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David D. Nolte

Physics and Astronomy · Purdue University West Lafayette

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Established · publishing since 1979
Photorefractive and Nonlinear OpticsPhotonic and Optical DevicesOptical Coherence Tomography ApplicationsDigital Holography and MicroscopyAdvanced Fiber Laser Technologies

Publications

636

Citations

7,278

Est. group size

~5

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

47

Publishing since 1979

Research summary
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David D. Nolte works in optics and biophysics, developing holography and light-scattering techniques to study dynamic processes inside living cells and tissues. His research combines optical physics (interference, coherent light scattering, digital holography) with biomedical applications such as cancer diagnostics, alongside historical and educational writing on optics. Prospective students would engage with experimental optical instrumentation and its application to biological imaging and spectroscopy.

Digital holography and interferometryBiophotonics and biomedical opticsDynamic light scattering of living tissueOptical coherence and phase-based imagingHistory and communication of optics

Publication output has fluctuated over the last decade, peaking around 2018-2019 and 2023, with lower but continuing activity in recent years (2024-2025).

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 8.0/year recently
2017: 6 publications172018: 26 publications182019: 34 publications34192020: 18 publications202021: 9 publications212022: 6 publications222023: 20 publications232024: 5 publications242025: 9 publications2526
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Oxford University Press eBooks×26
  • Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics×6
  • Scientific Reports×5
  • Journal of Biomedical Optics×4
  • Cancer Research×4
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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