Acta Photonica Sinica, Volume. 51, Issue 12, 1206001(2022)

Hidden-layers Extended Recurrent Neural Network Equalizer for Short Reach Optical Interconnects

Caoyang LIU1, Lin SUN1, Jiawang XIAO1, Bangning MAO2, and Ning LIU1、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1Jiangsu New Optical Fiber Technology and Communication Network Engineering Research Center,School of Electronic and Information Engineering,Soochow University,Suzhou Jiangsu 215006,China
  • 2College of Optical and Electronic Technology,China Jiliang University,Hangzhou 310018,China
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    Figures & Tables(11)
    Schematic of the single hidden layer NN equalizers
    Schematic of the multiple hidden layers RNNE
    Verification setup of the multiple hidden layers RNNE for a 112-Gbps optical PAM-4 link
    BER vs. multiplication numbers for two hidden layers RNNE
    BER vs. multiplication numbers for multiple hidden layers RNNE
    Comparison of multiplication numbers of multiple hidden layers RNNE with the same hidden neurons number
    BER vs. received optical power for single and two hidden layers RNNEs
    Eye diagrams at -8 dBm ROP
    • Table 1. Parameters of optical PAM-4 link

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      Table 1. Parameters of optical PAM-4 link

      ParameterValue
      ModulationPAM⁃4
      Signal bit rate112 Gbps
      Wavelength1 550 nm
      Fiber length20 km
      Dispersion coefficient16 ps/(nm·km)
      Fiber attenuation0.16 dB/km
    • Table 2. NRNN of multiple hidden layers RNNE at different thresholds

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      Table 2. NRNN of multiple hidden layers RNNE at different thresholds

      BER threshold

      NRNN of

      one hidden layer

      NRNN of

      two hidden layers

      NRNN of

      three hidden layers

      10 -2204187189
      3.8×10 -3283239247
      10 -3429329349
    • Table 3. BER of multiple hidden layers RNNE with the same hidden neurons number

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      Table 3. BER of multiple hidden layers RNNE with the same hidden neurons number

      Number of neurons per layer

      BER of

      one hidden layer

      BER of

      two hidden layers

      BER of

      three hidden layers

      61.22×10-24.85×10-32.80×10-3
      76.90×10-31.80×10-31.30×10-3
      85.00×10-31.10×10-37.11×10-4
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    Caoyang LIU, Lin SUN, Jiawang XIAO, Bangning MAO, Ning LIU. Hidden-layers Extended Recurrent Neural Network Equalizer for Short Reach Optical Interconnects[J]. Acta Photonica Sinica, 2022, 51(12): 1206001

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    Paper Information

    Category: Fiber Optics and Optical Communications

    Received: Apr. 29, 2022

    Accepted: Jun. 24, 2022

    Published Online: Feb. 6, 2023

    The Author Email: Ning LIU (gordonnliu@suda.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/gzxb20225112.1206001

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