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36
Citations
6463
World Ranking
5290
National Ranking
24

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2000 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom

Overview

Paul D. Townsend is affiliated with the Tyndall National Institute in Ireland and has a research focus primarily within the field of Engineering, with significant contributions in Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

Their work spans across several related subfields including Materials Chemistry, Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics, Computer Networks and Communications, and Radiation. This interdisciplinary approach is reflected in the range of topics covered by their research.

Key research topics include:

  • Optical Network Technologies
  • Advanced Photonic Communication Systems
  • Photonic and Optical Devices
  • Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices
  • Luminescence Properties of Advanced Materials
  • Advanced Optical Network Technologies
  • Advanced Wireless Communication Techniques

Their publications appear frequently in specific venues, indicating a consistent engagement with particular research communities. Notable publication venues include:

  • Journal of Luminescence
  • Journal of Lightwave Technology
  • Optics Express
  • IEEE Photonics Technology Letters
  • IEEE Access

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Paul D. Townsend include:

  • "Orthogonal Chirp-Division Multiplexing for Future Converged Optical/Millimeter-Wave Radio Access Networks," 2021, IEEE Access
  • "The influence of doped Cr ions on the luminescence properties of infrared long persistent phosphor ZnAl2O4 with the substitution of Ge ions," 2021, Journal of Luminescence
  • "High Dynamic Range 100G PON Enabled by SOA Preamplifier and Recurrent Neural Networks," 2023, Journal of Lightwave Technology
  • "Channel Estimation for Multiple-Input Multiple-Output Orthogonal Chirp-Division Multiplexing Systems," 2023, IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications
  • "Predistortion for High-Speed Lumped Silicon Photonic Mach-Zehnder Modulators," 2022, IEEE Photonics Journal

Frequent collaborators in their research include several co-authors with whom multiple joint publications have been produced. These include:

  • Cleitus Antony
  • Xing Ouyang
  • Y. Wang
  • E. Pelucchi
  • Brian Corbett

Recognition by peers includes the award of Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom, received in 2000, which is indicative of standing within the scientific community.

Best Publications

  • Photo-excitation in conjugated polymers

    R H Friend;D D C Bradley;P D Townsend

  • Quantum key distribution over distances as long as 30 km

    Christophe Marand;Paul D. Townsend

  • Single photon interference in 10 km long optical fibre interferometer

    Paul D. Townsend;J.G. Rarity;P.R. Tapster

  • Quantum cryptography on multiuser optical fibre networks

    Paul D. Townsend

  • Spectral slicing WDM-PON using wavelength-seeded reflective SOAs

    P. Healey;P. Townsend;C. Ford;L. Johnston

  • Hybrid DWDM-TDM long-reach PON for next-generation optical access

    G. Talli;P.D. Townsend

  • Simultaneous quantum cryptographic key distribution and conventional data transmission over installed fibre using wavelength-division multiplexing

    P.D. Townsend

  • Wave equations for arbitrary spin from quantization of the extended supersymmetric spinning particle

    Paul Howe;Silvia Penati;Silvia Penati;Mario Pernici;Paul Townsend

  • Secure key distribution system based on quantum cryptography

    P.D. Townsend

  • A short wavelength GigaHertz clocked fiber-optic quantum key distribution system

    K.J. Gordon;V. Fernandez;P.D. Townsend;G.S. Buller

  • Enhanced single photon fringe visibility in a 10 km-long prototype quantum cryptography channel

    P D Townsend;John Rarity;P R Tapster

  • Performance and design of InGaAs /InP photodiodes for single-photon counting at 1.55 microm.

    Philip A. Hiskett;Gerald S. Buller;Alison Y. Loudon;Jason M. Smith

  • System and method for key distribution using quantum cryptography

    Paul David Townsend;Keith James Blow

  • Multi-user Quantum Cryptography on Optical Networks

    Simon J.D. Phoenix;Stephen M. Barnett;Paul D. Townsend;K.J. Blow

  • Quantum cryptography: How to beat the code breakers using quantum mechanics

    Simon J. D. Phoenix;Paul D. Townsend

  • Quantum key distribution system clocked at 2 GHz

    Karen J. Gordon;Veronica Fernandez;Gerald S. Buller;Ivan Rech

  • Observation of nonlinear optical transmission and switching phenomena in polydiacetylene-based directional couplers

    Paul D. Townsend;J. L. Jackel;Gregory L. Baker;J. A. Shelburne

  • Quantum Cryptography on Optical Fiber Networks

    Paul D. Townsend

  • DISCUS: an end-to-end solution for ubiquitous broadband optical access

    Marco Ruffini;Lena Wosinska;Mohand Achouche;Jiajia Chen

  • PHOTON-COUNTING WITH PASSIVELY QUENCHED GERMANIUM AVALANCHE

    P C M Owens;John Rarity;P R Tapster;D Knight

  • Experimental investigation of the performance limits for first telecommunications-window quantum cryptography systems

    P.D. Townsend

  • Design of quantum cryptography systems for passive optical networks

    P.D. Townsend;S.J.D. Phoenix;K.J. Blow;S.M. Barnett

  • Waveguiding in spun films of soluble polydiacetylenes

    P. D. Townsend;G. L. Baker;N. E. Schlotter;C. F. Klausner

  • Quantum key distribution on a 10Gb/s WDM-PON

    Iris Choi;Robert J. Young;Paul D. Townsend

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard H. Friend
Richard H. Friend University of Cambridge
Chi-Wai Chow
Chi-Wai Chow National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
Keith J. Blow
Keith J. Blow Aston University
Ivan Rech
Ivan Rech Polytechnic University of Milan
Sergio Cova
Sergio Cova Polytechnic University of Milan
Andrew D. Ellis
Andrew D. Ellis Aston University
Gregory L. Baker
Gregory L. Baker Michigan State University
Lena Wosinska
Lena Wosinska Chalmers University of Technology
Robert J. Young
Robert J. Young University of Manchester

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