Nonlinear blind equalization for 16-QAM coherent optical OFDM using support vector machines

E. Giacoumidis, S. Mhatli, S. T. Le, I. Aldaya, M. E. McCarthy, A. D. Ellis, B. J. Eggleton

Research output: Chapter in Book/Published conference outputConference publication

Abstract

A novel blind nonlinear equalizer (BNLE) based on support vector machines is experimentally demonstrated for ∼41-Gb/s 16-QAM CO-OFDM at 2000 km. For 2 dBm launched optical power, BNLE reduces the fiber nonlinearity penalty by ∼1 dB compared to Volterra-based NLE.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationECOC 2016; 42nd European Conference on Optical Communication
PublisherIEEE
Pages1079-1081
Number of pages3
ISBN (Electronic)9783800742745
Publication statusPublished - 5 Dec 2016
Event42nd European Conference on Optical Communication, ECOC 2016 - Dusseldorf, Germany
Duration: 18 Sept 201622 Sept 2016

Conference

Conference42nd European Conference on Optical Communication, ECOC 2016
Country/TerritoryGermany
CityDusseldorf
Period18/09/1622/09/16

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