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Gerald Stuart Buller

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 https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0441-2830

  • EH14 4AS

    United Kingdom

1988 …2020

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Research interests

Prof Buller's research interests are mainly associated with single photon detection and its applications, including quantum key distribution, quantum imaging, time–of–flight ranging and depth imaging. He also has wider interests in semiconductor optoelectronic devices and optical thin film multilayer structures. Prof Buller heads a group of around eight researchers and is Principal Investigator on a number of major research projects funded by EPSRC, the European Union and industry.  In 2010, Professor Buller was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. He was elected a Fellow of the Institute of Physics in 2002 and elected a Fellow of the Optical Society of America in 2017. 

Biography

Prof Gerald S Buller was born in Glasgow, Scotland in 1965. He graduated with BSc (Hons) Natural Philosophy from the University of Glasgow in 1986 and PhD in Physics from Heriot–Watt University in 1989. In 1990, Prof Buller became Lecturer in Physics at Heriot–Watt University, was promoted to Reader in 2000 and made a Professor in 2006. In parallel, Prof Buller co–founded TeraHertz Photonics Ltd. in 1998 and founded Helia Photonics Ltd. in 2002. He remains a Company Director of Helia Photonics Ltd., which is based in Livingston, Scotland.

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Research Output

3D LIDAR imaging using Ge-on-Si single–photon avalanche diode detectors

Kuzmenko, K., Vines, P., Halimi, A., Collins, R. J., Maccarone, A., McCarthy, A., Greener, Z. M., Kirdoda, J., Dumas, D. C. S., Llin, L. F., Mirza, M. M., Millar, R. W., Paul, D. J. & Buller, G. S., 20 Jan 2020, In : Optics Express. 28, 2, p. 1330-1344 15 p.

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    Full waveform LiDAR for adverse weather conditions

    Wallace, A. M., Halimi, A. & Buller, G. S., Jul 2020, In : IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology. 69, 7, p. 7064-7077 14 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

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    • 1 Citation (Scopus)
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    Ge-on-Si Single Photon Avalanche Diode Detectors for LIDAR in the Short Wave Infrared

    Millar, R. W., Kirdoda, J., Kuzmenko, K., Vines, P., Halimi, A., Collins, R. J., Maccarone, A., McCarthy, A., Greener, Z. M., Thorburn, F., Dumas, D. C. S., Ferre-Llin, L., Mirza, M. M., Paul, D. J. & Buller, G. S., 10 Sep 2020, 2020 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics. IEEE, 9192954

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

    • High concentration factor diffractive microlenses integrated with CMOS single-photon avalanche diode detector arrays for fill-factor improvement

    Connolly, P. W. R., Ren, X., McCarthy, A., Mai, H., Villa, F., Waddie, A. J., Taghizadeh, M. R., Tosi, A., Zappa, F., Henderson, R. K. & Buller, G. S., 8 May 2020, In : Applied Optics. 59, 14, p. 4488-4498 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

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    • 1 Citation (Scopus)
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    High efficiency, planar geometry germanium-on-silicon single-photon avalanche diode detectors

    Thorburn, F. E., Huddleston, L. L., Kirdoda, J., Millar, R. W., Ferre-Llin, L., Yi, X., Paul, D. J. & Buller, G. S., 18 May 2020, Advanced Photon Counting Techniques XIV. Itzler, M. A., Bienfang, J. C. & McIntosh, K. A. (eds.). SPIE, 113860N. (Proceedings of SPIE; vol. 11386).

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    • 6 Downloads (Pure)

    Datasets

    Data for "High concentration factor diffractive microlenses integrated with CMOS single-photon avalanche diode detector arrays for fill-factor improvement"

    Connolly, P. (Creator), Ren, X. (Creator), McCarthy, A. (Creator), Mai, H. (Creator), Villa, F. (Creator), Waddie, A. J. (Creator), Taghizadeh, M. R. (Creator), Tosi, A. (Creator), Zappa, F. (Creator), Henderson, R. K. (Creator) & Buller, G. S. (Creator), Heriot-Watt University, Apr 2020

    DOI: 10.17861/f8e4c45e-148a-4885-a972-5acd4d0deeab

    Dataset

    Analysis of the effects of imperfections in an optical heterodyne quantum random number generator

    Donaldson, R. J. (Creator), Zanforlin, U. (Creator), Collins, R. J. (Contributor) & Buller, G. S. (Contributor), Heriot-Watt University, 31 May 2019

    DOI: 10.17861/4b390eba-eca3-4fc5-92cd-796679113413

    Dataset

    Quantum state correction using a measurement-based feed-forward mechanism

    Donaldson, R. J. (Creator), Mazzarella, L. (Contributor), Zanforlin, U. (Data Collector), Collins, R. J. (Contributor), Jeffers, J. (Contributor) & Buller, G. S. (Contributor), Heriot-Watt University, 31 Jul 2019

    DOI: 10.17861/ad53d56d-fb18-4f56-824e-28f586aacce4

    Dataset

    Dataset for "High performance planar Ge-on-Si single-photon avalanche diode detectors"

    Vines, P. (Creator), Kuzmenko, K. (Creator), Kirdoda, J. (Creator), Dumas, D. D. S. (Creator), Mirza, M. M. (Creator), Millar, R. W. (Creator), Paul, D. J. (Creator) & Buller, G. S. (Creator), Heriot-Watt University, 28 Nov 2018

    DOI: 10.17861/5117a021-fc29-4577-ba3d-e53e86b9a4d7

    Dataset

    Dataset for Experimental transmission of quantum digital signatures over 90-km of installed optical fiber using a differential phase shift quantum key distribution system

    Collins, R. J. (Creator), Amiri, R. (Creator), Fujiwara, M. (Creator), Honjo, T. (Creator), Tamaki, K. (Creator), Takeoka, M. (Creator), Andersson, A. E. E. (Creator), Buller, G. S. (Creator) & Sasaki, M. (Creator), Heriot-Watt University, 14 Sep 2014

    DOI: 10.17861/e9601420-6e29-423c-9bbd-04f3caee5820

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    Prizes

    EPSRC Quantum Technology Fellowship - Next Generation Imaging using Sparse Single-Photon Data

    Buller, Gerald Stuart (Recipient), 1 Jul 2015

    Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively

    • Fellow of the Optical Society of America (OSA)

    Buller, Gerald Stuart (Recipient), 1 Jan 2017

    Prize: Election to learned society

    Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh

    Buller, Gerald Stuart (Recipient), 2010

    Prize: Election to learned society

    Activities

    • 4 Membership of committee
    • 1 Membership of peer review panel
    • 1 Invited talk
    • 1 Oral presentation

    Link loss analysis for a satellite quantum communication down-link

    Chunmei Zhang (Speaker), Alfonso Tello Castillo (Contributor), Ugo Zanforlin (Contributor), Gerald Stuart Buller (Contributor) & Ross J. Donaldson (Contributor)

    21 Sep 2020

    Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation

    Satellite-based quantum communications

    Ross J. Donaldson (Speaker), Gerald Stuart Buller (Contributor) & Alessandro Fedrizzi (Contributor)

    11 Aug 2019

    Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk

    Photonics 21 (External organisation)

    Gerald Stuart Buller (Member)

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    Activity: Membership › Membership of committee

    Department for Business, Innovation & Skills (External organisation)

    Gerald Stuart Buller (Member)

    2013

    Activity: Membership › Membership of committee

    Institute of Physics (External organisation)

    Gerald Stuart Buller (Member)

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    Activity: Membership › Membership of committee