Characterizing Nonlinearities in IM-DD Links via the Best Linear Approximation: Distortion Analysis and Modulation Optimization
We use the best linear approximation (BLA) to characterize nonlinearities in IM-DD links. The orthogonal nonlinear distortion is shown to be non-Gaussian. The BLA is used to approximate the optimum modulation depth for different equalizer structures.
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