# Novel Phase-Noise-Tolerant Variational-Autoencoder-Based Equalization Suitable for Space-Division-Multiplexed Transmission

arXiv: https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.14072 · HTML: https://mlsanity.com/paper/2509.14072/

## Key facts

- No citing papers in the map yet (data through 14 Oct 2026).
- Builds on 6 of its 23 references that are in the map.
- First posted on arXiv 17 Sep 2025.

## Builds on (most cited first, 6 of 6)

- [Adam: A Method for Stochastic Optimization](https://mlsanity.com/paper/1412.6980/) (2014)
- [Blind Channel Equalization using Variational Autoencoders](https://mlsanity.com/paper/1803.01526/) (2018)
- [Blind Equalization and Channel Estimation in Coherent Optical Communications Using Variational Autoencoders](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2204.11776/) (2022)
- [Geometric Constellation Shaping for Phase-noise Channels Using a Differentiable Blind Phase Search](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2112.03114/) (2021)
- [Improving the Bootstrap of Blind Equalizers with Variational Autoencoders](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2301.06576/) (2023)
- [Variational Autoencoder for Channel Estimation: Real-World Measurement Insights](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2312.03450/) (2023)

## Abstract (arXiv)

We demonstrate the effectiveness of a novel phase-noise-tolerant, variational-autoencoder-based equalization scheme for space-division-multiplexed (SDM) transmission in an experiment over 150km of randomly-coupled multi-core fibers.