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D-Index
58
Citations
14998
World Ranking
1836
National Ranking
94

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2012 - Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering (UK)

Overview

Richard V. Penty is affiliated with the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily falls under the broad domain of engineering, with a strong focus on electrical and electronic engineering. This work extends to several interdisciplinary subfields, including atomic and molecular physics, optics, artificial intelligence, biomedical engineering, and materials chemistry.

The scientist's main research topics include photonic and optical devices, optical network technologies, and advanced photonic communication systems. Additional areas of investigation encompass semiconductor lasers and optical devices, optical wireless communication technologies, quantum information and cryptography, as well as neural networks and reservoir computing.

Richard V. Penty has published extensively, contributing to multiple influential venues. Frequent publication targets include arXiv (Cornell University), Journal of Lightwave Technology, Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, IEEE Transactions on Communications, and Photonics Research.

Recent significant papers authored or co-authored by Richard V. Penty consist of the following:

  • Advances in cost-effective integrated spectrometers, 2022, Light Science & Applications
  • Emerging light-emitting diodes for next-generation data communications, 2021, Nature Electronics
  • Broadband picometer-scale resolution on-chip spectrometer with reconfigurable photonics, 2023, Light Science & Applications
  • Integrated reconstructive spectrometer with programmable photonic circuits, 2023, Nature Communications
  • Flexible optoelectronic devices based on metal halide perovskites, 2020, Nano Research

The scientist frequently collaborates with other researchers. Notable frequent co-authors include I.H. White, Qixiang Cheng, A. Wonfor, Chunhui Yao, and Michael Crisp.

Among distinctions awarded to Richard V. Penty, they were named a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering (UK) in 2012.

Best Publications

  • An introduction to InP-based generic integration technology

    Meint Smit;Xaveer Leijtens;Huub Ambrosius;Erwin Bente

  • A simple device to allow enhanced bandwidths at 850 nm in multimode fibre links for gigabit LANs

    M. Webster;L.J. Sargent;P.J. Heard;K.A. Williams

  • Towards 10 Gb/s orthogonal frequency division multiplexing-based visible light communication using a GaN violet micro-LED

    Mohamed Sufyan Islim;Ricardo X. Ferreira;Xiangyu He;Enyuan Xie

  • High Bandwidth GaN-Based Micro-LEDs for Multi-Gb/s Visible Light Communications

    Ricardo X. G. Ferreira;Enyuan Xie;Jonathan J. D. McKendry;Sujan Rajbhandari

  • WASPNET: a wavelength switched packet network

    D.K. Hunter;M.H.M. Nizam;M.C. Chia;I. Andonovic

  • Coexistence of High-Bit-Rate Quantum Key Distribution and Data on Optical Fiber

    K. A. Patel;K. A. Patel;J. F. Dynes;I. Choi;A. W. Sharpe

  • Efficient decoy-state quantum key distribution with quantified security.

    M Lucamarini;K A Patel;J F Dynes;B Fröhlich

  • Advances in cost-effective integrated spectrometers

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  • Wavelength conversion using semiconductor optical amplifiers

    M. Asghari;I.H. White;R.V. Penty

  • Quantum key distribution without detector vulnerabilities using optically seeded lasers

    LC Comandar;LC Comandar;M Lucamarini;B Fröhlich;JF Dynes

  • Uplink and Downlink Coverage Improvements of 802.11g Signals Using a Distributed Antenna Network

    M.J. Crisp;Sheng Li;A. Watts;R.V. Penty

  • InGaAs Quantum-Dot Mode-Locked Laser Diodes

    M.G. Thompson;A.R. Rae;Mo Xia;R.V. Penty

  • Cambridge quantum network

    JF Dynes;Adrian Wonfor;Wws Tam;AW Sharpe

  • 158-microJ pulses from a single-transverse-mode, large-mode-area erbium-doped fiber amplifier.

    D Taverner;DJ Richardson;L Dong;JE Caplen

  • Quantum key distribution for 10 Gb/s dense wavelength division multiplexing networks

    K. A. Patel;J. F. Dynes;M. Lucamarini;I. Choi

  • Emerging light-emitting diodes for next-generation data communications

    Aobo Ren;Aobo Ren;Hao Wang;Wei Zhang;Jiang Wu

  • Cost-Effective Multimode Polymer Waveguides for High-Speed On-Board Optical Interconnects

    N. Bamiedakis;J. Beals;R.V. Penty;I.H. White

  • 35 GHz mode-locking of 1.3 μm quantum dot lasers

    M. Kuntz;G. Fiol;M. Lämmlin;D. Bimberg

  • 400 Gigabit Ethernet using advanced modulation formats: Performance, complexity, and power dissipation

    Jinlong Wei;Qixiang Cheng;Richard V. Penty;Ian H. White

  • Gigahertz-gated InGaAs/InP single-photon detector with detection efficiency exceeding 55% at 1550 nm

    L. C. Comandar;L. C. Comandar;B. Fröhlich;J. F. Dynes;A. W. Sharpe

  • Large Port Count High-Speed Optical Switch Fabric for Use Within Datacenters [Invited]

    A. Wonfor;H. Wang;R. V. Penty;I. H. White

Frequent Co-Authors

Ian H. White
Ian H. White University of Bath
Mark G. Thompson
Mark G. Thompson University of Bristol
A. R. Kovsh
A. R. Kovsh Arista (United States)
Jinlong Wei
Jinlong Wei Huawei Technologies (China)
Alwyn J. Seeds
Alwyn J. Seeds University College London
Siyuan Yu
Siyuan Yu Sun Yat-sen University
Dieter Bimberg
Dieter Bimberg Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics (CIOMP)
Mark G. Blamire
Mark G. Blamire University of Cambridge
Dae Joon Kang
Dae Joon Kang Sungkyunkwan University
Hon Ki Tsang
Hon Ki Tsang Chinese University of Hong Kong

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