Experimental Demonstration of Zero-Shot Machine Learning Equalisation in Dual-Polarisation Coherent Transmission

Conference: ECOC 2024 - 50th European Conference on Optical Communication
09/22/2024 - 09/26/2024 at Frankfurt, Germany

Proceedings: ITG-Fb. 317: ECOC 2024

Pages: 4Language: englishTyp: PDF

Authors:
Lennard, Samuel; Barbosa, Fabio A.; Ferreira, Filipe M.

Abstract:
We introduce the first machine learning-only equaliser for dual-polarisation IQ-modulated signals operating without online training or fine-tuning. Lab transmission of 30 Gbaud DP-16-QAM shows this equaliser matching or outperforming conventional DSP over a range of conditions, including different fibres and transmission frequencies.