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Discipline name D-index D-index (Discipline H-index) only includes papers and citation values for an examined discipline in contrast to General H-index which accounts for publications across all disciplines. Citations Publications World Ranking National Ranking
Electronics and Electrical Engineering D-index 32 Citations 5,567 194 World Ranking 4338 National Ranking 15

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Awards & Achievements

2000 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Quantum mechanics
  • Telecommunications
  • Optics

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Quantum cryptography, Optics, Quantum key distribution, Key distribution and Wavelength-division multiplexing. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Quantum network, Secure transmission, Key and Cryptography. His research links Optoelectronics with Optics.

His work deals with themes such as Quantum channel and Bit error rate, which intersect with Quantum key distribution. His work carried out in the field of Key distribution brings together such families of science as Shared secret and Key space. His Wavelength-division multiplexing study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Rayleigh scattering and Electronic engineering, Gigabit.

His most cited work include:

  • Photo-excitation in conjugated polymers (244 citations)
  • Spectral slicing WDM-PON using wavelength-seeded reflective SOAs (214 citations)
  • Single photon interference in 10 km long optical fibre interferometer (213 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

His primary areas of investigation include Electronic engineering, Passive optical network, Optics, Optoelectronics and Optical communication. Paul D. Townsend has included themes like Modulation, Quantum key distribution, Bit error rate, Quantum cryptography and Upstream in his Electronic engineering study. His Quantum cryptography research incorporates themes from Cryptography, Quantum network and Key distribution.

His study on Passive optical network is covered under Wavelength-division multiplexing. His Optics study frequently intersects with other fields, such as Transmission. Paul D. Townsend has researched Optoelectronics in several fields, including Polydiacetylenes and Absorption.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Electronic engineering (40.76%)
  • Passive optical network (31.75%)
  • Optics (29.38%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2016-2020)?

  • Electronic engineering (40.76%)
  • Passive optical network (31.75%)
  • Modulation (10.43%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

His primary areas of study are Electronic engineering, Passive optical network, Modulation, Multiplexing and Computer network. His studies in Electronic engineering integrate themes in fields like Bit error rate, Orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing, Signal, Signal processing and Forward error correction. Passive optical network is a subfield of Wavelength-division multiplexing that Paul D. Townsend tackles.

His Modulation research includes themes of Sensitivity, Optoelectronics, Optics, Silicon photonics and Extinction ratio. He specializes in Optics, namely Stimulated emission. The concepts of his Computer network study are interwoven with issues in 10G-PON and Physical layer.

Between 2016 and 2020, his most popular works were:

  • Access and metro network convergence for flexible end-to-end network design [invited] (28 citations)
  • SDN Enabled Dynamically Reconfigurable High Capacity Optical Access Architecture for Converged Services (26 citations)
  • Technologies and architectures to enable SDN in converged 5G/optical access networks (14 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Quantum mechanics
  • Telecommunications
  • Optics

Paul D. Townsend spends much of his time researching Passive optical network, Electronic engineering, Multiplexing, Computer network and Modulation. His Passive optical network study is concerned with the larger field of Optics. His work carried out in the field of Optics brings together such families of science as QAM, Quadrature amplitude modulation and Cyclic prefix.

He interconnects Driver circuit, Transmission, Extinction ratio and Silicon photonics in the investigation of issues within Electronic engineering. His study in Multiplexing is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Chirp and Gigabit. The Computer network study combines topics in areas such as Optical performance monitoring, 10G-PON and Fixed–mobile convergence.

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Best Publications

Photo-excitation in conjugated polymers

R H Friend;D D C Bradley;P D Townsend.
Journal of Physics D (1987)

445 Citations

Quantum key distribution over distances as long as 30 km

Christophe Marand;Paul D. Townsend.
Optics Letters (1995)

387 Citations

Single photon interference in 10 km long optical fibre interferometer

Paul D. Townsend;J.G. Rarity;P.R. Tapster.
Electronics Letters (1993)

383 Citations

Quantum cryptography on multiuser optical fibre networks

Paul D. Townsend.
Nature (1997)

334 Citations

Spectral slicing WDM-PON using wavelength-seeded reflective SOAs

P. Healey;P. Townsend;C. Ford;L. Johnston.
Electronics Letters (2001)

302 Citations

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

G. Talli;P.D. Townsend.
Journal of Lightwave Technology (2006)

286 Citations

Secure key distribution system based on quantum cryptography

P.D. Townsend.
Electronics Letters (1994)

201 Citations

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

K.J. Gordon;V. Fernandez;P.D. Townsend;G.S. Buller.
IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics (2004)

186 Citations

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

P D Townsend;John Rarity;P R Tapster.
Electronics Letters (1993)

186 Citations

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

P.D. Townsend.
Electronics Letters (1997)

186 Citations

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