DSPMetroNet Project

DSPMetroNet - DSP Functions for Simplified Coherent Transceivers in Optical Metropolitan Networks.
Future optical metropolitan networks will have stringent requirements in terms of high bandwidth and flexibility, reduced cost/unit bandwidth, and low latency.
Coherent detection enables the exploitation of both quadratures and polarizations of the optical field, whith reduced symbol rates.
Advanced modulation formats are a key enabled technology for the design of modern wavelength division multiplexed (WDM) fiber systems
Taylored Advanced Digital Signal Processing (DSP) Techniques and Algorithms to Reduce Optical Domain Front End Parts.

The project DSPMetroNet closed its research activities on the 31st of December 2021. Any question related to this project may be endorsed to the PI via email “muga (at) ua (dot) pt”.

DSPMetroNet

in a nutshell

DSPMetroNet - DSP Functions for Simplified Coherent Transceivers in Optical Metropolitan Networks...
is a R&D project running at Instituto de Telecomunicações - Aveiro site - whose main objective is to investigate, develop and validate new technological paradigms in terms of optical coherent detection schemes and advanced digital signal processing (DSP) techniques to support optical coherent transceivers for future optical metro networks.

Coherent Detection

Acess to the total information of the otical field

Phase- and Polarization-Diversity OPtical Coherent Receivers
Data rates of fiber-optic communication systems have been moved beyond 100 Gb/s due to the concerted employment of polarization-division multiplexing (PDM) and advanced modulation formats, assisted by advanced digital signal processing (DSP) techniques.

DSP

DSP enabled optical detection

Advanced DSP
The use of higher-order modulation formats, along with higher data rates, requires the employment of more complex and more computationally demanding DSP stages. Moreover, DSP eliminates the need for complex and costly compensation techniques applied in the optical domain.

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Project Funding

This work is supported by the European Regional Development Fund (FEDER), through the Competitiveness and Internationalization Operational Programme (COMPETE 2020) of the Portugal 2020 framework, Projeto DSPMetroNet: DSP Functions for Simplified Coherent Transceivers in Optical Metropolitan Networks, POCI-01-0145-FEDER-029405

Latest news

200 Gbit/s Free-Space Optics Transmission Using a Kramers-Kronig Receiver - OFC 2019 OPEN NOTICE FOR INTERNATIONAL CALL FOR PhD HIRING, UNDER THE SCOPE OF THE PROJECT DSPMETRONET, REF.ª POCI-01-0145-FEDER-029405, FINANCED BY COMPETE2020 , IN THE FEDER COMPONENT AND BY THE FCT , IN THE NATIONAL COMPONENT (CLOSED) DSPMetroNet officially started on July 1st 2018.