Rakesh Sambaraju, PhD
Director of Sales and Technology at Vitex
Education
PhD, Optical Communications – Universitat Politècnia de València, Spain
MS, Optical Communications Systems – Technical University of Denmark
BS, Electronics and Communications Engineering – Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, India
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Dr. Rakesh Sambaraju is a driven problem-solver with fifteen years’ expertise in optical communications across diverse applications and roles. His passion lies in finding solutions that enable the commercialization of cutting-edge technologies, all while simplifying complex concepts to engage customers and solve problems effectively. Rakesh excels at helping customers translate their requirements into effective solutions built upon long-lasting, robust and innovative technologies.
Currently serving as the Director of Sales and Technology at Vitex, Rakesh combines his professional experiences, technical prowess, commercial acumen and a warm, inviting personality to make a significant impact as a speaker, advisor and applications engineer. His knowledge and technical contributions have been instrumental in developing several patent-pending products (including the award-winning, patent-pending 100G BiDi breakout AOC), contributing or helming over 70 academic, conference and journal publications and reviewer for industry publications. His voluntary involvement in multiple standardization bodies showcases his dedication to advancing the field.
Rakesh proudly identifies as a subject matter expert in optical communications networks, data center connectivity and wireless physical infrastructure. In all his endeavors he focuses on delivering tailored technology and solutions, driving business growth across different optical domains such as 5G, wireless networks, data centers, high speed computing, rural telecom, network optimization, military/aeronautics, medical and more.
Contact Information
Suggested Topics
Optimizing Optical Decision-making
How to make educated optical equipment decisions for complex network upgrades and expansions
Future-proofing Rural Broadband
How to wisely design and select optical solutions and future-proof middle-mile and last-mile hardware investments
Overcoming Challenges in 5G Optical Network Deployment
Creating solutions to challenges that occur when deploying 5G optical networks
Latency Matters: Optimizing Fiber Optic Networks for High Speed Computing
What, when, why and how latency matters in high speed computing by optimizing fiber optic networks
The Future of Data Centers: How to Transition to Higher Speed Switches
How to best utilize existing equipment when upgrading speeds in data centers
Areas of Expertise
Publications
2015, September 22. Extended distance transmission over wideband MMF using multi-wavelength VCSEL based transceivers, 2015 International Conference on Photonics in Switching (PS), Florence, Italy, pp. 336-338, doi: 10.1109/PS.2015.7329045.
2014, March 24. On-the-field performance of quintuple-play long-reach OFDM-based WDM-PON optical access networks, Opt. Express 22, pp. 6203-6209.
2013, December. Performance Evaluation of a 60 GHz Radio-over-Fiber System Employing MIMO and OFDM Modulation, in IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, vol. 31, no. 12, pp. 780-787, doi: 10.1109/JSAC.2013.SUP2.12130010.
2013, October 1. Real-time ultra-wideband video streaming in long-reach passive optical networks with wireless radiationin the 10 and 60 GHz Bands, Chin. Opt. Lett. 11, 100605-.
Patents
2023. Multichannel Fiber Optic Transceiver | Provisional Patent | Product
2021, November 16. Vehicle charging station with built-in wireless access point, computing and storage | Patent
2020, November 24. Selective mode suppressing multi-mode fiber optic cable for increased bandwidth | Patent
2020, October 6. Fiber optic extender | Patent
