An optical communication's perspective on machine learning and its applications

FN Khan, Q Fan, C Lu, APT Lau - Journal of Lightwave …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Machine learning (ML) has disrupted a wide range of science and engineering disciplines in
recent years. ML applications in optical communications and networking are also gaining …

A closed-form approximation of the Gaussian noise model in the presence of inter-channel stimulated Raman scattering

D Semrau, RI Killey, P Bayvel - Journal of Lightwave …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
An accurate, closed-form expression evaluating the nonlinear interference (NLI) power in
coherent optical transmission systems in the presence of inter-channel stimulated Raman …

Application of machine learning in fiber nonlinearity modeling and monitoring for elastic optical networks

Q Zhuge, X Zeng, H Lun, M Cai, X Liu, L Yi… - Journal of Lightwave …, 2019 - opg.optica.org
Fiber nonlinear interference (NLI) modeling and monitoring are the key building blocks to
support elastic optical networks. In the past, they were normally developed and investigated …

A modulation format correction formula for the Gaussian noise model in the presence of inter-channel stimulated Raman scattering

D Semrau, E Sillekens, RI Killey… - Journal of Lightwave …, 2019 - opg.optica.org
A closed-form formula is derived, which corrects for the modulation format dependence of
the Gaussian noise (GN) model in the presence of inter-channel stimulated Raman …

Polarization-ring-switching for nonlinearity-tolerant geometrically shaped four-dimensional formats maximizing generalized mutual information

B Chen, C Okonkwo, H Hafermann… - Journal of Lightwave …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, a new four-dimensional 64-ary polarization ring switching (4D-64PRS)
modulation format with a spectral efficiency of 6 bit/4D-sym is introduced. The format is …

Low-margin optical networking at cloud scale

M Filer, J Gaudette, Y Yin, D Billor… - Journal of optical …, 2019 - opg.optica.org
Every day, customers across the globe connect to cloud service provider servers with
requests for diverse types of data, requiring instantaneous response times and seamless …

A machine learning-based detection technique for optical fiber nonlinearity mitigation

A Amari, X Lin, OA Dobre… - IEEE Photonics …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We investigate the performance of a machine learning classification technique, called the
Parzen window, to mitigate the fiber nonlinearity in the context of dispersion managed and …

Study on the impact of nonlinearity and noise on the performance of high-capacity broadband hybrid Raman-EDFA amplified system

L Galdino, D Semrau, M Ionescu, A Edwards… - Journal of Lightwave …, 2019 - opg.optica.org
We experimentally demonstrated the transmission of 312 35 GBd DP-256QAM over 9 70 km
spans using hybrid distributed Raman-EDFA (HRE) amplifiers with a continuous 91 nm gain …

On numerical simulations of ultra-wideband long-haul optical communication systems

P Serena, C Lasagni, S Musetti… - Journal of Lightwave …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper discusses the key issues in reliable modeling and numerical simulation of ultra-
wideband (UWB) long-haul fiber-optic systems, such as those spanning the C+ L band. We …

Nonlinearity mitigation in WDM systems: Models, strategies, and achievable rates

M Secondini, E Agrell, E Forestieri… - Journal of Lightwave …, 2019 - opg.optica.org
After reviewing models and mitigation strategies for interchannel nonlinear interference
(NLI), we study its characteristics and coherence properties. Based on this study, we devise …