In order to content with forward error correction (FEC) technology of the high speed optical communication system, a new simple decoding algorithm for triple error correcting Bose, Chaudhuri, and Hocquenghem (BCH) code is proposed. Without complicated matrix operation or division operation or intricate iterative algorithm, the algorithm is high efficient and high speed because of its simplicity in structure. The result of hardware emulation confirms that the algorithm is feasible completely. Introduction of the parallel structure increases the speed of coding greatly. The algorithm can be used in the high speed optical communication system and other fields. In order to content with forward error correction (FEC) technology of the high speed optical communication system, a new simple decoding algorithm for triple error correcting Bose, Chaudhuri, and Hocquenghem (BCH) code is proposed. Without complicated matrix operation or division operation or intricate iterative algorithm, the algorithm is high efficient and high speed because of its simplicity in structure. The result of hardware emulation confirms that the algorithm is feasible completely. Introduction of the parallel structure increases the speed of coding greatly. The algorithm can be used in the high speed optical communication system and other fields.