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Electronics and Electrical Engineering D-index 45 Citations 9,516 184 World Ranking 2134 National Ranking 122

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Awards & Achievements

2019 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh

2017 - OSA Fellows Robert H. Hadfield University of Glasgow, United Kingdom “for pioneering contributions in the development of infrared superconducting single-photon detectors and advanced photon-counting applications” (Engineering and Science Research)

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Quantum mechanics
  • Photon
  • Optics

Optoelectronics, Optics, Photonics, Quantum optics and Quantum technology are his primary areas of study. His Optoelectronics study combines topics in areas such as Photon counting, Detector and Superconducting nanowire single-photon detector. His work in Photon and Wavelength is related to Optics.

His work on Photonics is being expanded to include thematically relevant topics such as Jitter. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Quantum key distribution and Biophotonics. His studies examine the connections between Quantum key distribution and genetics, as well as such issues in Electronic engineering, with regards to Clock rate.

His most cited work include:

  • Single-photon detectors for optical quantum information applications (1090 citations)
  • Superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors: physics and applications (649 citations)
  • Quantum key distribution over a 40-dB channel loss using superconducting single-photon detectors (633 citations)

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

Robert H. Hadfield mainly investigates Optoelectronics, Optics, Photon, Detector and Nanowire. The Optoelectronics study combines topics in areas such as Quantum key distribution, Infrared and Quantum optics. His Quantum key distribution study deals with Electronic engineering intersecting with Key generation.

His studies deal with areas such as Quantum information science and Jitter as well as Optics. His Photon research integrates issues from Quantum channel, Quantum entanglement, Spontaneous parametric down-conversion, Quantum information and Quantum dot. He works mostly in the field of Nanowire, limiting it down to topics relating to Superconductivity and, in certain cases, Photon detector and Ranging, as a part of the same area of interest.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Optoelectronics (59.11%)
  • Optics (40.89%)
  • Photon (32.44%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2016-2021)?

  • Optoelectronics (59.11%)
  • Photon (32.44%)
  • Nanowire (24.44%)

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

Robert H. Hadfield focuses on Optoelectronics, Photon, Nanowire, Superconductivity and Optics. His Optoelectronics research includes elements of Photon entanglement, Photon counting, Thin film, Atomic layer deposition and Quantum technology. His work on Quantum key distribution as part of general Photon research is often related to Parametric statistics, thus linking different fields of science.

His research integrates issues of Wavelength and Silicide in his study of Nanowire. The various areas that Robert H. Hadfield examines in his Optics study include Quantum channel and Jitter. The concepts of his Photonics study are interwoven with issues in Quantum and Silicon.

Between 2016 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • High-extinction ratio integrated photonic filters for silicon quantum photonics (46 citations)
  • Characterisation of amorphous molybdenum silicide (MoSi) superconducting thin films and nanowires (30 citations)
  • Silicon photonic processor of two-qubit entangling quantum logic (27 citations)

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

  • Quantum mechanics
  • Photon
  • Optics

Robert H. Hadfield spends much of his time researching Optoelectronics, Quantum entanglement, Nanowire, Optics and Photon. Robert H. Hadfield has included themes like Infrared, Signal, Superconducting nanowire single-photon detector and Voltage in his Optoelectronics study. Many of his studies involve connections with topics such as Thin film and Superconducting nanowire single-photon detector.

His Quantum entanglement research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Quantum technology, Theoretical physics, Gravitational field and Quantum decoherence. His studies in Quantum technology integrate themes in fields like Quantum key distribution, Photon entanglement, Lithium niobate and Interference. His Silicon photonics, Wavelength, Detector and Photon counting investigations are all subjects of Optics research.

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Best Publications

Single-photon detectors for optical quantum information applications

Robert H. Hadfield.
Nature Photonics (2009)

1614 Citations

Superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors: physics and applications

Chandra M Natarajan;Chandra M Natarajan;Michael Geoffrey Tanner;Robert H Hadfield.
Superconductor Science and Technology (2012)

922 Citations

Quantum key distribution over a 40-dB channel loss using superconducting single-photon detectors

Hiroki Takesue;Sae Woo Nam;Qiang Zhang;Robert H. Hadfield;Robert H. Hadfield.
Nature Photonics (2007)

824 Citations

Quantum-dot spin-photon entanglement via frequency downconversion to telecom wavelength

Kristiaan De Greve;Kristiaan De Greve;Leo Yu;Peter L. McMahon;Jason S. Pelc.
Nature (2012)

546 Citations

On-chip quantum interference between silicon photon-pair sources

Joshua W. Silverstone;Damien Bonneau;Kazuya Ohira;Nob Suzuki.
Nature Photonics (2014)

502 Citations

Kilometre-range, high resolution depth imaging using 1560 nm wavelength single-photon detection

Aongus McCarthy;Nils J. Krichel;Nathan R. Gemmell;Ximing Ren.
international quantum electronics conference (2013)

264 Citations

Single photon source characterization with a superconducting single photon detector

Robert H. Hadfield;Martin J. Stevens;Steven S. Gruber;Aaron J. Miller.
quantum electronics and laser science conference (2006)

231 Citations

Photon pair generation in a silicon micro-ring resonator with reverse bias enhancement

Erman Engin;Damien Bonneau;Chandra M Natarajan;Alex S Clark.
Optics Express (2013)

181 Citations

Quantum key distribution at 1550 nm with twin superconducting single-photon detectors

Robert H. Hadfield;Jonathan L. Habif;John Schlafer;Robert E. Schwall.
Applied Physics Letters (2006)

158 Citations

Large sensitive-area NbN nanowire superconducting single-photon detectors fabricated on single-crystal MgO substrates

Shigehito Miki;Mikio Fujiwara;Masahide Sasaki;Burm Baek.
Applied Physics Letters (2008)

152 Citations

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