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José M. Castro

Engineering · The Ohio State University

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Established · publishing since 1978
Injection Molding Process and PropertiesManufacturing Process and OptimizationPhotonic and Optical DevicesEpoxy Resin Curing ProcessesSemiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices

Publications

239

Citations

2,813

Est. group size

~1

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

48

Publishing since 1978

Research summary
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This publication record appears to blend two distinct areas: polymer injection molding and composite manufacturing processes, and fiber-optic/photonic data communication systems. Work in the first area focuses on optimizing molding conditions and material properties for plastics manufacturing, while the second area examines high-speed optical data links, waveguides, and fiber transmission technology for data centers. Given the mixed subject matter, this may reflect a name-sharing issue in the bibliographic database rather than a single coherent research program.

Injection molding and polymer processingComposite materials and molding compoundsOptical fiber and data center communicationsPhotonic devices and waveguidesManufacturing process optimization

Publication output peaked around 2019 and has generally slowed since, with a dip in 2022 followed by a partial rebound in 2025.

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

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 3.2/year recently
2017: 7 publications172018: 9 publications182019: 12 publications12192020: 10 publications202021: 6 publications212022: 1 publication222023: 5 publications232024: 3 publications242025: 7 publications2526
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Polymer Engineering and Science×9
  • Optical Fiber Communication Conference×6
  • Journal of Lightwave Technology×3
  • Composites Part B Engineering×2
  • Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research×2
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Last updated Jul 19, 2026.

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