LDPC-coded multilevel modulation scheme

1. A polarization mode dispersion (PMD) compensation scheme for use in multilevel (M>=2) block-coded modulation system comprising the steps of:

encoding bit streams originating from m different information sources using different (n, k i ;) LDPC codes of code rate code rate r i =k i /n where k i denotes the number of information bits of ith (i=1, 2, . . . , m) component LDPC code, and n denotes the codeword length, which is the same for all LDPC codes;

writing the m outputs produced by then LDPC encoder row-wise, into a block interleaver;

determining corresponding M-ary signal constellation points in two-dimensional constellation diagram;

encoding, through the effect of a Polarization-time encoder, the such that symbols to be transmitted using an x-transmission channel and symbols to be transmitted using a y-transmission channel are produced, and

combining, the symbols into a single output stream for transmission.