Most cited papers in Optical Systems and Laser Technology
What are the most cited papers in Optical Systems and Laser Technology?
The most cited paper in Optical Systems and Laser Technology is "Fourier-transform method of fringe-pattern analysis for computer-based topography and interferometry" (Mitsuo Wada Takeda, Hideki Ina, Seiji Kobayashi, 1982), with 4,295 citations. Next come "Improved Mie scattering algorithms" (1,682) and "Overview of three-dimensional shape measurement using optical methods" (1,331).
Showing 50 of 100 papers. Every paper with more than 165 citations is listed.
| # | Paper | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fourier-transform method of fringe-pattern analysis for computer-based topography and interferometry Mitsuo Wada Takeda, Hideki Ina, Seiji Kobayashi · Journal of the Optical Society of America | 1982 | 4,295 |
| 2 | Improved Mie scattering algorithms Warren J. Wiscombe · Applied Optics | May 1980 | 1,682 |
| 3 | Overview of three-dimensional shape measurement using optical methods Gordon M. Brown · Optical Engineering | 2000 | 1,331 |
| 4 | Infrared Patch-Image Model for Small Target Detection in a Single Image Chenqiang Gao, Deyu Meng, Yi Ping Yang et al. · IEEE Transactions on Image Processing | 11 Sep 2013 | 1,327 |
| 5 | Wave-front estimation from wave-front slope measurements William H. Southwell · Journal of the Optical Society of America | Aug 1980 | 986 |
| 6 | History and Principles of Shack-Hartmann Wavefront Sensing Ben C. Platt, Roland V. Shack · Journal of Refractive Surgery | Sep 2001 | 927 |
| 7 | A method for measuring the presampled MTF of digital radiographic systems using an edge test device Ehsan Samei, Michael J. Flynn, David A. Reimann · Medical Physics | 1998 | 759 |
| 8 | Reweighted Infrared Patch-Tensor Model With Both Nonlocal and Local Priors for Single-Frame Small Target Detection Yimian Dai, Yiquan Wu · IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing | 23 May 2017 | 615 |
| 9 | Synthetic Aperture Imaging Radar and Moving Targets R. K. Raney · IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems | May 1971 | 597 |
| 10 | Curvature sensing and compensation: a new concept in adaptive optics Francois J. Roddier · Applied Optics | Apr 1988 | 593 |
| 11 | Infrared Small Target Detection via Non-Convex Rank Approximation Minimization Joint l2,1 Norm Landan Zhang, Lingbing Peng, Tianfang Zhang et al. · Remote Sensing | 16 Nov 2018 | 489 |
| 12 | Inertially stabilized platform technology Concepts and principles James M. Hilkert · IEEE Control Systems | 14 Jan 2008 | 485 |
| 13 | Attention-Guided Pyramid Context Networks for Detecting Infrared Small Target Under Complex Background Tianfang Zhang, Lei Li, Siying Cao et al. · IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems | 23 Jan 2023 | 484 |
| 14 | Thin observation module by bound optics (TOMBO): concept and experimental verification Jun Tanida, Tomoya Kumagai, Kenji Yamada et al. · Applied Optics | 10 Apr 2001 | 450 |
| 15 | Wave-front interpretation with Zernike polynomials J. Y. Wang, D. E. Silva · Applied Optics | May 1980 | 441 |
| 16 | Adaptive Optics in Astronomy Francois J. Roddier, Laird A. Thompson · Physics Today | Apr 2000 | 439 |
| 17 | Anisoplanatism in adaptive optics David L. Fried · Journal of the Optical Society of America | 1982 | 436 |
| 18 | Wave-front reconstruction for compensated imaging Richard H. Hudgin · Journal of the Optical Society of America | Mar 1977 | 396 |
| 19 | Stochastic parallel-gradient-descent technique for high-resolution wave-front phase-distortion correction Mikhail A. Vorontsov, Viktor P. Sivokon · Journal of the Optical Society of America A | Oct 1998 | 395 |
| 20 | OSA trends in optics and photonics Solli, CF McCormick, Sandu Popescu et al. | 2003 | 386 |
| 21 | First Light Adaptive Optics Images from the Keck II Telescope: A New Era of High Angular Resolution Imagery Peter L. Wizinowich, D. S. Acton, Chris Shelton et al. · Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific | Mar 2000 | 378 |
| 22 | Review of single-shot 3D shape measurement by phase calculation-based fringe projection techniques Z.H. Zhang · Optics and Lasers in Engineering | 30 Jan 2012 | 374 |
| 23 | How to (Maybe) Measure Laser Beam Quality Anthony E.. Siegman | 1998 | 356 |
| 24 | Phase error analysis and compensation for nonsinusoidal waveforms in phase-shifting digital fringe projection profilometry Bing Pan, Qian Kemao, Lei Huang et al. · Optics Letters | 5 Feb 2009 | 347 |
| 25 | The Mid-infrared Instrument for JWST and Its In-flight Performance Gillian Wright et al. · Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific | Apr 2023 | 316 |
| 26 | New Thermooptical Measurement Method and a Comparison with Other Methods Chenming Calvin Hu, J. R. Whinnery · Applied Optics | 1973 | 314 |
| 27 | Active optics: A new technology for the control of light John W Hardy · Proceedings of the IEEE | 1978 | 312 |
| 28 | The Specification of Imaging Properties by Response to a Sine Wave Input John W. Coltman · Journal of the Optical Society of America | Jun 1954 | 301 |
| 29 | Aberration correction by maximizing generalized sharpness metrics James R. Fienup, J. J. Miller · Journal of the Optical Society of America A | Apr 2003 | 287 |
| 30 | Design and fabrication of double-chirped mirrors Franz X. Kärtner, N. Matuschek, T. R. Schibli et al. · Optics Letters | Jun 1997 | 277 |
| 31 | Measurement of the μm sized radius of Gaussian laser beam using the scanning knife-edge Yasuzi Suzaki, Atsushi Tachibana · Applied Optics | Dec 1975 | 275 |
| 32 | Automated image segmentation using improved PCNN model based on cross-entropy Yide Ma, Qing Liu, Zhi-bai Quan | 7 Jun 2005 | 272 |
| 33 | SLODAR: measuring optical turbulence altitude with a Shack-Hartmann wavefront sensor Richard Wilson · Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society | Nov 2002 | 263 |
| 34 | Wave-front temporal spectra in high-resolution imaging through turbulence Jean‐Marc Conan, Gérard Rousset, Pierre-Yves Madec · Journal of the Optical Society of America A | Jul 1995 | 263 |
| 35 | Branch point problem in adaptive optics David L. Fried · Journal of the Optical Society of America A | Oct 1998 | 262 |
| 36 | Use of an ac heterodyne lateral shear interferometer with real–time wavefront correction systems James C. Wyant · Applied Optics | Nov 1975 | 260 |
| 37 | Comparison of centroid computation algorithms in a Shack-Hartmann sensor Sandrine J. Thomas, Thierry Fusco, Andrei A. Tokovinin et al. · Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society | Aug 2006 | 253 |
| 38 | Infrared Small Target Detection with Scale and Location Sensitivity Qiankun Liu, Rui Liu, Bolun Zheng et al. | 16 Jun 2024 | 251 |
| 39 | Millimeter accuracy satellite laser ranging: A review John J. Degnan · Geodynamics series/Geodynamic series | 1993 | 246 |
| 40 | Infrared Small Target Detection via Nonconvex Tensor Fibered Rank Approximation Xuan Kong, Chunping Yang, Siying Cao et al. · IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing | 2 Apr 2021 | 245 |
| 41 | First-order performance evaluation of adaptive-optics systems for atmospheric-turbulence compensation in extended-field-of-view astronomical telescopes Brent L. Ellerbroek · Journal of the Optical Society of America A | Feb 1994 | 242 |
| 42 | OSA Trends in Optics and Photonics Series B. Ibarra-Escamilla, Evgeny A. Kuzin, O. Pottiez et al. · conference | 2003 | 241 |
| 43 | Phasing the mirror segments of the Keck telescopes: the broadband phasing algorithm Gary A. Chanan, Mitchell Troy, Frank G. Dekens et al. · Applied Optics | 1998 | 239 |
| 44 | Review of ladar: a historic, yet emerging, sensor technology with rich phenomenology Paul McManamon · Optical Engineering | 5 Jun 2012 | 236 |
| 45 | The W. M. Keck Observatory Laser Guide Star Adaptive Optics System: Performance Characterization Marcos A. van Dam, Antonin H. Bouchez, David Le Mignant et al. · Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific | Feb 2006 | 234 |
| 46 | Spectral irradiance calibration in the infrared. I - Ground-based and IRAS broadband calibrations Martin Cohen, Russell G. Walker, Michael J. Barlow et al. · The Astronomical Journal | Oct 1992 | 233 |
| 47 | From Differential Image Motion to Seeing Andrei A. Tokovinin · Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific | 24 Sep 2002 | 227 |
| 48 | High dynamic range fringe acquisition: A novel 3-D scanning technique for high-reflective surfaces Hongzhi Jiang, Huijie Zhao, Xudong Li · Optics and Lasers in Engineering | 13 Jun 2012 | 225 |
| 49 | Phasing the mirror segments of the Keck telescopes II: the narrow-band phasing algorithm Gary A. Chanan, Catherine M. Ohara, Mitchell Troy · Applied Optics | Sep 2000 | 223 |
| 50 | Real-time atmospheric compensation John W Hardy, J.E. Lefebvre, C. L. Koliopoulos · Journal of the Optical Society of America | Mar 1977 | 221 |
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