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Improving RCPC Codes in Rate-Adaptive Optical Wireless Communications Systems

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In this paper, we analyse the performance of rate-compatible punctured convolutional (RCPC) codes for wireless optical communications systems. For these environments, a novel hybrid RCPC coding scheme with a modified puncturing matrix is proposed based on the insertion of variable silence periods. This transmission technique achieves better bit-error rate results than conventional RCPC and convolutional coding schemes, in agreement to the obtained increase in the peak-to-average optical power ratio.

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  1. Department of Communications Engineering, University of Málaga, Campus de Teatinos s/n, 29071, Malaga, Spain

    José María Garrido-Balsells, Antonio Jurado-Navas, Miguel Castillo-Vázquez & Antonio Puerta-Notario

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Garrido-Balsells, J.M., Jurado-Navas, A., Castillo-Vázquez, M. et al. Improving RCPC Codes in Rate-Adaptive Optical Wireless Communications Systems. Wireless Pers Commun 69, 879–889 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11277-012-0617-3

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