Low-density parity check codes and iterative decoding for long-haul optical communication systems

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 438-446

  Vasic, Bane ^a   Djordjevic, Ivan B ^a   Kostuk, Raymond K ^a  

^a University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

Balanced incomplete block designs (BIBDs); Belief propagation algorithm; Forward error correction (FEC); Long haul transmission; Low density parity check (LDPC) codes; Optical communications

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; BIT ERROR RATE; CODES (SYMBOLS); DECODING; ERROR CORRECTION; WHITE NOISE;

BALANCED INCOMPLETE BLOCK DESIGNS; BELIEF PROPAGATION ALGORITHM; FORWARD ERROR CORRECTION; LOW-DENSITY PARITY CHECK CODES;

OPTICAL COMMUNICATION;

EID: 0038580877     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2003.808769     Document Type: Article

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