Title :
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
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;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LPT.2003.818930
