Brendon L. Higgins

2.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
27 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Brendon L. Higgins is a scholar working on Artificial Intelligence, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Brendon L. Higgins has authored 27 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Artificial Intelligence, 22 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 4 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Brendon L. Higgins's work include Quantum Information and Cryptography (23 papers), Quantum Mechanics and Applications (18 papers) and Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture (9 papers). Brendon L. Higgins is often cited by papers focused on Quantum Information and Cryptography (23 papers), Quantum Mechanics and Applications (18 papers) and Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture (9 papers). Brendon L. Higgins collaborates with scholars based in Canada, Australia and United Kingdom. Brendon L. Higgins's co-authors include Geoff J. Pryde, Howard M. Wiseman, Dominic W. Berry, Stephen D. Bartlett, Thomas Jennewein, Guo‐Yong Xiang, Evan Meyer-Scott, Morgan W. Mitchell, Chris Erven and Raymond Laflamme and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Physical Review Letters and Nature Photonics.

In The Last Decade

Brendon L. Higgins

25 papers receiving 1.2k citations

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Entanglement-free Heisenberg-limited phase estimation

2007 435 citations Brendon L. Higgins, Dominic W. Berry et al. Nature profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Brendon L. Higgins Canada	16	1.1k	1.1k	174	49	47	27	1.3k
Matthias Keller United Kingdom	19	895 0.8×	1.2k 1.2×	255 1.5×	54 1.1×	24 0.5×	54	1.4k
Ge-Sheng Pan China	9	848 0.8×	1.3k 1.2×	137 0.8×	27 0.6×	47 1.0×	20	1.4k
Juan Yin China	21	1.1k 1.0×	1.2k 1.1×	255 1.5×	17 0.3×	44 0.9×	52	1.4k
W. Steven Kolthammer United Kingdom	20	1.4k 1.3×	1.3k 1.2×	648 3.7×	43 0.9×	54 1.1×	37	1.9k
T. Schmitt-Manderbach Germany	10	1.7k 1.5×	1.6k 1.5×	317 1.8×	20 0.4×	39 0.8×	14	1.9k
M. Lindenthal Austria	6	1.4k 1.3×	1.3k 1.3×	236 1.4×	15 0.3×	41 0.9×	9	1.6k
Pavel Trojek Germany	8	1.2k 1.1×	1.2k 1.2×	225 1.3×	12 0.2×	30 0.6×	19	1.4k
T. Scheidl Austria	5	1.0k 0.9×	999 1.0×	200 1.1×	11 0.2×	29 0.6×	7	1.2k
Jian-Yu Guan China	14	982 0.9×	986 0.9×	178 1.0×	13 0.3×	20 0.4×	32	1.2k
Sheng‐Kai Liao China	17	973 0.9×	930 0.9×	398 2.3×	21 0.4×	23 0.5×	68	1.4k

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Sidhu, Jasminder S., Brendon L. Higgins, Thomas Brougham, et al.. (2024). Finite-Resource Performance of Small-Satellite-Based Quantum-Key-Distribution Missions. PRX Quantum. 5(3). 8 indexed citations

Higgins, Brendon L., et al.. (2022). Robotized polarization characterization platform for free-space quantum communication optics. Review of Scientific Instruments. 93(3). 33101–33101. 2 indexed citations

Scott, Alan, et al.. (2020). The QEYSSAT mission: on-orbit demonstration of secure optical communications network technologies. 13–13. 4 indexed citations

D’Souza, Ian, et al.. (2019). Optical Terminal for Canada's Quantum Encryption and Science Satellite (QEYSSat). 1–5. 6 indexed citations

Anisimova, Elena, et al.. (2017). Laser annealing heals radiation damage in avalanche photodiodes. EPJ Quantum Technology. 4(1). 11–11. 16 indexed citations

Bourgoin, Jean‐Philippe, Jeongwan Jin, Elena Anisimova, et al.. (2017). Airborne Demonstration of a Quantum Key Distribution Receiver Payload. Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics. 7. ATu4B.5–ATu4B.5. 7 indexed citations

Pugh, Christopher J. A., Jean‐Philippe Bourgoin, Jeongwan Jin, et al.. (2017). Airborne demonstration of a quantum key distribution receiver payload. 1–1. 8 indexed citations

Bourgoin, Jean‐Philippe, et al.. (2015). Free-space quantum key distribution to a moving receiver. arXiv (Cornell University). 33 indexed citations

Bourgoin, Jean‐Philippe, Brendon L. Higgins, Zhizhong Yan, et al.. (2015). Experimental quantum key distribution with simulated ground-to-satellite photon losses and processing limitations. Physical Review A. 92(5). 41 indexed citations

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Erven, Chris, Evan Meyer-Scott, Kent Bonsma-Fisher, et al.. (2014). Experimental three-photon quantum nonlocality under strict locality conditions. Nature Photonics. 8(4). 292–296. 58 indexed citations

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Jennewein, Thomas, Brendon L. Higgins, Catherine Holloway, et al.. (2014). QEYSSAT: a mission proposal for a quantum receiver in space. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 8997. 89970A–89970A. 28 indexed citations

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Jennewein, Thomas, et al.. (2014). The NanoQEY mission: ground to space quantum key and entanglement distribution using a nanosatellite. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 9254. 925402–925402. 29 indexed citations

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Bourgoin, J.‐P., Evan Meyer-Scott, Brendon L. Higgins, et al.. (2013). A comprehensive design and performance analysis of low Earth orbit satellite quantum communication. New Journal of Physics. 15(2). 23006–23006. 135 indexed citations

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Yan, Zhizhong, Evan Meyer-Scott, Brendon L. Higgins, et al.. (2013). Novel High-Speed Polarization Source for Decoy-State BB84 Quantum Key Distribution Over Free Space and Satellite Links. Journal of Lightwave Technology. 31(9). 1399–1408. 23 indexed citations

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Higgins, Brendon L., et al.. (2012). Detailed Performance Analysis of the Proposed QEYSSAT Quantum Receiver Satellite. 81. JW4A.118–JW4A.118. 3 indexed citations

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Higgins, Brendon L., Andrew C. Doherty, Stephen D. Bartlett, Geoff J. Pryde, & Howard M. Wiseman. (2011). Multiple-copy state discrimination: Thinking globally, acting locally. Physical Review A. 83(5). 25 indexed citations

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Xiang, Guo‐Yong, Brendon L. Higgins, Dominic W. Berry, Howard M. Wiseman, & Geoff J. Pryde. (2010). Entanglement-enhanced measurement of a completely unknown optical phase. Nature Photonics. 5(1). 43–47. 177 indexed citations

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Higgins, Brendon L., et al.. (2009). Mixed State Discrimination Using Optimal Control. Physical Review Letters. 103(22). 220503–220503. 29 indexed citations

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Wiseman, Howard M., Dominic W. Berry, Stephen D. Bartlett, Brendon L. Higgins, & Geoff J. Pryde. (2009). Adaptive Measurements in the Optical Quantum Information Laboratory. IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics. 15(6). 1661–1672. 18 indexed citations

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Higgins, Brendon L., Dominic W. Berry, Stephen D. Bartlett, Howard M. Wiseman, & Geoff J. Pryde. (2007). Entanglement-free Heisenberg-limited phase estimation. Nature. 450(7168). 393–396. 435 indexed citations breakdown →

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