FPGA Implementation of Complex Value-based Clustering Filter for Chromatic Dispersion Compensation in Coherent Metro Links with Ultra-low Power Consumption

This paper introduces a new machine learning-assisted chromatic dispersion compensation filter, demonstrating its superior power efficiency compared to conventional FFT-based filters for metro link distances. Validations on FPGA confirmed an energy efficiency gain of up to 63.5% compared to the standard frequency-domain chromatic dispersion equalizer.