Kirchberg, Luxembourg
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As an Industrial PhD candidate in collaboration with SES, you will conduct advanced research on high-capacity coherent optical feeder links for ground-to-satellite communication, addressing real operational challenges of future satellite systems. The research will focus on atmospheric impairments, link availability, and scalable high-data-rate transmission concepts aligned with SES’s roadmap for next-generation optical infrastructure. Your responsibilities will include: * Investigating atmospheric effects on ground-to-space optical communication, including turbulence-induced fading, scintillation, beam wander, wavefront distortions, and cloud/aerosol impacts * Developing physical-layer models and mitigation techniques for coherent optical uplinks, including adaptive modulation, coding, diversity schemes, and advanced receiver processing * Developing simulation frameworks and performance analysis tools to assess link availability, reliability, and throughput under realistic operational conditions * Exploring system-level trade-offs between optical terminal design, atmospheric mitigation techniques, and network performance * Aligning the research with industrial needs and roadmaps for future optical satellite systems, e.g., high-capacity feeder links * Publishing results in leading peer-reviewed journals and presenting at major international conferences
