Muhammad Nouman Malik

Design and characterization of 20Gbit/s free-space optical transceiver in SOI technology. Characterization of silicon photonic integrated LiDAR chip with coherent detection. Design and characterization of photonic based multiband radar system operating in S and X band. Exploiting orbital angular momentum of light for optical coherent tomography.

Design and characterization of photonic integrated chips (PICs) for generation of Orbital Angular Momentum (OAM) modes in SOI platform. Design and implementation of switching and conversion schemes exploiting OAM of light. Conducted system level experiment using OAM photonic devices for a data rate of 20Tb/s exploiting OAM switching. Carried out free-space experiments exploiting OAM (C-BAND) at data rate of 100Gb/s. Use of OAM in LIDAR based experiments (C-BAND)

Day to day analysis of CS and PS switches performance by analyzing stats. Investigating and escalating performance issues to concern departments. Good understanding of Ericsson data from NE to OSS and definition of CS and PS core KPI's. Prepare needed reports and using stats to forecast the future growth of network.

Monitoring of Warid Telecom sites and escalating the issues. Trouble Ticket, work and fault handling. Level quality assurance surveillance and alarm handling.

"Development of OAM-based subsystems for Communication and Sensing" Skills Gained: Research and Problem Solving. Designing, Characterizing and testing of Photonic Integrated Chips (PICs). System level experimental investigation exploiting free space and fiber-based OAM communication.

Networking, Radio system and personal communication, Project management, Literature Review. Understanding of network protocols and data transmission in wireless networks. Excellent critical analysis of research papers developed through project preparation.

Fundamentals of Optical communication, Photonic Integrated Technology, electromagnetic field and theory, and many others relevant to photonics. Understanding of fibers, lasers and amplifiers for optical communication. Well tested analytical skills, developed by working on different projects.

Understanding of transmission , broadcasting, switching, control and operation of telecommunication system. Insight of networking, electronics, information and communication systems. Gained knowledge of practical applications and methodologies to solve different problems.