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All-Optical Multi-Hop Inter-Satellite Relaying

Closed-form performance modeling and regenerative M-PAM relay design for multi-hop optical inter-satellite links, supported by numerical and Monte Carlo evaluation.

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TECHNICAL DOMAINOISL · M-PAM · Regenerative Relaying
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01 · THE PROBLEM

What this project addresses

Long optical routes across satellite networks require relay strategies that manage noise, symbol errors and hardware limits across multiple hops.

02 · THE IDEA

System concept

Model an all-optical regenerative relay chain for M-PAM transmission and express end-to-end behavior through per-hop analytical building blocks.

03 · TECHNICAL APPROACH

How the research is structured

01Multi-hop optical architecture
02Receiver and amplifier modeling
03Closed-form performance analysis
04Numerical and Monte Carlo validation

04 · KEY CONTRIBUTIONS

What the research contributes

  • Regenerative multi-hop optical framework
  • Closed-form error analysis
  • Hardware-aware relay modeling

05 · WHY IT MATTERS

Engineering relevance

The framework connects communication theory with the practical design of future optical crosslink networks and regenerative satellite relay payloads.

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COLLABORATION OPPORTUNITY

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Research, industrial R&D and technical consultation enquiries connected to this project can be directed to Meysam Ghanbari.

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