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Aug 2026
Performance Optimization of Short Reach Optical Interconnects based on Direct Detection
It is shown, through simulations and experimental validations, that for a 40~Gb/s 10~km link, decision trees can outperform by 0.5--1~dB conventional linear equalization, with negligible hardware requirements, and that an E2E technique based on transformers can provide a gain up to 6~dB, highlighting the potential of j...
Luca Poì, Stella Civelli, M. Secondini et al.
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