Abstract
We propose a novel low-complexity artificial neural network (ANN)-based nonlinear equalizer (NLE) for coherent optical orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (CO-OFDM) and compare it with the recent inverse Volterra-series transfer function (IVSTF)-based NLE over up to 1000 km of uncompensated links. Demonstration of ANN-NLE at 80-Gb/s CO-OFDM using 16-quadrature amplitude modulation reveals a Q-factor improvement after 1000-km transmission of 3 and 1 dB with respect to the linear equalization and IVSTF-NLE, respectively.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 387-390 |
| Number of pages | 17 |
| Journal | IEEE Photonics Technology Letters |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| Early online date | 21 Jan 2015 |
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| Publication status | Published - 15 Feb 2015 |