| # | Title | Journal | Year | Citations |
|---|
| 1 | Observation of a single-beam gradient force optical trap for dielectric particles | Optics Letters | 1986 | 6,435 |
| 2 | Breaking the diffraction resolution limit by stimulated emission: stimulated-emission-depletion fluorescence microscopy | Optics Letters | 1994 | 5,062 |
| 3 | Practical cone-beam algorithm | Journal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics and Image Science, and Vision | 1984 | 4,978 |
| 4 | Phase retrieval algorithms: a comparison | Applied Optics | 1982 | 4,385 |
| 5 | Optical Constants of Water in the 200-nm to 200-μm Wavelength Region | Applied Optics | 1973 | 3,637 |
| 6 | Optical properties of metallic films for vertical-cavity optoelectronic devices | Applied Optics | 1998 | 3,357 |
| 7 | Closed-form solution of absolute orientation using unit quaternions | Journal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics and Image Science, and Vision | 1987 | 3,238 |
| 8 | Compression of amplified chirped optical pulses | Optics Communications | 1985 | 3,185 |
| 9 | The HITRAN 2008 molecular spectroscopic database | Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer | 2009 | 3,129 |
| 10 | Discrete-Dipole Approximation For Scattering Calculations | Journal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics and Image Science, and Vision | 1994 | 3,042 |
| 11 | Block-iterative frequency-domain methods for Maxwell's equations in a planewave basis | Optics Express | 2001 | 3,022 |
| 12 | Spatiotemporal energy models for the perception of motion | Journal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics and Image Science, and Vision | 1985 | 2,932 |
| 13 | The HITRAN2016 molecular spectroscopic database | Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer | 2017 | 2,840 |
| 14 | Numerically stable algorithm for discrete-ordinate-method radiative transfer in multiple scattering and emitting layered media | Applied Optics | 1988 | 2,812 |
| 15 | The HITRAN2012 molecular spectroscopic database | Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer | 2013 | 2,810 |
| 16 | Endlessly single-mode photonic crystal fiber | Optics Letters | 1997 | 2,764 |
| 17 | All-silica single-mode optical fiber with photonic crystal cladding | Optics Letters | 1996 | 2,757 |
| 18 | <title>Determining Optical Flow</title> | Proceedings of SPIE | 1981 | 2,655 |
| 19 | The HITRAN 2004 molecular spectroscopic database | Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer | 2005 | 2,601 |
| 20 | Relations between the statistics of natural images and the response properties of cortical cells | Journal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics and Image Science, and Vision | 1987 | 2,587 |
| 21 | Uncertainty relation for resolution in space, spatial frequency, and orientation optimized by two-dimensional visual cortical filters | Journal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics and Image Science, and Vision | 1985 | 2,567 |
| 22 | Writing waveguides in glass with a femtosecond laser | Optics Letters | 1996 | 2,470 |
| 23 | Orbital angular momentum: origins, behavior and applications | Advances in Optics and Photonics | 2011 | 2,457 |
| 24 | Optical image encryption based on input plane and Fourier plane random encoding | Optics Letters | 1995 | 2,402 |
| 25 | Cylindrical vector beams: from mathematical concepts to applications | Advances in Optics and Photonics | 2009 | 2,382 |
| 26 | Laser Beams and Resonators | Applied Optics | 1966 | 2,332 |
| 27 | High-sensitivity, single-beam n_2 measurements | Optics Letters | 1989 | 2,276 |
| 28 | Visible continuum generation in air–silica microstructure optical fibers with anomalous dispersion at 800 nm | Optics Letters | 2000 | 2,243 |
| 29 | Formulation for stable and efficient implementation of the rigorous coupled-wave analysis of binary gratings | Journal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics and Image Science, and Vision | 1995 | 2,230 |
| 30 | Free-space information transfer using light beams carrying orbital angular momentum | Optics Express | 2004 | 2,218 |
| 31 | Coding metamaterials, digital metamaterials and programmable metamaterials | Light: Science and Applications | 2014 | 2,167 |
| 32 | Exact solutions for nondiffracting beams I The scalar theory | Journal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics and Image Science, and Vision | 1987 | 2,165 |
| 33 | Performance of fourier domain vs time domain optical coherence tomography | Optics Express | 2003 | 2,035 |
| 34 | Phase-shifting digital holography | Optics Letters | 1997 | 2,031 |
| 35 | Sensitivity advantage of swept source and Fourier domain optical coherence tomography | Optics Express | 2003 | 1,888 |
| 36 | Optical properties of the metals Al, Co, Cu, Au, Fe, Pb, Ni, Pd, Pt, Ag, Ti, and W in the infrared and far infrared | Applied Optics | 1983 | 1,858 |
| 37 | Time resolved reflectance and transmittance for the noninvasive measurement of tissue optical properties | Applied Optics | 1989 | 1,808 |
| 38 | Absorption spectrum (380–700 nm) of pure water II Integrating cavity measurements | Applied Optics | 1997 | 1,807 |
| 39 | When to use the Bonferroni correction | Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics | 2014 | 1,795 |
| 40 | THE HITRAN MOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPIC DATABASE AND HAWKS (HITRAN ATMOSPHERIC WORKSTATION): 1996 EDITION | Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer | 1998 | 1,794 |
| 41 | Three-dimensional microfabrication with two-photon-absorbed photopolymerization | Optics Letters | 1997 | 1,735 |
| 42 | Formation of Bragg gratings in optical fibers by a transverse holographic method | Optics Letters | 1989 | 1,734 |
| 43 | Low-dimensional procedure for the characterization of human faces | Journal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics and Image Science, and Vision | 1987 | 1,714 |
| 44 | SUBMILLIMETER, MILLIMETER, AND MICROWAVE SPECTRAL LINE CATALOG | Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer | 1998 | 1,674 |
| 45 | Accelerating finite energy Airy beams | Optics Letters | 2007 | 1,633 |
| 46 | Efficient subpixel image registration algorithms | Optics Letters | 2008 | 1,611 |
| 47 | Split-spectrum amplitude-decorrelation angiography with optical coherence tomography | Optics Express | 2012 | 1,574 |
| 48 | Squeezed Light | Journal of Modern Optics | 1987 | 1,568 |
| 49 | Guiding and confining light in void nanostructure | Optics Letters | 2004 | 1,561 |
| 50 | Reconstruction of an object from the modulus of its Fourier transform | Optics Letters | 1978 | 1,550 |
| 51 | HITEMP, the high-temperature molecular spectroscopic database | Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer | 2010 | 1,550 |
| 52 | Imaging with terahertz waves | Optics Letters | 1995 | 1,545 |
| 53 | Negative index of refraction in optical metamaterials | Optics Letters | 2005 | 1,536 |
| 54 | Fourier transform profilometry for the automatic measurement of 3-D object shapes | Applied Optics | 1983 | 1,527 |
| 55 | Atmospheric radiative transfer modeling: a summary of the AER codes | Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer | 2005 | 1,523 |
| 56 | Simple technique for measurements of pulsed Gaussian-beam spot sizes | Optics Letters | 1982 | 1,512 |
| 57 | k-Wave: MATLAB toolbox for the simulation and reconstruction of photoacoustic wave fields | Journal of Biomedical Optics | 2010 | 1,501 |
| 58 | Focusing of high numerical aperture cylindrical-vector beams | Optics Express | 2000 | 1,494 |
| 59 | Medical hyperspectral imaging: a review | Journal of Biomedical Optics | 2014 | 1,494 |
| 60 | Review of the present status of optical fiber sensors | Optical Fiber Technology | 2003 | 1,485 |
| 61 | Dynamic holographic optical tweezers | Optics Communications | 2002 | 1,484 |
| 62 | Improved signal-to-noise ratio in spectral-domain compared with time-domain optical coherence tomography | Optics Letters | 2003 | 1,463 |
| 63 | Focusing coherent light through opaque strongly scattering media | Optics Letters | 2007 | 1,461 |
| 64 | The Kondo lattice and weak antiferromagnetism | Physica B: Physics of Condensed Matter & C: Atomic, Molecular and Plasma Physics, Optics | 1977 | 1,454 |
| 65 | Photometric Method For Determining Surface Orientation From Multiple Images | Optical Engineering | 1980 | 1,446 |
| 66 | Coupled-resonator optical waveguide:?a proposal and analysis | Optics Letters | 1999 | 1,438 |
| 67 | Optical Hyperlens: Far-field imaging beyond the diffraction limit | Optics Express | 2006 | 1,429 |
| 68 | Analysis of atmospheric lidar observations: some comments | Applied Optics | 1984 | 1,412 |
| 69 | Optical properties of the clearest natural waters (200–800 nm) | Applied Optics | 1981 | 1,411 |
| 70 | Plasmonic solar cells | Optics Express | 2008 | 1,411 |
| 71 | 60-fsec pulse generation from a self-mode-locked Ti:sapphire laser | Optics Letters | 1991 | 1,388 |
| 72 | Helical-wavefront laser beams produced with a spiral phaseplate | Optics Communications | 1994 | 1,380 |
| 73 | The HITRAN molecular database: Editions of 1991 and 1992 | Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer | 1992 | 1,378 |
| 74 | Optical communications using orbital angular momentum beams | Advances in Optics and Photonics | 2015 | 1,377 |
| 75 | Retrieval of water-leaving radiance and aerosol optical thickness over the oceans with SeaWiFS: a preliminary algorithm | Applied Optics | 1994 | 1,369 |
| 76 | Optical constants of ice from the ultraviolet to the microwave | Applied Optics | 1984 | 1,367 |
| 77 | Optical properties of two interacting gold nanoparticles | Optics Communications | 2003 | 1,352 |
| 78 | ART 2: self-organization of stable category recognition codes for analog input patterns | Applied Optics | 1987 | 1,347 |
| 79 | Collective instabilities and high-gain regime in a free electron laser | Optics Communications | 1984 | 1,332 |
| 80 | Weakly Guiding Fibers | Applied Optics | 1971 | 1,328 |
| 81 | Stable implementation of the rigorous coupled-wave analysis for surface-relief gratings: enhanced transmittance matrix approach | Journal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics and Image Science, and Vision | 1995 | 1,325 |
| 82 | Measurement of intraocular distances by backscattering spectral interferometry | Optics Communications | 1995 | 1,317 |
| 83 | Fidelity for Mixed Quantum States | Journal of Modern Optics | 1994 | 1,308 |
| 84 | Deriving inherent optical properties from water color: a multiband quasi-analytical algorithm for optically deep waters | Applied Optics | 2002 | 1,301 |
| 85 | Overview of three-dimensional shape measurement using optical methods | Optical Engineering | 2000 | 1,284 |
| 86 | Improved Mie scattering algorithms | Applied Optics | 1980 | 1,282 |
| 87 | Mechanisms of femtosecond laser nanosurgery of cells and tissues | Applied Physics B: Lasers and Optics | 2005 | 1,279 |
| 88 | Non-destructive terahertz imaging of illicit drugs using spectral fingerprints | Optics Express | 2003 | 1,266 |
| 89 | Photothermal deflection spectroscopy and detection | Applied Optics | 1981 | 1,257 |
| 90 | Astigmatic laser mode converters and transfer of orbital angular momentum | Optics Communications | 1993 | 1,252 |
| 91 | Review of passive imaging polarimetry for remote sensing applications | Applied Optics | 2006 | 1,249 |
| 92 | Generation of optical phase singularities by computer-generated holograms | Optics Letters | 1992 | 1,247 |
| 93 | A metamaterial absorber for the terahertz regime: design, fabrication and characterization | Optics Express | 2008 | 1,243 |
| 94 | Photoluminescence emission and Raman response of monolayer MoS_2, MoSe_2, and WSe_2 | Optics Express | 2013 | 1,241 |
| 95 | Three-dimensional structure determination of semi-transparent objects from holographic data | Optics Communications | 1969 | 1,230 |
| 96 | Self-channeling of high-peak-power femtosecond laser pulses in air | Optics Letters | 1995 | 1,226 |
| 97 | Non-contact, automated cardiac pulse measurements using video imaging and blind source separation | Optics Express | 2010 | 1,224 |
| 98 | Supernormal vision and high-resolution retinal imaging through adaptive optics | Journal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics and Image Science, and Vision | 1997 | 1,221 |
| 99 | Digital Wavefront Measuring Interferometer for Testing Optical Surfaces and Lenses | Applied Optics | 1974 | 1,217 |
| 100 | Digital holographic microscopy: a noninvasive contrast imaging technique allowing quantitative visualization of living cells with subwavelength axial accuracy | Optics Letters | 2005 | 1,209 |
