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
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;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LPT.2002.1022020
