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Walter D. Leon-Salas

Engineering · Purdue University West Lafayette

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Mid career · publishing since 2005
Energy Harvesting in Wireless NetworksCCD and CMOS Imaging SensorsAnalog and Mixed-Signal Circuit DesignPhotovoltaic System Optimization TechniquesOptical Wireless Communication Technologies

Publications

116

Citations

1,571

Est. group size

~4

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

22

Publishing since 2005

Research summary
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Walter D. Leon-Salas works on electronic circuits and sensing systems, with a particular focus on using solar cells both to generate power and to receive optical communication signals at the same time. His more recent work broadens into applied energy and thermal engineering topics, such as solar-assisted ground heat exchangers, solar-powered aquaculture pool heating, bifacial solar panel optimization, and IoT-based environmental monitoring systems.

Solar cell-based optical communication circuitsAnalog/mixed-signal circuit designRenewable energy systems (solar, geothermal)IoT sensing and monitoring devicesThermal analysis of energy systems

Publication output has fluctuated over the past decade, dipping notably in 2023 before rebounding sharply in 2025, with an average of about 6 papers per year over the last five years.

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

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 6.0/year recently
2017: 13 publications13172018: 11 publications182019: 5 publications192020: 7 publications202021: 8 publications212022: 8 publications222023: 1 publication232024: 7 publications242025: 13 publications13252026: 1 publication26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Figshare×4
  • Purdue University Research Repository×3
  • Applied Energy×2
  • Results in Engineering×2
  • Journal of Physics Conference Series×2
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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