Beyond 200-Gb/s O-band intensity modulation and direct detection optics with joint look-up-table-based predistortion and digital resolution enhancement for low-cost data center interconnects

Qi Wu; Zhaopeng Xu; Yixiao Zhu; Tonghui Ji; Honglin Ji; Yu Yang; Junpeng Liang; Chen Cheng; Gang Qiao; Zhixue He; Jinlong Wei; Qunbi Zhuge; Weisheng Hu

doi:10.1117/1.APN.3.3.036007

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