White Gaussian Noise Based Capacity Estimate and Characterization of Fiber-Optic Links
Roland Ryf, John van Weerdenburg, Roberto A. Alvarez-Aguirre, Nicolas, K. Fontaine, Rene-Jean Essiambre, Haoshuo Chen, Juan Carlos, Alvarado-Zacarias, Rodrigo Amezcua-Correa, Ton Koonen, Chigo Okonkwo

TL;DR
This paper introduces a method using white Gaussian noise to estimate the capacity of fiber-optic links and accurately characterize their channel properties, including mode-dependent loss.
Contribution
It presents a novel approach for capacity estimation and channel characterization of fiber-optic links using white Gaussian noise as a test signal.
Findings
Accurate capacity estimation of fiber-optic links.
Precise extraction of complex amplitude channel estimations.
High accuracy in mode-dependent loss characterization.
Abstract
We use white Gaussian noise as a test signal for single-mode and multimode transmission links and estimate the link capacity based on a calculation of mutual information. We also extract the complex amplitude channel estimations and mode-dependent loss with high accuracy.
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