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Jason D. McKinney

Engineering · Purdue University West Lafayette

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Established · publishing since 1969Rising activity
Advanced Photonic Communication SystemsAdvanced Fiber Laser TechnologiesPhotonic and Optical DevicesOptical Network TechnologiesLaser-Matter Interactions and Applications

Publications

168

Citations

2,911

Est. group size

~3

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

58

Publishing since 1969

Research summary
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Jason D. McKinney's research focuses on microwave photonics, a field that combines optical (laser-based) and radio-frequency engineering to build systems that process, transmit, and analyze RF signals using optical components. His work includes developing photonic links for controlling microwave signals at cryogenic temperatures for quantum systems, using optical frequency combs (precise sets of laser frequencies) for RF signal analysis, and studying how photodetector nonlinearities affect these systems. Note: the bibliographic record for this name also includes several unrelated publications on gastroenterology and genomics topics, which appear to be from a different individual sharing the same name and are not reflected in this summary.

Microwave photonicsRF-photonic signal processingOptical frequency combsPhotodetector nonlinearityFiber-optic and laser-based sensing

Publication output was higher around 2018-2019 (about 10 papers/year) and has since settled into a steadier, lower pace of roughly 4-6 papers per year through 2026.

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

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 4.8/year recently
2017: 4 publications172018: 10 publications10182019: 10 publications10192020: 4 publications202021: 3 publications212022: 4 publications222023: 4 publications232024: 6 publications242025: 5 publications252026: 5 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • The American Journal of Gastroenterology×8
  • Journal of Lightwave Technology×5
  • Optics Express×4
  • IEEE Photonics Technology Letters×3
  • Optics Letters×3
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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