Dr Manoj Thakur
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Email
mpthak@essex.ac.uk -
Location
5A.525, Colchester Campus
Teaching and supervision
Current teaching responsibilities
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Team Project Challenge (CE201)
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Sensors and Actuators (CE216)
Publications
Journal articles (10)
Mikroulis, S., Thakur, MP. and Mitchell, JE., (2016). Evaluation of OOK and OFDM on an SMF-MMF-SMF Link Targeting a PON/60-GHz Topology for Beyond 4G. IEEE Photonics Technology Letters. 28 (4), 449-452
Erkilinc, MS., Thakur, MP., Pachnicke, S., Griesser, H., Mitchell, J., Thomsen, BC., Bayvel, P. and Killey, RI., (2016). Spectrally Efficient WDM Nyquist Pulse-Shaped Subcarrier Modulation Using a Dual-Drive Mach–Zehnder Modulator and Direct Detection. Journal of Lightwave Technology. 34 (4), 1158-1165
Chin, H-M., Thakur, MP., Thomsen, BC. and Savory, SJ., (2014). Estimating divergently routed nonlinearly interfering channel powers using cross phase modulation. Optics Express. 22 (21), 25506-25506
Mikroulis, S., Omomukuyo, O., Thakur, MP. and Mitchell, JE., (2014). Investigation of a SMF-MMF Link for a Remote Heterodyne 60-GHz OFDM RoF Based Gigabit Wireless Access Topology. Journal of Lightwave Technology. 32 (20), 3645-3653
Omomukuyo, O., Thakur, MP. and Mitchell, JE., (2013). Simple 60-GHz MB-OFDM Ultrawideband RoF System Based on Remote Heterodyning. IEEE Photonics Technology Letters. 25 (3), 268-271
Milosavljevic, M., Thakur, MP., Kourtessis, P., Mitchell, JE. and Senior, JM., (2012). Demonstration of Wireless Backhauling Over Long-Reach PONs. Journal of Lightwave Technology. 30 (5), 811-817
Thakur, MP., Medeiros, MCR., Laurêncio, P. and Mitchell, JE., (2011). Optical frequency tripling with improved suppression and sideband selection. Optics Express. 19 (26), B459-B459
Thakur, MP., Quinlan, TJ., Bock, C., Walker, SD., Toycan, M., Dudley, SEM., Smith, DW., Borghesani, A., Moodie, D., Ran, M. and Ben-Ezra, Y., (2009). 480-Mbps, Bi-Directional, Ultra-Wideband Radio-Over-Fiber Transmission Using a 1308/1564-nm Reflective Electro-Absorption Transducer and Commercially Available VCSELs. Journal of Lightwave Technology. 27 (3), 266-272
Toycan, M., Tsalamanis, I., Thakur, M., Walker, SD. and Parker, MC., (2007). Graeco-Latin-routed, self-wrapping, FSR-interleaved, AWG-based access network. Journal of Optical Networking. 6 (6), 654-654
Lepley, JJ., Thakur, MP., Tsalamanis, I., Bock, C., Arellano, C., Prat, J. and Walker, SD., (2005). VDSL transmission over a fiber extended-access network. Journal of Optical Networking. 4 (8), 517-517
Conferences (45)
Binh, LN., Mikroulis, S., Hillerkuss, D., Cano, IN., Walker, SD. and Thakur, MP., (2019). 5G optical transport networking: from photonic devices to processors
Gonzales Guerrero, L., Balakier, K., Thakur, M., Shams, H., Ponnampalam, L., Graham, CS., Fice, M., Seeds, A. and Renaud, C., (2019). Photonic systems for tunable mm-wave and THz wireless communications
Balakier, K., Thakur, MP., van Dijk, F., Lamponi, M., Chtioui, M., Leiba, Y., Mitchell, JE., Seeds, AJ. and Renaud, CC., (2016). Demonstration of photonic integrated RAU for millimetre-wave gigabit wireless transmissio
Thakur, MP., Mikroulis, S., Renaud, CC., Olmos, JJV., Medeiros, MCR. and Mitchell, JE., (2015). Cost-efficient DWDM-PON/Mm-Wave wireless integration using coherent radio-over-fiber (CRoF)
Mikroulis, S., Thakur, MP. and Mitchell, JE., (2015). Investigation of a cost-efficient PON/mm-wave converged access topology using multimode fiber feeds
Mikroulis, S., Thakur, MP. and Mitchell, JE., (2015). Comparison of OFDM standards for 60GHz SMF-MMF radio over fiber links
Morant, M., Llorente, R., Thakur, MP. and Mitchell, JE., (2015). Full-standard broadcast DVB-T and wireless overlay on legacy and OFDM next-generation FTTH networks
Makris, D., Tsiakas, P., Voudouris, K., Thakur, MP. and Mikroulis, S., (2015). Investigation of the SIW technology for low cost 60 GHz radio over fiber based array antenna units
Medeiros, MCR., Thakur, MP., Mikroulis, S. and Mitchell, JE., (2015). Wavelength shift tolerance of a heterodyne detection scheme for cost-efficient DWDM-PON / 60 GHz wireless integration
Clegg, RG., Spencer, J., Landa, R., Thakur, M., Mitchell, J. and Rio, M., (2014). Pushing Software Defined Networking to the Access
Maher, R., Chin, HM., Thakur, MP., Lavery, D., Bayvel, P., Savory, SJ. and Thomsen, BC., (2014). Fastwavelength switching DP-OFDM transceiver in a 5-node 800km coherent OBS network
Maher, R., Chin, HM., Thakur, MP., Lavery, D., Bayvel, P., Savory, SJ. and Thomsen, BC., (2014). Fast wavelength switching DP-OFDM transceiver in a 5-node 800km coherent OBS network
Thakur, MP., Mikroulis, S., Renaud, CC., Mitchell, JE. and Stohr, A., (2014). DWDM-PON/mm-Wave wireless converged Next Generation Access Topology using coherent heterodyne detection
Mikroulis, S., Thakur, MP. and Mitchell, JE., (2014). Investigation of a robust remote heterodyne envelope detector scheme for cost-efficient E-PON / 60 GHz wireless integration
Maher, R., Chin, HM., Thakur, MP., Lavery, D., Bayvel, P., Savory, SJ. and Thomsen, BC., (2014). Fast wavelength switching DP-OFDM transceiver in a 5-node 800km coherent OBS network
Maher, R., Chin, H-M., Thakur, MP., Lavery, D., Bayvel, P., Savory, SJ. and Thomsen, BC., (2014). Fast Wavelength Switching DP-OFDM Transceiver in a 5-Node 800km Coherent OBS Network
Omomukuyo, O., Thakur, MP. and Mitchell, JE., (2012). Experimental Demonstration of Digital Predistortion for Linearization of Mach-Zehnder Modulators in Direct-Detection MB-OFDM Ultra-Wideband over Fiber Systems
Omomukuyo, O., Thakur, MP. and Mitchell, JE., (2012). Experimental performance analysis of MB-OFDM Ultra-Wideband Radio-Over-Fiber signals in the 60-GHz band using a commercially-available DFB laser
Medeiros, MCR., Thakur, MP., Laurencio, P. and Mitchell, JE., (2012). Transmission limitations of WiMax over fibre transmission employing optical up-conversion schemes
Mitchell, JE., Thakur, MP., Parker, MC. and Walker, SD., (2011). Radio-over-fibre networks: Developments from the BONE Virtual Centre of Excellence in Access
Thakur, MP., Laurêncio, P., Medeiros, MCR. and Mitchell, JE., (2011). Optical frequency tripling with improved suppression and sideband selection
Thakur, MP., Laurêncio, P., Medeiros, C. and Mitchell, JE., (2011). Optical Frequency Tripling with Improved Suppression and Sideband Selection
Thakur, MP., Mitchell, JE., Quinlan, TJ., Parker, MC. and Walker, SD., (2010). First demonstration of secure, AWG performance interrogation using OFDM edge-tones on WDM access networks
Milosavljevic, M., Thakur, MP., Kourtessis, P., Mitchell, JE. and Senior, JM., (2010). A multi-wavelength access network featuring WiMAX transmission over GPON links
Bock, C., Quinlan, T., Thakur, MP. and Walker, SD., (2009). Integrated Optical Wireless Access: Advanced topologies for future access networks
Thakur, MP., Quinlan, T., Ahmad Anas, SB., Hunter, DK., Walker, SD., Smith, DW., Borghesani, A. and Moodie, D., (2009). Triple-Format, UWB-WiFi-WiMax, Radio-Over-Fiber Co-Existence Demonstration Featuring Low-Cost 1308/1564 nm VCSELs and a Reflective Electro-Absorption Transceiver
Thakur, MP., Quinlan, T., Ahmad Anas, SB., Hunter, DK., Walker, SD., Smith, DW., Borghesani, A. and Moodie, D., (2009). Multi-wavelength, 4.32 Gbps UWB radio-over-fiber demonstration featuring a reflective electro-absorption transceiver and low-Cost DWDM grid VCSELs
Llorente, R., Morant, M., Tokle, T., Quinlan, T., Thakur, M. and Walker, S., (2009). UWB radio-over-fiber and photonic sensing for cognitive optical access networks
Bock, C., Thakur, MP., Quinlan, T., Dudley, SEM. and Walker, SD., (2008). Integration of wireless and optics, future trends on access networks
Thakur, MP., Quinlan, T., Dudley, S., Toycan, M., Bock, C., Walker, SD., Smith, DW., Borghesani, A., Moodie, D., Llorente, R., Ran, M. and Ben-Ezra, Y., (2008). Bi-directional, 480Mbps, ultra-wideband, radio-over-fibre transmission using a 1310/1564nm reflective electro-absorption transducer and commercially-available components
Smith, DW., Borghesani, A., Moodie, D., Thakur, MP., Quinlan, T., Dudley, S., Toycan, M., Bock, C., Walker, SD., Ran, M. and Ben-Ezra, Y., (2008). 480Mbps ultra-wideband radio-over-fibre transmission using a 1310/1550nm reflective electro-absorption transducer and off-the-shelf components
Llorente, R., Thakur, MP., Morant, M., Walker, SD. and Marti, J., (2008). Performance comparison of radio-over-fibre UWB distribution in SSMF and MMF optical media
Ben-Ezra, Y., Ran, M., Borohovich, E., Leibovich, A., Thakur, MP., Llorente, R. and Walker, SD., (2008). Wimedia-Defined, Ultra-Wideband Radio Transmission over Optical Fibre
Hugues-Salas, E., Razavi, R., Quinlan, TJ., Thakur, MP. and Walker, SD., (2007). A 2.5 Gb/s edge-detecting burst-mode receiver for GPON access networks
Hugues-Salas, E., Razavi, R., Quinlan, TJ., Thakur, MP. and Walker, SD., (2007). A 2.5 Gb/s Edge-Detecting Burst-Mode Receiver for GPON Access Networks
Toycan, M., Thakur, MP. and Walker, SD., (2007). Optical network architecture for UWB range extension beyond a single complex of cells
Thakur, MP., Tsalamanis, I., Lepley, JJ. and Walker, SD., (2006). VDSL transmission over latin routed DWDM optical access networks
Lepley, JJ., Thakur, MP., Tsalamanis, I., Walker, SD., Habel, K., Langer, K-D., Rijckenberg, G-J., Ng'oma, A., Koonen, AMJ. and Wellen, JS., (2006). Interoperability of Last Mile Access Technologies over a Passive Optical Ring Network: Results of the MUSE Demonstration
Thakur, MP., Bock, C., Lepley, JJ., Arellano, C., Prat, J. and Walker, SD., (2005). VDSL over fibre access network with reflective optical network unit
Thakur, MP., Bock, C., Prat, J. and Walker, SD., (2005). Upgrade paths from VDSL-based FTTC to ethernet-based FTTH: an experimental comparison
Thakur, MP., (2005). Passive VDSL transmission over single fibre using reflective technique at customer premises
Bock, C., (2005). Wavelength independent RSOA-based ONU for FTTH PON implementation of switched Ethernet services
Thakur, MP., Tsalamanis, I., Lepley, JJ. and Walker, SD., (2005). VDSL transmission over latin routed DWDM optical access networks
Thakur, MP., Tsalamanis, I., Lepley, JJ. and Walker, SD., (2005). VDSL transmission over latin routed DWDM optical access networks
Thakur, MP., Tsalamanis, I., Lepley, JJ. and Walker, SD., (2005). VDSL transmission over latin routed DWDM optical access networks
Grants and funding
2024
Innovate to Elevate (I2E) project to To identify a way of connecting 2 machines together with a permanent and reliable remote connection, specifically trialling a LoRaWan network.
Babergh and Mid Suffolk (Innovate to Elevate Programme)
CIRCULAR ECONOMY INNOVATIONS FOR RESILIENT, COMPETITIVE AND SUSTAINABLE BATTERY TECHNOLOGIES
European Commission
2017
To develop Ethernet based software control of reference designs for networked microphones.
Innovate UK (formerly Technology Strategy Board)