PIDT: Physics-Informed Digital Twin for Optical Fiber Parameter Estimation
Paper in proceeding, 2026

We propose physics-informed digital twin (PIDT): a fiber parameter estimation approach that combines a parameterized split-step method with a physics-informed loss. PIDT improves accuracy and convergence speed with lower complexity compared to previous neural operators.

Parameterized Split-Step-Fourier Method

Physics-Informed Neural Networks

fiber-optic communications

Fiber Parameter Estimation

Author

Zicong Jiang

Chalmers, Electrical Engineering, Communication, Antennas and Optical Networks

Magnus Karlsson

Chalmers, Microtechnology and Nanoscience (MC2), Photonics

Erik Agrell

Chalmers, Electrical Engineering, Communication, Antennas and Optical Networks

Christian Häger

Chalmers, Electrical Engineering, Communication, Antennas and Optical Networks

2026 Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibition, OFC 2026 - Proceeding


978-1-957171-54-8 (ISBN)

2026 Optical Fiber Communication Conference, OFC 2026
Los Angeles, USA,

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Areas of Advance

Information and Communication Technology

Subject Categories (SSIF 2025)

Communication Systems

Telecommunications

Signal Processing

Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Information Engineering

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