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Abstract:
We propose an online knowledge distillation method using a teacher-student model for nonlinear equalization in high-symbol-rate dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM) system spanning the S+C+L bands. The system features 195 WDM channels with 100 GHz spacing, transmitting 98 GBaud polarization division multiplexing (PDM) probability constellation shaping (PCS) 256-quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM) signals over 150 km of G.654.E standard single mode fiber (SSMF). Teacher models trained on five representative C-band channels are distilled to one or two lightweight student models on each of the C, S, L bands to achieve the whole triple-band equalization. This approach improves the system's net data-rate from 201.5 Tb/s to 231.6 Tb/s, and reduces computational complexity by up to 97.1% in C band and 80% in S and L band. The results highlight that the student model can achieve comparable performance to teacher models with significantly reduced complexity.
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