Irregular low-density parity-check codes for long-haul optical communications

Author

Djordjevic, Ivan B. ; Sankaranarayanan, Sundararajan ; Vasic, Bane

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Univ. of Bristol, UK

Volume

16

Issue

1

fYear

2004

Firstpage

338

Lastpage

340

Abstract

A novel forward error correction (FEC) scheme for long-haul optical communication systems based on irregular low-density parity check codes and iterative decoding is proposed. The proposed FEC scheme for long-haul optical transmission significantly outperforms all previously reported FEC schemes, and it has a potential for achieving theoretical limits on reliable transmission through an optical communication channel.

Keywords

error correction codes; iterative decoding; optical fibre communication; parity check codes; wavelength division multiplexing; WDM transmission systems; bipartite graph; error control scheme; forward error correction scheme; irregular low-density parity-check codes; iterative decoding; long-haul optical communications; node degree distribution pair; optical communication channel; Bipartite graph; Forward error correction; High speed optical techniques; Iterative decoding; Optical crosstalk; Optical distortion; Optical fiber communication; Optical noise; Parity check codes; Underwater vehicles;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1041-1135

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/LPT.2003.818930

Filename

1256044