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.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1600-1602 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | IEEE Photonics Technology Letters |
Volume | 16 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jun 2004 |
Keywords
- Forward error correction (FEC)
- Low-density parity-check codes
- Optical communications
- Symmetrically repeated difference systems (SRDSs)
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering