Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, Volume. 59, Issue 11, 1100002(2022)

Survey of Field-Signal Recovery Technique in Direct-Detection Optical Fiber Communication System

Mengfan Sun1, Yuancheng Cai1,2、*, Min Zhu1,2、**, Liyao Zhang1, Sheng Liang1, Mingzheng Lei2, Jiao Zhang1,2, Bingchang Hua2, Liang Tian2, Yucong Zou2, and Aijie Li2
Author Affiliations
  • 1National Mobile Communications Research Laboratory, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, Jiangsu , China
  • 2Purple Mountain Laboratories, Nanjing 211111, Jiangsu , China
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    Schematic diagram of the SV-DD system
    Diagram of direct-detection optical fiber communication system based on CADD receiver. (a) System structure diagram; (b) iterative elimination algorithm of SSBI in DSP
    Diagram of direct-detection optical fiber communication system based on KK receiver. (a) System structure; (b) flow chart of KK algorithm in DSP
    • Table 1. Main research results of direct-detection system based on SV receiver

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      Table 1. Main research results of direct-detection system based on SV receiver

      YearResearch instituteResearch resultReference
      2014University of Melbourne,Australiapropose the SV-DD system based on carrier and signal polarization multiplexingRef.[3
      2014McGill University,Canadapropose a polarization multiplexed SV-DD based on PAM-4Ref.[16
      2016McGill University,Canadarealize the SV-DD system equalization enhanced phase noise via numerical simulationRef.[17
      2017Beijing University of Science and Technology,Chinaanalyze the performance of three optical polarization multiplexing methodsRef.[12
      2017McGill University,Canadapropose a three-dimensional modulation scheme in Stokes spaceRef.[13
      2018University of Melbourne,Australiapropose the Stokes-space field receiver for multiple spatial modesRef.[18
      2019University of Melbourne,Australiapropose high-dimensional SV-DD receiver over few-mode fibersRef.[14
      2019

      Nokia Bell Labs,

      United States

      realize the establishment of joint polarization recovery based on Stokes space and Jones spaceRef.[15
      2020University of Tokyo,Japanpropose single-ended photodetectors to reduce the size and cost of SV receiverRef.[19
      2020Jinan University,Chinapropose a Stokes-space multiplexing system based on spectrum compressionRef.[20
    • Table 2. Main research results of the direct-detection optical communication system based on KK receiver

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      Table 2. Main research results of the direct-detection optical communication system based on KK receiver

      YearResearch instituteResearch resultReference
      2016University of L’Aquila,ItalyKK receiver is used to reconstruct the single sideband vector field-signal at the first timeRef.[5
      2017McGill University,CanadaKK algorithm is used in Stokes vector receiver. Achieved a single-wavelength 400 Gbit/s rate of 80 km transmissionRef.[26
      2017University of London,UKdiscuss the impact of resampling rate and carrier signal power ratio on the performance of KK receiversRef.[30
      2018Huazhong University of Science and Technology,Chinadiscuss the feasibility of KK algorithm in optical access networksRef.[31
      2018University of Electronic Science and Technology,Chinaachieve single-channel,single polarization 102.4-Gbit/s Nyquist PAM-4 over 800-km standard single-mode fiberRef.[32
      2018KAIST,Koreapropose a non-iterative KK receiver that avoids digital upsamplingRef.[33
      2019Shanghai Jiaotong University,Chinapropose exponential operation that reduces the system’s requirements for the carrier signal power ratioRef.[34
      2019University of Melbourne,Australiapropose a novel scheme to relax the requirement of high carrier-to-signal power ratio for KK receiverRef.[35
      2020Monash University,Australiapropose two methods of reducing error rates for weak carriersRef.[36
      2020KAIST,Koreazero-padding method is proposed to estimate the DC component lost by the KK receiverRef.[37
      2020Monash University,Australiapropose the MP condition is not sufficient to guarantee error-free performance in noiseless conditionsRef.[38
      2021Hunan Normal University,Chinapropose KK algorithm combined with the discrete Fourier transform precoding technology;extend the transmission distance and improve receiver sensitivityRef.[28
      2021Monash University,Australiapropose analog low-latency KK optical single-sideband receiverRef.[29
    • Table 3. Comparison of three kinds of field signal recovery technical solutions

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      Table 3. Comparison of three kinds of field signal recovery technical solutions

      Direct-detection systemSVCADDKK
      Transmitter compositionLD×1,IQ modulator×1,DAC×2,PBS×1,PBC×1(complex)LD×1,IQ modulator×1,DAC×2(middle)

      LD×1,DDMZM×1,

      DAC×2(simple)

      Receiver compositionoptical hybrid×1,BPD×3,ADC×3(complex)optical hybrid×1,PD×1,BPD×2,ADC×3,ODL×1(complex)PD×1,ADC×1(simple)
      Polarization dependentyesnono
      Spectral efficiency

      OSE:low

      ESE:middle

      OSE:middle

      ESE:high

      OSE:high

      ESE:low

      DSP complexitylowhighmiddle
      System costhighhighlow
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    Mengfan Sun, Yuancheng Cai, Min Zhu, Liyao Zhang, Sheng Liang, Mingzheng Lei, Jiao Zhang, Bingchang Hua, Liang Tian, Yucong Zou, Aijie Li. Survey of Field-Signal Recovery Technique in Direct-Detection Optical Fiber Communication System[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2022, 59(11): 1100002

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    Paper Information

    Category: Reviews

    Received: Jun. 7, 2021

    Accepted: Jul. 13, 2021

    Published Online: Jun. 9, 2022

    The Author Email: Yuancheng Cai (caiyuancheng@pmlabs.com.cn), Min Zhu (minzhu@seu.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/LOP202259.1100002

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