Research in Kirtland AFB
Science Explorer records 1 research institutions in Kirtland AFB. The largest by output are U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory Directed Energy Directorate.
- Research institutions
- 1
- Research works
- 117 ▼ 3% vs 2013–17
- Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
- 7.1% record average 16.5%
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Which research institutions are in Kirtland AFB?
| # | Institution | Works | Against the largest here | World rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory Directed Energy DirectorateGovernment institution | 117 | not ranked |
By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022–2025. Bars are scaled to the largest institution in this city, not to anything off the page.
Which keywords describe research in Kirtland AFB?
By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: High Power Terahertz Sources, Vacuum Electronics, Nonlinear Optics, Pulsed Power, Fiber Lasers, Gas Sensing, Surface Modification and Frequency Conversion.
- Electromagnetics
- Solid-State Lasers
- Electron Beams
- Tokamak
- Plasma Etching
- Crystal Growth
- Maxwell's Equations
- Microwave Filters
- Artificial Neural Networks
- Spectroscopic Databases
- Ultrafast Lasers
- Optical Frequency Combs
- High-Power Laser
- Optical Fiber
- Superconducting Cavities
- High Current
- Frequency Conversion
- Gas Sensing
- Pulsed Power
- Vacuum Electronics
- High Power Terahertz Sources
- Nonlinear Optics
- Fiber Lasers
- Surface Modification
- Electron Beam
- Negative Ion Sources
- Microresonators
- Electric Discharge
- Laser Oscillation
- Supercontinuum Generation
- Raman Lasers
- Terahertz Quantum-Cascade Lasers
- Turbulence
- Substrate Integrated Waveguide
- Spectroscopy
- Electric Propulsion
- Semiconductor Industry
- Transport
- Laser-Plasma Accelerators
- Ytterbium
Size is fractional works in all years in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this city's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.
All 40 words, with their numbers
- High Power Terahertz Sources10▲ 292×1 topic
- Vacuum Electronics10▲ 292×1 topic
- Nonlinear Optics9▲ 44×4 topics
- Pulsed Power8▲ 271×2 topics
- Fiber Lasers8▲ 45×3 topics
- Gas Sensing7▲ 73×2 topics
- Surface Modification7▲ 35×3 topics
- Frequency Conversion6▲ 56×3 topics
- Electron Beam6▲ 540×1 topic
- High Current6▲ 540×1 topic
- Negative Ion Sources5▲ 98×1 topic
- Superconducting Cavities5▲ 98×1 topic
- Microresonators5▲ 31×3 topics
- Optical Fiber4▲ 25×2 topics
- Electric Discharge4▲ 89×1 topic
- High-Power Laser4▲ 138×1 topic
- Laser Oscillation4▲ 89×1 topic
- Optical Frequency Combs4▲ 42×1 topic
- Supercontinuum Generation4▲ 138×1 topic
- Ultrafast Lasers4▲ 42×1 topic
- Raman Lasers3▲ 17×2 topics
- Spectroscopic Databases3▲ 47×1 topic
- Terahertz Quantum-Cascade Lasers3▲ 47×1 topic
- Artificial Neural Networks3▲ 5.8×2 topics
- Turbulence3▲ 16×3 topics
- Microwave Filters3▲ 32×1 topic
- Substrate Integrated Waveguide3▲ 32×1 topic
- Maxwell's Equations2▲ 37×2 topics
- Spectroscopy2▲ 6.6×6 topics
- Crystal Growth2▲ 6.1×4 topics
- Electric Propulsion2▲ 36×2 topics
- Plasma Etching2▲ 44×1 topic
- Semiconductor Industry2▲ 44×1 topic
- Tokamak2▲ 46×1 topic
- Transport2▲ 39×1 topic
- Electron Beams2▲ 61×1 topic
- Laser-Plasma Accelerators2▲ 61×1 topic
- Solid-State Lasers2▲ 59×1 topic
- Ytterbium2▲ 59×1 topic
- Electromagnetics2▲ 59×1 topic
What research is done in Kirtland AFB?
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Gyrotron and Vacuum Electronics Research Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 1 works
- 2 Electromagnetic Simulation and Numerical Methods Electrical and Electronic Engineering 0 works
- 3 Optical measurement and interference techniques Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 0 works
- 4 Material Selection and Properties Materials Chemistry 0 works
- 5 Digital Holography and Microscopy Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 0 works
- 6 Quantum and electron transport phenomena Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 0 works
- 7 Advanced Optical Sensing Technologies Instrumentation 0 works
- 8 Spectroscopy and Laser Applications Spectroscopy 0 works
- 9 Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 0 works
- 10 Adaptive optics and wavefront sensing Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 0 works
Research output over time
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