125 Gbps Pre-Compensated Nonlinear Frequency-Division Multiplexed Transmission
Son T. Le, Vahid Aref, Henning Buelow

TL;DR
This paper demonstrates a record-high 125 Gbps data transmission over 976 km using nonlinear frequency-division multiplexing with 222 QAM subcarriers, achieving high spectral efficiency with EDFA-only amplification.
Contribution
It introduces a novel pre-compensation technique for nonlinear NFDM transmission, enabling high data rates over long distances with simplified amplification.
Findings
Achieved 125 Gbps data rate over 976 km of SSMF.
Utilized 222 nonlinear subcarriers with 32 QAM modulation.
Demonstrated high spectral efficiency of over 2 bits/s/Hz.
Abstract
Record-high data rate of 125 Gb/s and SE over 2 bits/s/Hz in burst-mode single-polarization NFDM transmissions were achieved over 976 km of SSMF with EDFA-only amplification by transmitting and processing 222 32 QAM-modulated nonlinear subcarriers simultaneously
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