Digital signal processing circuit, method, receiver, and communication system
A detector is configured to coherently receive a polarization-multiplexed optical signal transmitted from a transmitter via a transmission line. A digital signal processing circuit is configured to perform equalization signal processing on the reception signal coherently received. A carrier phase compensation filter is configured to compensate for a carrier phase in the reception signal. A 4×2 WL filter is disposed after the carrier phase compensation filter and configured to compensate for distortion included in the polarization-multiplexed optical signal. A filter coefficient updating unit is configured to update a filter coefficient of the carrier phase compensation filter and a filter coefficient of the 4×2 WL filter by use of an output of the 4×2 WL filter.
1 . A digital signal processing circuit comprising:
a first carrier phase compensation filter configured to compensate for a carrier phase in a polarization-multiplexed optical signal transmitted from a transmitter and received by a receiver;
a 4×2 widely linear (WL) filter disposed after the first carrier phase compensation filter and configured to compensate for distortion included in the polarization-multiplexed optical signal; and
at least one memory storing instructions; and
at least one processor configured to execute the instructions to:
update a filter coefficient of the first carrier phase compensation filter and a filter coefficient of the 4×2 WL filter by use of an output of the 4×2 WL filter.
2 . The digital signal processing circuit according to claim 1 , wherein
in the polarization-multiplexed optical signal, a signal of a first polarization and a signal of a second polarization are multiplexed, and
the first carrier phase compensation filter is configured to receive input of the signal of the first polarization and the signal of the second polarization as a complex signal, and to compensate for the carrier phase in each of the first polarization and the second polarization.
3 . The digital signal processing circuit according to claim 2 , wherein the 4×2 WL filter is a WL filter configured to receive input of a complex signal of the first polarization, a complex conjugate signal of the first polarization, a complex signal of the second polarization, and a complex conjugate signal of the second polarization, and to output a complex signal of the first polarization and a complex signal of the second polarization.
4 . The digital signal processing circuit according to claim 1 , further comprising a second carrier phase compensation filter disposed after the 4×2 WL filter,
wherein the at least one processor is configured to execute the instructions to cause one of the first carrier phase compensation filter and the second carrier phase compensation filter to perform carrier phase compensation, and to prevent the other of the first carrier phase compensation filter and the second carrier phase compensation filter from performing carrier phase compensation.
5 . The digital signal processing circuit according to claim 4 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to execute the instructions to update a filter coefficient of one of the first carrier phase compensation filter and the second carrier phase compensation filter by use of the output of the 4×2 WL filter, and to fix a filter coefficient of one of the first carrier phase compensation filter and the second carrier phase compensation filter at a phase compensation amount of 0.
6 . The digital signal processing circuit according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the instructions to estimate distortion in the transmitter based on the filter coefficient of the 4×2 WL filter.
7 . The digital signal processing circuit according to claim 1 , wherein the 4×2 WL filter is configured to compensate for distortion produced in the transmitter and polarization mode dispersion.
8 . A receiver comprising:
a detector configured to coherently receive a polarization-multiplexed optical signal transmitted from a transmitter via a transmission line; and
the digital signal processing circuit according to claim 1 .
9 . The receiver according to claim 8 , wherein
in the polarization-multiplexed optical signal, a signal of a first polarization and a signal of a second polarization are multiplexed, and
the carrier phase compensation filter is configured to receive input of the signal of the first polarization and the signal of the second polarization as a complex signal, and to compensate for the carrier phase in each of the first polarization and the second polarization.
10 . The receiver according to claim 9 , wherein the 4×2 WL filter is a WL filter configured to receive input of a complex signal of the first polarization, a complex conjugate signal of the first polarization, a complex signal of the second polarization, and a complex conjugate signal of the second polarization, and to output a complex signal of the first polarization and a complex signal of the second polarization.
11 . A communication system comprising:
a transmitter configured to transmit a polarization-multiplexed optical signal via a transmission line; and
the receiver according to claim 8 .
12 . The communication system according to claim 11 , wherein
in the polarization-multiplexed optical signal, a signal of a first polarization and a signal of a second polarization are multiplexed, and
the carrier phase compensation filter is configured to receive input of the signal of the first polarization and the signal of the second polarization as a complex signal, and to compensate for the carrier phase in each of the first polarization and the second polarization.
13 . The communication system according to claim 12 , wherein the 4×2 WL filter is a WL filter configured to receive input of a complex signal of the first polarization, a complex conjugate signal of the first polarization, a complex signal of the second polarization, and a complex conjugate signal of the second polarization, and to output a complex signal of the first polarization and a complex signal of the second polarization.
14 . The communication system according to claim 11 , wherein
the transmitter includes a pre-equalizer configured to pre-equalize the polarization-multiplexed optical signal, and
a filter coefficient of the pre-equalizer is controlled in accordance with distortion in the transmitter estimated based on the filter coefficient of the 4×2 WL filter.
15 . A digital signal processing method comprising:
compensating for, by a carrier phase compensation filter, a carrier phase in a polarization-multiplexed optical signal transmitted from a transmitter and received by a receiver;
compensating for, by a 4×2 widely linear (WL) filter disposed after the carrier phase compensation filter, distortion included in the polarization-multiplexed optical signal; and
updating a filter coefficient of the carrier phase compensation filter and a filter coefficient of the 4×2 WL filter by use of an output of the 4×2 WL filter.