Pruned Volterra Nonlinear Equalization using Sparse Bayesian Learning and Kalman Filtering

Hualei Shi; Feng Tian; Chuanji Yan; Yutian Li; Qi Zhang; Ran Gao; Qinghua Tian; Fu Wang; Zhipei Li

doi:10.1109/ICOCN70692.2026.11656170

Pruned Volterra Nonlinear Equalization using Sparse Bayesian Learning and Kalman Filtering

Hualei Shi
, Feng Tian^*
, Chuanji Yan
, Yutian Li
, Qi Zhang
, Ran Gao
, Qinghua Tian
, Fu Wang
, Zhipei Li

^*Corresponding author for this work

State Key Laboratory of Information Photonics and Optical Communications
Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications
Beijing Institute of Technology

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Abstract

A sparsified Volterra algorithm based on sparse Bayesian learning and Kalman filtering is proposed and experimentally demonstrated in a 20G-baud PAM4 IM/DD system, reducing the average retained kernel number by 90.43%.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2026 24th International Conference on Optical Communications and Networks, ICOCN 2026
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)	9798319508171
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/ICOCN70692.2026.11656170
Publication status	Published - 2026
Externally published	Yes
Event	24th International Conference on Optical Communications and Networks, ICOCN 2026 - Xining, China Duration: 20 Jul 2026 → 23 Jul 2026

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Name	2026 24th International Conference on Optical Communications and Networks, ICOCN 2026

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Conference	24th International Conference on Optical Communications and Networks, ICOCN 2026
Country/Territory	China
City	Xining
Period	20/07/26 → 23/07/26

Keywords

IM/DD optical communication system
Kalman filtering
Sparse Bayesian learning
Volterra

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Shi, H., Tian, F., Yan, C., Li, Y., Zhang, Q., Gao, R., Tian, Q., Wang, F., & Li, Z. (2026). Pruned Volterra Nonlinear Equalization using Sparse Bayesian Learning and Kalman Filtering. In 2026 24th International Conference on Optical Communications and Networks, ICOCN 2026 (2026 24th International Conference on Optical Communications and Networks, ICOCN 2026). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICOCN70692.2026.11656170

Shi, Hualei ; Tian, Feng ; Yan, Chuanji et al. / Pruned Volterra Nonlinear Equalization using Sparse Bayesian Learning and Kalman Filtering. 2026 24th International Conference on Optical Communications and Networks, ICOCN 2026. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2026. (2026 24th International Conference on Optical Communications and Networks, ICOCN 2026).

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Shi, H, Tian, F, Yan, C, Li, Y, Zhang, Q, Gao, R, Tian, Q, Wang, F & Li, Z 2026, Pruned Volterra Nonlinear Equalization using Sparse Bayesian Learning and Kalman Filtering. in 2026 24th International Conference on Optical Communications and Networks, ICOCN 2026. 2026 24th International Conference on Optical Communications and Networks, ICOCN 2026, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 24th International Conference on Optical Communications and Networks, ICOCN 2026, Xining, China, 20/07/26. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICOCN70692.2026.11656170

Pruned Volterra Nonlinear Equalization using Sparse Bayesian Learning and Kalman Filtering. / Shi, Hualei; Tian, Feng; Yan, Chuanji et al.
2026 24th International Conference on Optical Communications and Networks, ICOCN 2026. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2026. (2026 24th International Conference on Optical Communications and Networks, ICOCN 2026).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

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Shi H, Tian F, Yan C, Li Y, Zhang Q, Gao R et al. Pruned Volterra Nonlinear Equalization using Sparse Bayesian Learning and Kalman Filtering. In 2026 24th International Conference on Optical Communications and Networks, ICOCN 2026. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. 2026. (2026 24th International Conference on Optical Communications and Networks, ICOCN 2026). doi: 10.1109/ICOCN70692.2026.11656170

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