Symbol-level fiber-longitudinal power profile estimation

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Summary

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Symbol-level power profile estimation (PPE) in optical systems is complex. A new matrix calibration method improves accuracy by accounting for inter-sample interactions, reducing errors in power estimation.

Area Of Science

  • Optical communications
  • Signal processing

Background

  • Symbol-level power profile estimation (PPE) offers reduced complexity over waveform-level PPE.
  • However, symbol-rate data lacks inter-sample interaction information, causing absolute power estimation inaccuracies.

Purpose Of The Study

  • To analyze the discrepancies between symbol-level and waveform-level perturbation matrices.
  • To propose an accurate symbol-level PPE method using matrix calibration.

Main Methods

  • In-depth analysis of symbol-level vs. waveform-level perturbation matrices.
  • Development of a power calibration technique utilizing the trace of the inverse matrix.

Main Results

  • Evaluated on probabilistic constellation shaping (PCS) 64QAM 130 Gbaud links (5 × 50 km).
  • Matrix calibration reduced root mean squared error (RMSE) by 0.98 dB at EDFA positions.
  • RMSE decreased by 0.62 dB across all estimated positions.

Conclusions

  • The proposed matrix calibration method significantly enhances the accuracy of symbol-level PPE.
  • This technique addresses the limitations of symbol-rate data in power estimation for optical systems.

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