DocumentCode
796287
Title
Low-density parity check codes for long-haul optical communication systems
Author
Vasic, Bane ; Djordjevic, Ivan B.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Arizona Univ., Tucson, AZ, USA
Volume
14
Issue
8
fYear
2002
Firstpage
1208
Lastpage
1210
Abstract
Forward error correction (FEC) scheme based on low density parity check codes (LDPC) codes is presented in this paper. We show that LDPC codes provide a significant system performance enhancement with respect to the state-of-the-art FEC schemes employed in optical communication systems.
Keywords
Monte Carlo methods; codes; encoding; forward error correction; optical fibre communication; optical receivers; telecommunication channels; LDPC codes; forward error correction; long-haul optical communication system; low density parity check codes; low-density parity check codes; optical communication systems; system performance enhancement; AWGN; Belief propagation; Error correction; Error correction codes; Forward error correction; Iterative decoding; Optical fiber communication; Parity check codes; System performance; Turbo codes;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1041-1135
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/LPT.2002.1022020
Filename
1022020
Link To Document