Title :
On optimal decision thresholds for soft-decision error correction decoding in fiberoptic communication systems
Author :
Cai, Yi ; Pilipetskii, Alexei ; Nissov, Morten
Author_Institution :
Tyco Telecommun., Eatontown, NJ, USA
Abstract :
We propose a practical way for selecting multiple decision thresholds maximizing mutual information. We show that when soft-decision error correction performance approaches Shannon limit, optimal thresholds converge to the ones maximizing mutual information.
Keywords :
decoding; error correction codes; optical fibre communication; optimisation; Shannon limit; fiberoptic communication systems; mutual information; optimal decision thresholds; soft-decision error correction decoding;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2004. OFC 2004
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-772-5
