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OPAL: A GPU-Accelerated Simulator for Space-to-Ground Free-Space Optical Links
Dr. Steve Hranilovic
McMaster University
Day
Friday · 2026-10-16
Time
2:00 PM - 3:20 PM
Track
Track 4
Session
Channel Monitoring and Forecasting-2
Venue
ICSO 2026 Conference Venue
Hall Track 4Session Channel Monitoring and Forecasting-2
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OPAL provides a GPU-accelerated, multi-layer atmospheric turbulence simulator for modeling space-to-ground FSO links using split-step Fourier methods. By leveraging TensorFlow and machine learning architectures, it accurately simulates link degradation caused by evolving turbulence profiles. This tool enables efficient design and testing of mitigation strategies for terabit-per-second satellite network communications.
Topics & Subtopics
Optical CommunicationsAtmospheric TurbulenceChannel Monitoring & ForecastingIntersatellite LinksAdaptive Optics
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