100G PAM-4 PON with 34 dB Power Budget Using Joint Nonlinear Tomlinson-Harashima Precoding and Volterra Equalization
Lei Xue, Rui Lin, Joris Van Kerrebrouck, Lilin Yi, Jiajia Chen, Xin Yin
Abstract
We experimentally demonstrate 100G PAM-4 passive optical network using DML-based intensity modulation and direct detection with 3-dB system bandwidth of 15 GHz in O-band. Combining nonlinear Tomlinson-Harashima precoding at the transmitter and 2nd-order Volterra at the receiver enables 34-dB power budget for PON downstream.
Topics & Concepts
PrecodingPower budgetTransmitterBandwidth (computing)Equalization (audio)Nonlinear systemComputer scienceElectronic engineeringPassive optical networkPower (physics)PhysicsControl theory (sociology)TelecommunicationsOpticsWavelength-division multiplexingEngineeringMIMOChannel (broadcasting)Power controlControl (management)Artificial intelligenceWavelengthQuantum mechanicsAdvanced Photonic Communication SystemsOptical Network TechnologiesAdvanced Fiber Laser Technologies