Dynamic evolving neural fuzzy inference system equalization scheme in mode division multiplexing for optical fiber transmission

The performance of optical mode division multiplexing (MDM) is affected by intersymbol interference (ISI) from nonlinear channel impairments arising from higherorder mode coupling and modal dispersion in multimode fiber. However, the existing MDM equalization algorithms can only mitigate the linear distortion, but they cannot address nonlinear distortion in the signal accurately. Therefore, there is a need to explore how ISI can be mitigated to recover the transmitted signal. This research aims to control the broadening of the MDM signal and minimize the undesirable distortion among channels in MMF by signal reshaping at the receiver. A dynamic evolving neural fuzzy inference system (DENFIS) equalization scheme has been used to achieve this objective. This research was conducted through a few steps commencing with modelling the MDM system in Optsim and collecting the data. Then, the signal reshaping parameters were determined. After that, DENFIS equalization, least mean square (LMS) and recursive least squares (RLS) equalizations were implemented and evaluated. Results illustrated that nonlinear DENFIS equalization scheme can improve MDM signal at a higher accuracy than previous linear equalization schemes. DENFIS equalization demonstrates better signal reshaping accuracy with an average root mean square error (RMSE) of 0.0338 and outperformed linear LMS and RLS equalization schemes with high average RMSE values of 0.101 and 0.1914 respectively. The reduced RMSE implies that DENFIS equalization scheme mitigates ISI more effectively in a nonlinear channel. This effect can hasten data transmission rates in MDM. Moreover, the successful offline implementation of DENFIS equalization in MDM encourages future online implementation of DENFIS equalization in embedded optical systems

Dynamic evolving neural fuzzy inference system equalization scheme in mode division multiplexer for optical fiber transmission

The performance of optical mode division multiplexer (MDM) is affected by inter-symbol interference (ISI), which arises from higher-order mode coupling and modal dispersion in multimode fiber (MMF). Existing equalization algorithms in MDM can mitigate linear channel impairments, but cannot tackle nonlinear channel impairments accurately. Therefore, mitigating the noise in the received signal of MDM in the presence of ISI to recover the transmitted signal is important issue. This paper aims at controlling the broadening of the signal from MDM and minimizing the undesirable noise among channels. A dynamic evolving neural fuzzy inference system (DENFIS) equalization scheme has been used to achieve this objective. Results illustrate that nonlinear DENFIS equalization scheme can improve the received distorted signal from an MDM with better accuracy than previous linear equalization schemes such as recursive‐least‐square (RLS) algorithm. Desirably, this effect allows faster data transmission rate in MDM. Additionally, the successful offline implementation of DENFIS equalization in MDM encourages future online implementation of DENFIS equalization in embedded optical systems

Design & investigation of 10x10 gbit/s MDM over hybrid FSO link under different weather conditions and fiber to the home

In this paper, we design and investigate 10-channels of mode division multiplexer (MDM) over hybrid free-space optics (FSO) link in several weather conditions to achieve the maximum possible medium range and fiber to the home (FTTH) for high bandwidth access networks. System capacity can be effectively increased with the use of MDM over hybrid FSO-FTTH. In this study, a 10-channel MDM over FSO-FTTH system has been analyzed in different weather conditions that operate at 1550 nm wavelength. The simulated system has transmitted 100 Gbit/s up for a distance of 3200 meters FSO in superbly clear weather condition. It also transmitted 100 Gbit/s up for a distance of 650 meters FSO during heavy rain. The validation of this study is measures based on eye diagrams bit-error rates (BER) that have been analyzed