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Versatile neuromorphic photonic processor for next-generation optical communication systems
Optics Letters
|July 31, 2026
Summary
This study demonstrates a silicon-on-insulator photonic neural network (PNN) pre-equalizer
Area of Science:
- Photonics
- Optical Communications
- Machine Learning
Background:
- Silicon-on-insulator (SOI) photonic neural networks (PNNs) show promise for high-speed optical signal processing.
- Previous work validated an 8-tap PNN pre-equalizer for 10-GHz bandwidth orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM) intensity-modulation direct detection (IMDD).
Purpose of the Study:
- To experimentally probe the operational boundaries of the SOI PNN pre-equalizer architecture.
- To evaluate its performance at higher bandwidths (up to 20 GHz) and advanced modulation formats (16-QAM).
Main Methods:
- Scaling the SOI PNN pre-equalizer to 20-GHz bandwidth operation.
- Utilizing 16-QAM modulation alongside 4-QAM.
- Quantifying performance across 5/10/20-GHz OFDM bandwidths.
- Approaching the sampling limit defined by the 25-ps tap spacing.
Main Results:
- The PNN pre-equalizer demonstrated applicability to preserve signal integrity near the Nyquist limit.
- Performance improvements were observed across all tested configurations (bandwidths and modulation formats).
- The architecture showed effectiveness in mitigating signal degradation at higher operational parameters.
Conclusions:
- The SOI PNN pre-equalizer is a viable architecture for advanced optical communication systems.
- The demonstrated scalability supports its use in future high-capacity optical networks.
- The PNN effectively preserves signal integrity near the Nyquist limit, enhancing system performance.
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