• DocumentCode
    3688047
  • Title

    Novel forward error correction concepts for coherent optical communications

  • Author

    Laurent Schmalen

  • Author_Institution
    Alcatel-Lucent Bell Laboratories, Lorenzstr. 10, 70435 Stuttgart, Germany
  • fYear
    2015
  • Firstpage
    279
  • Lastpage
    280
  • Abstract
    We discuss and present several new directions in forward error correction for coherent optical communications. In particular, we show how the class of spatially coupled codes can lead to new FEC schemes outperforming conventional codes.
  • Keywords
    "Parity check codes","Ultraviolet sources","Optical losses"
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Photonics Conference (IPC), 2015
  • ISSN
    1092-8081
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IPCon.2015.7323474
  • Filename
    7323474