Feedforward and recurrent neural network-based transfer learning for nonlinear equalization in short-reach optical links

Z Xu, C Sun, T Ji, JH Manton, W Shieh - Journal of Lightwave …, 2021 - opg.optica.org
Neural network (NN)-based nonlinear equalizers have been shown effective for various
types of short-reach direct detection systems. However, they work best for a certain channel …

Performance and complexity analysis of bi-directional recurrent neural network models versus volterra nonlinear equalizers in digital coherent systems

S Deligiannidis, C Mesaritakis… - Journal of Lightwave …, 2021 - opg.optica.org
We investigate the complexity and performance of recurrent neural network (RNN) models
as post-processing units for the compensation of fibre nonlinearities in digital coherent …

Towards FPGA implementation of neural network-based nonlinearity mitigation equalizers in coherent optical transmission systems

PJ Freire, M Anderson, B Spinnler, T Bex… - 2022 European …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
For the first time, recurrent and feedforward neural network-based equalizers for nonlinearity
compensation are implemented in an FPGA, with a level of complexity comparable to that of …

Low computationally complex recurrent neural network for high speed optical fiber transmission

Q Zhou, C Yang, A Liang, X Zheng, Z Chen - Optics Communications, 2019 - Elsevier
The demand for high speed data transmission has increased rapidly over the past few years,
leading to the development of the data center concept. Considering that vertical cavity …

An interpretable mapping from a communication system to a neural network for optimal transceiver-joint equalization

Z Zhai, H Jiang, M Fu, L Liu, L Yi, W Hu… - Journal of Lightwave …, 2021 - opg.optica.org
In this paper, we propose a scheme that utilizes the optimization ability of artificial
intelligence (AI) for optimal transceiver-joint equalization in compensating for the optical …

Toward hardware-efficient optical neural networks: Beyond FFT architecture via joint learnability

J Gu, Z Zhao, C Feng, Z Ying, M Liu… - … on Computer-Aided …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
As a promising neuromorphic framework, the optical neural network (ONN) demonstrates
ultrahigh inference speed with low energy consumption. However, the previous ONN …

Neural network equalizers and successive interference cancellation for bandlimited channels with a nonlinearity

D Plabst, T Prinz, F Diedolo, T Wiegart… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
Neural networks (NNs) inspired by the forward-backward algorithm (FBA) are used as
equalizers for bandlimited channels with a memoryless nonlinearity. The NN-equalizers are …

AdaNN: Adaptive neural network-based equalizer via online semi-supervised learning

Q Zhou, F Zhang, C Yang - Journal of Lightwave Technology, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The demand for high speed data transmission has increased rapidly, leading to advanced
optical communication techniques. In the past few years, multiple equalizers based on …

Area-Efficient Neural Network CD Equalizer for 4× 200Gb/s PAM4 CWDM4 Systems

B Liu, C Bluemm, S Calabrò, B Li… - 2023 Optical Fiber …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We use a neural network trained jointly by multi-task learning on datasets acquired at
multiple wavelengths to mitigate the impact of chromatic dispersion in 4× 200Gb/s CWDM4 …

Automatic optimization of volterra equalizer with deep reinforcement learning for intensity-modulated direct-detection optical communications

Y Xu, L Huang, W Jiang, L Xue, W Hu… - Journal of Lightwave …, 2022 - opg.optica.org
Volterra nonlinear equalizer (VNLE) is widely investigated for linear and nonlinear
distortions compensation in optical communication systems. Despite the powerful …