Author:
Blatter Tobias,Zürrer Amane,Horst Yannik,Pappas Christos,Giamougiannis George,Tsakyridis Apostolos,Kohli Manuel,Koch Ueli,Moralis-Pegios Miltiadis,Pleros Nikos,Leuthold Juerg
Abstract
We reconstruct a 48 Gbit/s nonlinearly distorted optical signal using an artificial neural network (ANN). The digital ANN execution exceeds traditional nonlinear equalizers, while its analog acceleration using plasmonic-organic-hybrid modulators surpasses conventional digital linear equalizers.