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We propose and validate a novel optical semantic transmission scheme using multimode fiber (MMF). By leveraging the frequency sensitivity of intermodal dispersion in MMFs, we achieve high-dimensional semantic encoding and decoding in the…

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This paper explores the Achievable Information Rate (AIR) of a diffusive Molecular Communication (MC) channel featuring a fully absorbing receiver that counts the absorbed particles during symbol time intervals (STIs) and resets the counter…

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This article proposes a new method to estimate an existing mutual information based dependence measure using histogram density estimates. Finding a suitable bin length for histogram is an open problem. We propose a new way of computing the…

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We consider the decoding of bit interleaved coded modulation (BICM) applied to both multiband and MIMO OFDM systems for typical scenarios where only a noisy (possibly very bad) estimate of the channel is provided by sending a limited number…

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Wireless communication is the most effective communication to convey audio or video information among the population. It enables the masses to connect throughout the world. Wireless technologies improve the lifestyle of individuals in rural…

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We consider optical communications with intensity modulation and direct detection affected by laser relative intensity noise (RIN). Starting from a continuous-time waveform model, we derive an equivalent discrete-time channel model. As a…

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In this paper, we implement an optical fiber communication system as an end-to-end deep neural network, including the complete chain of transmitter, channel model, and receiver. This approach enables the optimization of the transceiver in a…

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Information Theory · Computer Science 2016-11-17 Senay Negusse , Per Zetterberg , Peter Händel

We present a comprehensive study of the information rate loss of the max-log approximation for $M$-ary pulse-amplitude modulation (PAM) in a bit-interleaved coded modulation (BICM) system. It is widely assumed that the calculation of…

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High-throughput optical communication systems utilize binary soft-decision forward error correction (SD-FEC) with bit interleaving over the bit channels. The generalized mutual information (GMI) is an achievable information rate (AIR) in…

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Probabilistic shaping of quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM) is used to enhance the sensitivity of an optical communication system. Sensitivity gains of 0.43 dB and 0.8 dB are demonstrated in back-to-back experiments by shaping of 16QAM…

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The Maximum Mutual Information (MMI) criterion is different from the Least Error Rate (LER) criterion. It can reduce failing to report small probability events. This paper introduces the Channels Matching (CM) algorithm for the MMI…

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Coded modulation (CM) is the combination of forward error correction (FEC) and multilevel constellations. Coherent optical communication systems result in a four-dimensional (4D) signal space, which naturally leads to 4D-CM transceivers. A…

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Flexible intelligent metasurface (FIM) has recently received considerable interest due to its advantage in realizing a better channel condition by dynamically morphing its surface shape. An FIM consists of multiple elements deposited on a…

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Multiple input multiple output (MIMO) approach in fiber optical communication has emerged as an effective proposition to address the ever increasing demand for information exchange. In the ergodic case, the multiple channels, associated…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2022-11-28 Aritra Laha , Santosh Kumar

The multiple-input and multiple-output (MIMO) technique is regarded as a promising approach to boost the throughput and reliability of optical fiber communications. However, the fundamental limits of optical fiber MIMO systems with finite…

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In diffusion-based communication, as for molecular systems, the achievable data rate is very low due to the slow nature of diffusion and the existence of severe inter-symbol interference (ISI). Multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO)…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2018-01-23 S. Mohammadreza Rouzegar , Umberto Spagnolini

In diffusion-based molecular communication, information transport is governed by diffusion through a fluid medium. The achievable data rates for these channels are very low compared to the radio-based communication system, since diffusion…

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Deep learning based physical layer design, i.e., using dense neural networks as encoders and decoders, has received considerable interest recently. However, while such an approach is naturally training data-driven, actions of the wireless…

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