Towards Neural Network Equalizer Implementations for IM/DD Transceivers

Next generation DCI/DCN reaches 800Gb/s. Distances up to 10km make chromatic dispersion the bottleneck for O-band PAM4 CWDM4. Neural network equalizers provide effective compensation. We compare against state-of-the-art and discuss implementation trade-offs for real-world transceivers.

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