego Pérez‐Galacho
Universidad de Málaga
7
Mansoor A. Sultan
Huaiyin Institute of Technology
8
Christophe Sauvan
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
9
Muhammad Ali Butt
Warsaw University of Technology
10
Daniel Hahner
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München

Emerging Leaders Papers

1
Thin-Film Coating Methods: A Successful Marriage of High-Quality and Cost-Effectiveness—A Brief Exploration
Coatings|2022
325 cit.
2
Generation of Optical Skyrmions with Tunable Topological Textures
ACS Photonics|2022
229 cit.
3
High sensitivity active adjustable graphene absorber for refractive index sensing applications
Diamond and Related Materials|2022
168 cit.
4
Nonseparable States of Light: From Quantum to Classical
Laser & Photonics Review|2022
156 cit.
5
Racetrack Ring Resonator Integrated with Multimode Interferometer Structure Based on Low-Cost Silica–Titania Platform for Refractive Index Sensing Application
Photonics|2023
93 cit.
6
Normalization, orthogonality, and completeness of quasinormal modes of open systems: the case of electromagnetism [Invited]
Optics Express|2022
91 cit.
7
Photonics sensors: A perspective on current advancements, emerging challenges, and potential solutions (Invited)
Physics Letters A|2024
88 cit.
8
Wide-angle and broadband nonreciprocal thermal emitter with cascaded dielectric and Weyl semimetal grating structure
Applied Physics Letters|2023
80 cit.
9
Revolution in Flexible Wearable Electronics for Temperature and Pressure Monitoring—A Review
Electronics|2022
78 cit.
10
Advancements and Applications of Diffractive Optical Elements in Contemporary Optics: A Comprehensive Overview
Advanced Materials Technologies|2024
69 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Established & currently active

Current Senior Leaders Researchers

1
Shanhui Fan
Stanford University
2
Thomas W. Ebbesen
Institut de Science et d'Ingénierie Supramoléculaires
3
Thomas K. Gaylord
Georgia Institute of Technology
4
John D. Joannopoulos
Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies
5
Robert Magnusson
The University of Texas at Arlington
6
Günter Gauglitz
University of Tübingen
7
Albert Polman
Institute for Atomic and Molecular Physics
8
Akhlesh Lakhtakia
Pennsylvania State University
9
Roel Baets
Ghent University
10
Susumu Noda
Kyoto University

Current Senior Leaders Papers

1
Surface plasmon subwavelength optics
Nature|2003
11.6k cit.
2
Plasmonics for improved photovoltaic devices
Nature Materials|2010
8.3k cit.
3
Extraordinary optical transmission through sub-wavelength hole arrays
Nature|1998
7.6k cit.
4
Surface plasmon resonance sensors: review
Sensors and Actuators B Chemical|1999
5.4k cit.
5
Passive radiative cooling below ambient air temperature under direct sunlight
Nature|2014
3.4k cit.
6
Block-iterative frequency-domain methods for Maxwell's equations in a planewave basis
Optics Express|2001
3.2k cit.
7
Photonic crystals: putting a new twist on light
Nature|1997
3.1k cit.
8
Large-scale synthesis of carbon nanotubes
Nature|1992
3.1k cit.
9
High-Q photonic nanocavity in a two-dimensional photonic crystal
Nature|2003
2.7k cit.
10
Electrical conductivity of individual carbon nanotubes
Nature|1996
2.6k cit.

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