School of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science
Faculty Salman Abdul Ghafoor

Salman Abdul Ghafoor

Associate Dean
Summary

Academic Background
PhD (Fiber Optic Communications) University of Southampton January 01, 2008 - June 19, 2012
Honours and Awards
Publications
DeepFins: Capturing dynamics in underwater videos for fish detection May 01, 2025 Ecological Informatics - Volume 86, Article Number 103013
A ground-to-GEO-to-LEO satellite optical wireless communication link based on a spectrally efficient and secure modulation scheme March 10, 2025 Frontiers in Physics - Volume 13, Article Number 1562799
Relay aided UWOC-SMF-FSO based hybrid link for underwater wireless optical sensor network January 01, 2025 Optical Fiber Technology - Volume 89, Article Number 104045
Single-longitudinal mode quadruple wavelength C+L-band erbium-doped fiber laser based on the pairs of reflective fiber bragg gratings December 05, 2024 Physica scripta - Volume 100, Number 1, Article Number 015507
Single laser based novel wavelength shift keying scheme for ground to satellite bidirectional links November 15, 2024 Physica Scripta - Volume:99, Issue:12, Pages: 10
A dual-band high-gain beam steering antenna array for 5G sub-6 GHz base station November 03, 2024 Scientific Reports - Volume 14, Issue 1, Article Number 26517
Quantum long short-term memory (QLSTM) vs. classical LSTM in time series forecasting: a comparative study in solar power forecasting October 09, 2024 Frontiers in Physics - Volume 12, Article Number 1439180
From quantum communication fundamentals to decoherence mitigation strategies: Addressing global quantum network challenges and projected applications July 30, 2024 Heliyon - Volume 10, Issue 14 , Article Number e34331
A bidirectional free space optical link for last-mile terrestrial access links employing a novel wavelength shift keying technique July 30, 2024 Optical and Quantum Electronics - Volume:56, Issue:8, Article Number: 1367, Pages: 12
Underwater temperature and pressure monitoring for deep-sea SCUBA divers using optical techniques July 29, 2024 Frontiers in Physics - Volume:12, Pages: 09
Modeling and analysis of single-mode widely tunable all-fiber Ho-doped CW master oscillator power amplifier system July 05, 2024 Physica Scripta - Volume 99, No. 8, Article Number 085512
Remote monitoring of sleep disorder using FBG sensors and FSO transmission system enabled smart vest May 20, 2024 Engineering Research Express - Volume 6, Issue 2, Article Number 025337
Combined transmission of PPM and WSK modulated optical signal over free space optical link enabling physical layer security May 01, 2024 Optik - Volume 302, Article Number 171748
Performance Enhancement of Er–Yb: Co-doped Waveguide Amplifier Employing Backward Pumping in the Presence of Energy Transfer Upconversion May 01, 2024 Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering - Volume:49, Issue:5, Page:6707-6713
Symbol error rate minimization using deep learning approaches for short-reach optical communication networks April 29, 2024 Frontiers in Physics - Volume: 12, Pages: 12
Pair induced quenching in high concentration Holmium-doped fiber amplifiers April 04, 2024 Physica Scripta - Volume 99, Issue 5, Article Number 055513
Multi-modal LSTM network for anomaly prediction in piston engine aircraft February 15, 2024 Heliyon - Volume 10, Issue 3, Article Number e25120
A full duplex LG modes enabled millimeter-wave based FSO communication system for disaster zone February 01, 2024 Wireless Networks - Volume 30, pages 961-971
Sparse Representations Optimization with Coupled Bayesian Dictionary and Dictionary Classifier for Efficient Classification January 29, 2024 Applied Sciences - Volume 14, Issue 1, Article Number 306
Open Networking Engine (ONE): An Orchestration Tool for Open Optical Line System January 22, 2024 IEEE Access - Volume 12, Pages 8940-8956
Pumping scheme for Holmium-doped fiber amplifiers using traditional 1480 nm pumps exploiting cascaded lasers implemented using fiber Bragg gratings January 01, 2024 Microwave and Optical Technology Letters - Volume: 66, Issue: 01, Article Number: e33899
A high power and repetition rate wavelength tunable actively mode-locked Holmium-doped fiber laser for bidirectional transmission between two HAPS October 30, 2023 Optical and Quantum Electronics - Volume 55, Issue 14, Article Number 1248
Junction Temperature Optical Sensing Techniques for Power Switching Semiconductors: A Review August 19, 2023 Micromachines - Volume 14(8), Article Number 1636
Design of an efficient thulium-doped fiber amplifier for dual-hop earth to satellite optical wireless links July 01, 2023 Ain Shams Engineering Journal - Volume 14, Issue 7, Article Number 101983
Design and performance of a repetition rate controllable and wavelength tunable L + U-band actively mode-locked erbium fiber laser June 01, 2023 Journal of the Optical Society of America B - Volume 40, Issue 6, Pages 1644-1651
Electroabsorption Modulator-Based Relay for the Transmission of DPSK-Modulated Signals over the Free Space Optical Link May 01, 2023 Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering - Volume 48, Issue 5, Pages 6163-6173
A novel technique for secure transmission of two channels using a single optical pulse position modulated signal for free space optical communication February 26, 2023 Optical and Quantum Electronics - Volume 55, Issue 4, Article Number: 350
Isolation Enhancement in a Compact Four-Element MIMO Antenna for Ultra-Wideband Applications February 06, 2023 Computers, Materials and Continua - Volume 75, Issue 1, Pages 911-925
400 Gbps/λ PAM-4 data transmission over FSO link by employing space division multiplexing for data center interconnects using LG modes enabled VCSELs February 01, 2023 Optical and Quantum Electronics - Volume 55, Issue 3, Article Number 283
Radio over plastic optical fibers - A tutorial and review December 19, 2022 Journal of Optical Communications - Pages 1-12
A Robust Nonlinear Sliding Mode Controller for a Three-Phase Grid-Connected Inverter with an LCL Filter December 13, 2022 Energies - Volume 15, Issue 24, Article Number 9428
Design and analysis of redundant optical comb for data center networks December 10, 2022 Optical and Quantum Electronics - Volume 55, No. 1, Article Number 58
Performance Enhancement of Praseodymium Doped Fiber Amplifiers December 01, 2022 Computers, Materials and Continua - Volume 73, Issue 3, Pages 5411-5422
Design and Analysis of an O+E-Band Hybrid Optical Amplifier for CWDM Systems November 12, 2022 Micromachines - Volume 13(11), Article Number 1962
A Novel 60 Gbps Bidirectional Free Space Optical Link Based on a Single Laser Source November 01, 2022 Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering - Volume 47, Issue 11, Pages 14721-14729
Design of L + U-band Erbium-doped fiber amplifier based on a single S-band forward pump source September 10, 2022 International Journal of Communication Systems - Volume 35, Issue13, Article Number e5250
Performance Enhancement of Ytterbium-doped Fiber Amplifier Employing a Novel Dual-stage in-band Asymmetrical Pumping September 07, 2022 Micromachines - Volume 13(9), Article Number 1488
Novel pumping scheme of Holmium doped fiber amplifiers operating around 2μm using 1.48μm lasers exploiting cascaded fiber lasers July 01, 2022 Optik - Volume 262, Article Number 169238
Performance Optimization of Holmium Doped Fiber Amplifiers for Optical Communication Applications in 2–2.15 µm Wavelength Range April 07, 2022 Photonics - Volume 9(4), Article Number 245
A Mach–Zehnder modulator based novel regenerator for employment in relays used in free space optical communication April 01, 2022 Transactions on Emerging Telecommunications Technologies - Volume 33, Issue 4, Article Number e4405
Widely tunable and switchable multiwavelength erbium-doped fiber laser based on a single ring cavity March 16, 2022 Journal of the Optical Society of America B - Volume 39, Issue 4, Pages 1118-1146
Analog Radio Over Fiber-Aided Multi-Service Communications for High-Speed Trains March 15, 2022 IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society - Volume 3, Pages 424-434
Design of a Continuous-Wave Ytterbium-Doped Tunable Fiber Laser Pump for Thulium-Doped Fiber Amplifiers March 01, 2022 Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering - Volume 47, No. 3, Pages 3541-3549
A multi-hop free space optical link based on a regenerative relay February 01, 2022 Alexandria Engineering Journal - Volume 61, No. 2, Pages 1459-1567
All-optical 40 channels regenerator based on four-wave mixing January 01, 2022 Telecommunication Systems - Volume 79, Pages123-131
Performance evaluation of praseodymium doped fiber amplifiers December 01, 2021 Optical Review - Volume 28 , No. 6, Pages 611-618
Performance Analysis of Fiber Nonlinearity Based Optical 2R‑regenerators November 01, 2021 Wireless Personal Communications - Volume 121, Pages 527-541
Integrating ultra-wideband and free space optical communication for realizing a secure and high-throughput body area network architecture based on optical code division multiple access October 01, 2021 Optical Review - Volume 28, Pages 525-537
Millimeter‑wave enabled PAM‑4 data transmission over hybrid FSO‑MMPOF link for access networks June 01, 2021 Optical Review - Volume 28, Pages 278–288
A High Bit Rate Free Space Optics Based Ring Topology Having Carrier-less Nodes April 08, 2021 IET Communications - Pages 1-9
Design and optimization of a microwave photonic filter exploiting differential mode group delay of a multi-mode fiber April 01, 2021 Optical Review - Volume 28, No. 2, Pages 199-206
A novel wideband radio frequency measurement based on photonic signal processing April 01, 2021 Microwave and Optical Technology Letters - Volume 63(4), Pages 1152-1159
Self restorable intra data center interconnect based on multimode fiber and free-space optics March 31, 2021 Optical Engineering - Volume 60(3), Article Number 036113
Mutual Coupling Reduction Using Ground Stub and EBG in a Compact Wideband MIMO-Antenna March 18, 2021 IEEE Access - Volume 9, Pages 40972-40979
All-Optical Multi-Wavelength Regenerator Based on Four-Wave Mixing March 01, 2021 Optical Engineering - Volume 60, No.3, Article Number 036102
A Novel Regeneration Technique for Free Space Optical Communication Systems January 01, 2021 IEEE Communications Letters - Volume 25, No. 1, Pages 196-199
Design and Analysis of a 32 x 5 Gbps Passive Optical Network Employing FSO Based Protection at the Distribution Level December 01, 2020 Alexandria Engineering Journal - Volume 59, Issue 6, Pages 4621-4631
A full duplex ultrawideband over free-space optics architecture based on polarization multiplexing and wavelength reuse December 01, 2020 Microwave and Optical Technology Letters - Volume 62, Issue 12, Pages 3999-4006
Linearly polarised modes enabled PAM-4 data transmission over few-mode fibre for data centre interconnect October 15, 2020 Electronics Letters - Volume 56 , No. 21, Pages 1125-1127
A Full-Duplex Ultra-Wideband Over Multimode Fiber Link for Internet of Things Based Smart Home Applications October 06, 2020 Transactions on Emerging Telecommunications Technologies - Volume 31, Issue 10, Article Number e4050
A full-duplex radio over fiber architecture employing 12 Gbps 16 × 16 optical multiple input multiple output for next-generation communication networks August 01, 2020 Transactions on Emerging Telecommunications Technologies - Volume 31, Issue 8, Article Number e3910
Microwave photonic notch filter based on polarisation multiplexing and cross gain modulation in a semiconductor optical amplifier February 20, 2020 Electronics Letters - Volume 56, No. 4, Pages 189-192
Microwave photonic filtering based on optical carrier suppression modulation January 01, 2020 Microwave and Optical Technology Letters - Volume 62, Issue 1, Pages 60-66
All-Optical Regenerative Technique for Width Tunable Ultra-Wideband Signal Generation August 01, 2019 Photonic Network Communications - Volume 38, Issue 1, Pages 98-107
Polarization Multiplexing-Based Ultra-Wideband Over Fiber Communication Employing Direct Modulation and Carrier Re-Use June 01, 2019 IEEE Communications Letters - Vol. 23 , No. 6, PP. 1008-1011
All-optical generation and transmission of multiple ultrawideband signals over free space optical link May 09, 2019 Optical Engineering - Volume 58, Issue 5, Article Number 056103
Integration of millimeter-wave and optical link for duplex transmission of hierarchically modulated signal over a single carrier and fiber for future 5G communication systems March 05, 2019 Telecommunication Systems - DOI 10.1007/s11235-019-00558-8, pp. 1-9
Analogue Wireless Beamforming Exploiting the Fiber-Nonlinearity of Radio Over Fiber-Based C-RANs March 01, 2019 IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology - Volume 68, Issue 3, Pages 2802-2813
Polarization multiplexing based duplex radio-over-fiber link for millimeter wave signal transmission to a ring of multiple radio access units February 01, 2019 Frontiers of Information Technology & Electronic Engineering - Volume 20, Issue 2, Pages 300-306
Millimeter-Wave Signal Generation and Transmission to Multiple Radio Access Units by Employing Nonlinearity of the Optical Link October 16, 2018 International Journal of Communication Systems - NULL
All-optical 2R-regeneration and continuous wave to pulsed signal wavelength conversion based on fiber nonlinearity October 01, 2018 Optical and Quantum Electronics - NULL
SER estimation method for 56 GBaud PAM-4 transmission system April 10, 2018 Chinese optics letters - NULL
MIMO-enabled integrated MGDM-WDM distributed antenna system architecture based on plastic optical fibers for millimeter-wave communication April 02, 2018 Photonic Network Communications - Volume 35, Pages 265–273
Raman amplification by employing data modulated pump signals for bi-directional communication March 01, 2018 Microwave and Optical Technology Letters - NULL
A novel time and wavelength interleaved optical pulsed signal for a high resolution photonic analogue to digital converter February 05, 2018 Optical and Quantum Electronics - Volume 50, Article Number 98
UWB over fiber transmission to multiple radio access units using all-optical signal processing October 02, 2017 Photonic Network Communications - Volume 34, Pages 280-287
The "Rap" on ROF October 01, 2015 IEEE Microwave Magazine - Volume 16, Issue 9, Pages 64-78
Self-phase modulation-based multiple carrier generation for radio over fiber duplex baseband communication April 01, 2015 Photonic Network Communications - Volume 29, Issue 2, Pages 133-137
Baseband radio over fiber aided millimeter-wave distributed antenna for optical/wireless integration March 01, 2013 IEEE Communications Letters - Volume 17, Issue 5, Pages 1012-1015
A full-duplex diversity-assisted hybrid analogue/digitized radio over fibre for optical/wireless integration February 01, 2013 IEEE Communications Letters - Volume 17, Issue 2, Pages 409-412
Duplex digitized transmission of 64-QAM signals over a single fiber using a single pulsed laser source August 01, 2012 IEEE Communications Letters - Volume:16, Issue:8, Page:1312-1315
Sub-Carrier-Multiplexed Duplex 64-QAM Radio-over-Fiber Transmission for Distributed Antennas December 01, 2011 IEEE Communications Letters - Volume 15 , No. 12, Pages 1368-1371
Imperfect Digital Fibre Optic Link Based Cooperative Distributed Antennas with Fractional Frequency Reuse in Multicell Multiuser Networks November 01, 2011 IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology - Volume 60, No. 9, Pages 4439-4449
Conferences
A Single Laser and Fiber Based Duplex Data Transmission to Multiple Users in a Passive Optical Link December 13, 2021 - December 14, 2021 Maawa Khalid, Salman Abdul Ghafoor, 2021 International Conference on Frontiers of Information Technology (FIT)
Routing and Spectrum Allocation Heuristic for Sliced Elastic Optical Network System July 19, 2021 - July 21, 2021 Shahzad Alam, Ihtesham Khan, M Umar Masood, Arsalan Ahmad, Salman Abdul Ghafoor, Vittorio Curri, 2021 IEEE Photonics Society Summer Topicals Meeting Series (SUM)
Modeling Off-line Routing and Spectrum Allocation Problem in Elastic Optical Network June 12, 2021 - June 13, 2021 Shahzad Alam, M Umar Masood, Ihtesham Khan, Arsalan Ahmad, Salman Ghafoor, Vittorio Curri, International Conference on Electrical, Communication and Computer Engineering (ICECCE)
Duplex Dual-Ring Radio Over Fiber System with Centralized Light Source and Local Oscillator for millimeter-wave Transmission November 24, 2017 - November 26, 2017 Anisa Qasim, Tayyab Mehmood, Usman Ali, Qasim Umar Khan, Salman Ghafoor, 2017 International Multi-topic Conference (INMIC 2017)