Implementation of High-Speed 512-Tap FIR Filters for Chromatic Dispersion Compensation

Abstract: A digital filter is a system or a device that modifies a signal. This is an essential feature in digital communication. Using optical fibers in the communication has various advantages like higher bandwidth and distance capability over copper wires. However, at high-rate transmission, chromatic dispersion arises as a problem to be relieved in an optical communication system. Therefore, it is necessary to have a filter that compensates chromatic dispersion. In this thesis, we introduce the implementation of a new architecture of the filter and compare it with a previously proposed architecture.