Title :
Cycle slip tolerant, differential encoding aware soft-decision FEC
Author :
Bisplinghoff, A. ; Langenbach, S. ; Vercelli, E.S. ; Pastorelli, R. ; Kupfer, T.
Author_Institution :
Cisco Opt. GmbH, Nuremberg, Germany
Abstract :
We compare hybrid turbo differential decoding with other FEC-schemes that reduce the penalty usually associated with differential encoding applied for cycle slip mitigation. We discuss implementation aspects and show robust FEC-performance in nonlinear transmission experiments.
Keywords :
decoding; forward error correction; optical fibre networks; turbo codes; wavelength division multiplexing; DWDM link; cycle slip mitigation; cycle slip-tolerant soft-decision FEC; differential encoding aware soft-decision FEC; hybrid turbo differential decoding; nonlinear transmission experiment; optical fiber links; Bit error rate; Decoding; Encoding; Optical noise; Parity check codes; Phase shift keying; Signal to noise ratio;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition (OFC), 2015
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA
