Optimization of Pilot-Aided Joint Phase Recovery for Frequency Comb-Based Wideband Transmission

TL;DR

This paper presents a numerical study on optimizing pilot-aided joint phase recovery in frequency comb-based wideband transmission, achieving higher information rates with reduced complexity.

Contribution

It introduces an optimized pilot overhead and phase estimation algorithm that outperforms per-channel processing in long-haul wideband systems.

Findings

Net information rate gains through optimization.

Outperforms per-channel processing.

Lower complexity in phase recovery.

Abstract

We numerically investigate joint pilot-aided phase recovery for frequency comb-based long-haul wideband transmission. We report net information rate gains by optimizing the pilot overhead and phase estimation algorithm, outperforming per-channel processing at lower complexity.