Non-parametric Estimation of Mutual Information with Application to\n Nonlinear Optical Fibers

2018/01/24 by Tommaso Catuogno, Catuogno, Tommaso, Menelaos Ralli Camara +3
Engineering · #E.4 #FOS: Computer and information sciences #Information Theory (cs.IT) #Optical Network Technologies #Photonic and Optical Devices #Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1801.08074

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Abstract

This paper compares and evaluates a set of non-parametric mutual information\nestimators with the goal of providing a novel toolset to progress in the\nanalysis of the capacity of the nonlinear optical channel, which is currently\nan open problem. In the first part of the paper, the methods of the study are\npresented. The second part details their application to several\noptically-related channels to highlight their features.\n

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