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A. B. Young

Engineering · Indiana University

Established · publishing since 1973

Publications

74

Citations

1,279

Est. group size

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

53

Publishing since 1973

Research summary
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A. B. Young works in quantum photonics, designing devices that use semiconductor quantum dots (tiny artificial atoms) embedded in optical cavities to generate and control single photons and photon pairs. The research focuses on making these light sources highly efficient and precise, with applications in quantum information and communication technologies. Much of the work involves engineering optical structures such as micropillar cavities and photonic crystal waveguides.

Quantum dot light sourcesOptical micropillar cavitiesSingle-photon and photon-pair generationPhotonic crystal waveguidesQuantum information hardware

Publication activity appears in intermittent bursts across the decade and has been lower in the most recent years, averaging about 2.2 publications per year over the last five years.

Generated by claude-opus-4-8 from public bibliographic data · Jul 9, 2026

In context
Among 1,566 established Engineering PIs within our index
Citations: 1,279cohort median 1,768
h-index: 19cohort median 21
Publications / year (recent): 2.2cohort median 4.2

Typically publishes in teams of ~8 · 0% small-team papers (≤3 authors) · across 18 venues

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 2.2/year recently
2017: 6 publications617182019: 5 publications19202021: 6 publications6212022: 5 publications222023: 2 publications232024: 1 publication242025: 3 publications2526
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Journal of Investigative Dermatology×5
  • arXiv (Cornell University)×5
  • Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics×2
  • Physical review. B./Physical review. B×1
  • Infection and Immunity×1
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This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Jul 27, 2026.

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