Title :
High code rate low-density parity-check codes for optical communication systems
Author :
Djordjevic, Ivan B. ; Vasic, Bane
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA
fDate :
6/1/2004 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A novel family of low-density parity-check codes based on symmetrically repeated difference systems is proposed. Codes from this family have very high code rate, girth at least six, large minimum distance, and significantly outperform conventional Reed-Solomon codes.
Keywords :
forward error correction; optical fibre communication; parity check codes; wavelength division multiplexing; high code rate; low-density parity-check codes; optical communication systems; symmetrically repeated difference systems; Bit error rate; Code standards; Encoding; Forward error correction; Gain; Optical distortion; Optical fiber communication; Parity check codes; SONET; Turbo codes;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LPT.2004.826807
