[CTuA9C] Electrical Nonlinear Equalization

[CTuA9C-02] 10 dB Sensitivity Improvement by Employing Volterra Equalization for 400G-ZR 80 km Pluggable Coherent Transceiver

*Yu Cheng Su¹, Chun-Yen Chuang¹, Yen-Hsiang Tseng¹, Nick Fan², Louis Lin², Jack Cheng², Jyehong Chen¹ (1. National Yang Ming Chiao Tung Univ. (Taiwan), 2. Optoway Tech. Inc. (Taiwan))

[Presentation Style] Onsite

We have successfully demonstrated a -22 dBm receiver sensitivity 400G-ZR coherent transmission system over 80km. The extra 10 dB link budget has potential to extend the distance to 120 km for next generation 400G-ZR+ applications.