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Plenary Lecture

Impact of Tropospheric Scintillation towards Earth To Space Communication Links

Professor Mandeep Jit Singh
Department of Electrical, Electronic & Systems Engineering,
Faculty of Engineering & Built Environment
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
National University of Malaysia
MALAYSIA
E-mail: mandeeps75@yahoo.com

Abstract: Tropospheric scintillation is a phenomenon that will cause signal degradation when a satellite signal propagates through the atmosphere. Tropospheric scintillation causes the signal to fluctuate in a short amount of time, and the phenomenon tends to have a greater affect on the quality of the signal when the satellite is broadcasting using a frequency higher than 10 GHz. In the design of microwave traffic links, such as those for direct-to-home very small aperture terminals (DTH/VSAT) systems, detailed propagation information must be considered that provides insights into performance, availability, and quality of service and customer perceptions. For systems operating at high frequency (Ku-band and above) and low elevation angle, signal degradation cause by scintillation can be more dominance compared to rain attenuation. In these cases, scintillation effects become a relevant noise source, which has to be considered and predicted for the optimum utilization of the channel capacity Therefore it is vital for satellite designers to study the effect of scintillation towards satellite communication links.

Brief Biography of the Speaker: Mandeep Jit Singh received his B.Eng. (with honors) and Ph.D. degrees in electrical and electronic engineering from the University of Notrhumbria, UK, and Universiti Sains Malaysia, in 1998 and 2006, respectively. From 2006 up to June 2009, he was attached at Universiti Sains Malaysia as a Lecturer. Currently, he is attached to the Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia as a Senior Lecturer. His areas of specialization are radiowave propagation in satellite communication system, radar, antenna design, RF, and microwave. His current research collaboration is with the Association of Radio Industries and Business (ARIB) Japan to analyze the rain fade at Ku-band in tropical climate using satellite involving countries such as Thailand, Philippines, Indonesia, and Fiji. Singh has published 120 papers in journals, most in his special field radiowave propagation. He has reviewed more than 100 articles from IEEE Journals to PIERS Journals. He has an h-index of 9 and over 100 citations.

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