MRes year on the CDT in Connected Electronic and Photonic Systems

本课题主要研究模式群分复用网络的新型供应策略的设计与评估。与最先进的供应机制不同，这些机制假设所有模式和波长的噪声系数、光纤衰减和色散相等，而忽略了放大部分，这些策略将考虑到这些实际方面。特别是，最近的技术，以减少差分增益（模态和频谱）的多模放大器将包括在模型。所设计的供应策略将从启发式到深度强化学习方法不等。

This project focuses on the design and evaluation of novel provisioning strategies for mode group division multiplexing networks. Unlike state-of-the-art provisioning mechanisms that assume equal noise figure, fibre attenuation and chromatic dispersion for all modes and wavelengths and neglect the amplification segment, the strategies will take these practical aspects into account. In particular, recent techniques to decrease the differential gain (modal and spectral) of multi-mode amplifiers will be included in the models. The provisioning strategies designed will range from heuristics to deep reinforcement learning approaches.