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Likai Zhu1, Guifang Li

  • 1CREOL, The College of Optics and Photonics, University of Central Florida, 4000 Central Florida Boulevard, Orlando, Florida 32816, USA. likaizhu@creol.ucf.edu

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A new dispersion-folded (D-folded) digital backward propagation (DBP) method significantly reduces computational load for compensating nonlinearity in long-haul fiber optic transmissions. This D-folded DBP approach offers substantial efficiency gains without compromising signal performance.

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Area of Science:

  • Optical Communications
  • Digital Signal Processing
  • Nonlinear Optics

Background:

  • Long-haul fiber optic transmission is susceptible to signal degradation caused by chromatic dispersion and nonlinear effects.
  • Digital backward propagation (DBP) is an effective technique for nonlinearity compensation but is computationally intensive.
  • In dispersion-managed fiber links, optical waveform evolution exhibits periodic behavior related to accumulated dispersion.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To propose a computationally efficient dispersion-folded (D-folded) digital backward propagation (DBP) method.
  • To reduce the computational complexity of nonlinearity compensation in dispersion-managed fiber links.
  • To evaluate the performance and efficiency of the D-folded DBP method in long-haul transmissions.

Main Methods:

  • Developed a dispersion-folded (D-folded) DBP algorithm that leverages the repeating optical waveform evolution in dispersion-managed links.
  • The DBP steps are folded based on the accumulated dispersion, exploiting the periodicity of optical signal behavior.
  • Validated the method through experimental transmission of a single channel over 6,084 km and simulated wavelength-division multiplexing (WDM) over 13,000 km.

Main Results:

  • Experimental results for 6,084 km single-channel transmission demonstrated a 43-fold reduction in computation with negligible performance penalty.
  • Simulations for 13,000 km WDM transmission showed a 37-fold reduction in computation for inter-channel nonlinearity compensation.
  • The D-folded DBP method effectively compensates for nonlinearity while significantly improving computational efficiency.

Conclusions:

  • The proposed D-folded DBP method is a highly efficient approach for nonlinearity compensation in dispersion-managed fiber transmission systems.
  • This technique offers substantial computational savings, making advanced signal processing more feasible for ultra-long-haul optical networks.
  • The D-folded DBP method maintains signal integrity, paving the way for higher capacity and longer reach optical communication systems.