Dr.ir. R. (Rudolf) Saathof
Dr.ir. R. (Rudolf) Saathof
Profile
Biography
In 2009 I received my MSc in Mechanical Engineering at Twente University, faculty of Mechanical Engineering, specialization of Mechanical Automation and Mechatronics. My master thesis was about control of active vibration isolation for high-tech equipment.
In 2013 I got my PhD degree at Delft University of Technology, faculty 3ME, group of Mechatronic Systems Design. My PhD topic was Adaptive Optics for EUV Lithography.
Until 2016 I was post-doc researcher at the Technical University of Vienna, faculty of Electrical Engineering at the Automation and Control Institute (ACIN). Amongst other topics, my research was driven by the application of atomic force microscopy (AFM), vibration isolation and Adaptive Optics for laser satellite communications.
Until 2021 I worked as researcher at TNO-industry, department of Opto-Mechatronics. My research was focused on adaptive optics and turbulence and link modelling for laser satellite communications.
From 2021 I am working at the faculty of Aerospace Engineering, department of Space Engineering. My expertise area is opto-mechatronics for space with (a first) application on laser satellite communications.
Expertise
- Opto-mechatronics
- Control engineering
- Adaptive Optics
- Laser satellite communications
- Turbulence and link modeling
https://www.tudelft.nl/en/ae/laser-satellite-communications
Expertise
Publications
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2023
A multi-physics ensemble modeling framework for reliable C 2n estimation
M. Pierzyna / R. Saathof / S. Basu
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2023
Adaptive Optics pre-correction Demonstrator for Terabit Optical Communication
Kristiaan Broekens / Wimar Klop / Thijs Moens / Martin Eschen / Gustavo Castro do Amaral / Fabrizio Silverstri / Martijn Visser / Lauren Kaffa / Rudolf Saathof / More Authors
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2023
Latency-Constrained Fading Mitigation for Coherent Optical Feeder Links based on Space-Time-Frequency Coding
C. Willem Korevaar / Rudolf Saathof / Tara van Abkoude / Niek J. Doelman
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2023
Π-ML: a dimensional analysis-based machine learning parameterization of optical turbulence in the atmospheric surface layer
M. Pierzyna / R. Saathof / S. Basu
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2021
Fundamental Challenges for Laser Satellite Communications and Quantum Key Distribution
R. Saathof / S. Speretta / J. Guo / J.M. Kuiper / E.K.A. Gill
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Courses 2023
Media
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2023-12-07
NWO Open Technologie Programma financiering voor Rudolf Saathof
Appeared in: TU Delft
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2023-12-04
Wereldwijde telecommunicatie met lasers: NWO financiert veelbelovend TU Delft project via Open Technologieprogramm
Appeared in: TU Delft
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2023-09-13
De ruimte raakt vol met de satellieten van Elon Musk
Appeared in: de Volkskrant
Ancillary activities
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2023-09-01 - 2025-09-01