Adaptive Bayesian neural networks nonlinear equalizer in a 300-Gbit/s PAM8 transmission for IM/DD OAM mode division multiplexing

Abstract

The strong stochastic nonlinear impairment induced by random mode coupling appears to be a long-standing performance-limiting problem in the orbital angular momentum (OAM) mode division multiplexing (MDM) of intensity modulation direct detection (IM/DD) transmission systems. In this Letter, we propose a Bayesian neural network (BNN) nonlinear equalizer for an OAM-MDM IM/DD transmission with three modes. Unlike conventional Volterra and convolutional neural network (CNN) equalizers with fixed weight coefficients, the weights and biases of the BNN nonlinear equalizer are regarded as probability distributions, which can accurately match the stochastic nonlinear model of the OAM-MDM. The BNN nonlinear equalizer is capable of adaptively updating its weights and biases sample-by-sample, according to the probability distribution. An experiment was conducted on a 300-Gbit/s PAM8 signal with three modes over a 2.6-km OAM-MDM RCF transmission. The experimental results demonstrate that the proposed BNN nonlinear equalizer exhibits promising solutions to effectively mitigate nonlinear distortions, which outperforms conventional Volterra and CNN equalizers with receiver sensitivity improvements of 1.0 dBm and 2.5 dBm, respectively, under hard-decision forward error correction (HD-FEC) thresholds. Moreover, compared with the Volterra and CNN equalizers, the complexity of the OAM-MDM is significantly improved through the BNN nonlinear equalizer. The proposed BNN nonlinear equalizer is a promising candidate for the high capacity inter-data center interconnects.

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