Channel estimation methods based on volterra kernels for MLSD in optical communication systems

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    Abstract

    Maximum likelihood sequence detection (MLSD) is the most effective electrical domain equalization scheme for mitigating dispersive optical channel impairments such as chromatic dispersion or polarization-mode dispersion. Parameter estimation for MLSD is not straightforward in optical communication systems due to the square-law nature of photodiodes. We propose a simple and efficient channel parameter estimation scheme for MLSD based on Volterra kernel modeling of the nonlinear distortion of the electrical postdetection signals.

    Original languageEnglish
    Article number5373952
    Pages (from-to)224-226
    Number of pages3
    JournalIEEE Photonics Technology Letters
    Volume22
    Issue number4
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2010 Feb 15

    Bibliographical note

    Funding Information:
    Manuscript received September 07, 2009; revised October 26, 2009; accepted November 20, 2009. First published January 08, 2010; current version published January 27, 2010. This work was supported by BK21 2009 and by the Korea Research Foundation Grant (KRF-2007-331-D00189). The author is with Division of Computer and Communications Engineering, Korea University, Seoul 136-701, Korea (e-mail: [email protected]). Color versions of one or more of the figures in this letter are available online at http://ieeexplore.ieee.org. Digital Object Identifier 10.1109/LPT.2009.2037726

    Keywords

    • Channel estimation
    • Maximum likelihood sequence detection (MLSD)
    • Volterra kernel

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
    • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
    • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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