Transfer learning based adaptive entropy loading for radio-over-fiber systemsShow others and affiliations
2025 (English)In: Optics Express, E-ISSN 1094-4087, Vol. 33, no 4, p. 6674-6688
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Abstract [en]
The radio-over-fiber (RoF) system is promising to support broadband transmission and increased flexibility. To boost channel capacity in multi-carrier RoF systems with variable-rate forward error correction, probabilistic shaping and water-filling-based entropy loading outperforms bit-power loading in terms of achievable information rate. However, its reliance on specific channel conditions limits practical use in channel-dynamic RoF systems, highlighting the need for adaptive entropy loading that requires minimal channel state information. This paper presents a deep neural network-based transfer learning model for adaptive entropy prediction in discrete multi-tone signals, addressing frequency-selective responses in RoF systems. Numerical and experimental results confirm capacity-approaching generalized mutual information (GMI) and smoother normalized GMI (NGMI) performances, consistently achieving the 0.83 NGMI threshold across subcarriers. Unlike traditional methods requiring pre-measured signal-to-noise ratios (SNR), this approach simplifies implementation by using only demodulated data and the received SNR, providing a more channel-independent entropy loading option in dynamic RoF systems.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Optica Publishing Group , 2025. Vol. 33, no 4, p. 6674-6688
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Communication Systems
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-361169DOI: 10.1364/OE.546997ISI: 001437185600003Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85219039160OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-361169DiVA, id: diva2:1944124
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QC 20250317
2025-03-122025-03-122025-03-17Bibliographically approved