Forward error correction in dispersion-limited lightwave systems

Author

Grover, Wayne D.

Author_Institution

Alberta Telecommun. Res. Center, Edmonton, Alta., Canada

Volume

6

Issue

5

fYear

1988

fDate

5/1/1988 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

643

Lastpage

654

Abstract

A rate 0.964 forward error correcting (FEC) code is integrated into the low-speed tributaries of a 565-Mb/s lightwave system as an exploratory system design approach toward relaxing requirements on laser sources in dispersion-limited operation. By virtually removing error rate floors, regardless of their cause, FEC is shown to provide an increasing advantage in conditions of greater degradation and to be effective against mode partition noise (MPN), mode jumping, and reflection impairments.The experimental FEC code is implemented in a standard gate array. The FEC code is described and its performance is analyzed. A new system design strategy is suggested for low-cost gigabit lightwave systems using FEC

Keywords

error correction codes; optical links; 565 Mbit/s; FEC; MPN; dispersion-limited lightwave systems; error rate floors; exploratory system design; forward error correcting code; low-speed tributaries; mode jumping; mode partition noise; reflection impairments; standard gate array; system design strategy; Acoustic reflection; Code standards; Degradation; Error analysis; Error correction codes; Forward error correction; Laser modes; Laser noise; Optical reflection; Performance analysis;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Lightwave Technology, Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0733-8724

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/50.4049

Filename

4049