Published March 12, 2018
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Combining Probabilistic Shaping and Nonlinear Mitigation: Potential Gains and Challenges
Authors/Creators
- 1. Politecnico di Torino, DET
- 2. Istituto Superiore Mario Boella
- 3. Cisco Photonics, srl
Description
We experimentally compare different options for transmission at 200G net bit-rate and demonstrate that the benefits of probabilistic shaping and nonlinear mitigation via SRO and/or DBP can be effectively combined to enable propagation reach enhancement of >40%.