Dispersion-Compensating Method for High-Capacity Fiber-Optic Communication System Using Machine Learning Optimization
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ICCK Transactions on Advanced Computing and Systems
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Dispersion-Compensating Method for High-Capacity Fiber-Optic Communication System Using Machine Learning Optimization

1 IMT Atlantique / Lab-STICC, CNRS, UMR 6285, Technopole Brest 29238, France
2 Inter-Cloud Limited, Dhaka, Bangladesh
3 University of California, Davis, CA 95616, United States
4 Department of Electrical, Electronic and Communication Engineering, Pabna University of Science and Technology, Pabna 6600, Bangladesh
* Corresponding Author: Md. Najmul Hossain, [email protected]
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Abstract

Simulation-driven optimization of complex engineering systems increasingly demands intelligent frameworks capable of replacing exhaustive parameter sweeps with rapid, learned predictions. This paper presents a general surrogate optimization framework that couples high-fidelity simulation with a machine learning regression model to predict system performance and select optimal configurations without exhaustive re-simulation. Fiber-optic dispersion compensation is adopted as a representative benchmark: selecting the optimal placement strategy for dispersion-compensating fiber (DCF)-pre-, post-, or symmetrical-across varying system parameters is computationally expensive, making it an ideal testbed for surrogate-assisted design. A structured dataset is constructed from systematic OptiSystem simulation of DCF-compensated single-mode fiber (SMF) links across bit rates of 2.5-10~Gbps and fiber lengths of 80--160~km, with Q-factor and bit error rate (BER) serving as ground-truth labels. A Random Forest (RF) regression model is trained on this dataset to learn the nonlinear mapping from system parameters to performance outcomes. The framework achieves a prediction accuracy of 97.7% while reducing configuration search time by 91.2% relative to exhaustive simulation. Pre-compensation is consistently identified as the optimal DCF scheme, providing data-driven confirmation of this design preference. The proposed framework is domain-agnostic and generalizes to any simulation-intensive configuration task where labeled performance data can be systematically generated.

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Dispersion-Compensating Method for High-Capacity Fiber-Optic Communication System Using Machine Learning Optimization

Keywords

surrogate optimization simulation-driven machine learning Random Forest regression intelligent network management configuration selection advanced computing systems

Data Availability Statement

Data will be made available on request.

Funding

This work was supported without any funding.

Conflicts of Interest

Md. Nazmul Alam is affiliated with the Inter-Cloud Limited, Dhaka, Bangladesh. The authors declare that this affiliation had no influence on the study design, data collection, analysis, interpretation, or the decision to publish, and that no other competing interests exist.

AI Use Statement

The authors declare that no generative AI was used in the preparation of this manuscript.

Ethical Approval and Consent to Participate

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Rahman, M. M., Alam, M. N., Faisal, T. M., & Hossain, M. N. (2026). Dispersion-Compensating Method for High-Capacity Fiber-Optic Communication System Using Machine Learning Optimization. ICCK Transactions on Advanced Computing and Systems, 2(1), 53-60. https://doi.org/10.62762/TACS.2025.603512
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  author = {Md. Moklesur Rahman and Md. Nazmul Alam and Tarek Mah Faisal and Md. Najmul Hossain},
  title = {Dispersion-Compensating Method for High-Capacity Fiber-Optic Communication System Using Machine Learning Optimization},
  journal = {ICCK Transactions on Advanced Computing and Systems},
  year = {2026},
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  number = {1},
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  abstract = {Simulation-driven optimization of complex engineering systems increasingly demands intelligent frameworks capable of replacing exhaustive parameter sweeps with rapid, learned predictions. This paper presents a general surrogate optimization framework that couples high-fidelity simulation with a machine learning regression model to predict system performance and select optimal configurations without exhaustive re-simulation. Fiber-optic dispersion compensation is adopted as a representative benchmark: selecting the optimal placement strategy for dispersion-compensating fiber (DCF)-pre-, post-, or symmetrical-across varying system parameters is computationally expensive, making it an ideal testbed for surrogate-assisted design. A structured dataset is constructed from systematic OptiSystem simulation of DCF-compensated single-mode fiber (SMF) links across bit rates of 2.5-10~Gbps and fiber lengths of 80--160~km, with Q-factor and bit error rate (BER) serving as ground-truth labels. A Random Forest (RF) regression model is trained on this dataset to learn the nonlinear mapping from system parameters to performance outcomes. The framework achieves a prediction accuracy of 97.7\% while reducing configuration search time by 91.2\% relative to exhaustive simulation. Pre-compensation is consistently identified as the optimal DCF scheme, providing data-driven confirmation of this design preference. The proposed framework is domain-agnostic and generalizes to any simulation-intensive configuration task where labeled performance data can be systematically generated.},
  keywords = {surrogate optimization, simulation-driven machine learning, Random Forest regression, intelligent network management, configuration selection, advanced computing systems},
  issn = {3068-7969},
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