Open AccessBragg fiber design for transparent metro networks
Author(s) -
Bishnu P. Pal,
Sonali Dasgupta,
M. R. Shenoy
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
optics express
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 271
ISSN - 1094-4087
DOI - 10.1364/opex.13.000621
Subject(s) - fiber bragg grating , optics , wavelength division multiplexing , materials science , fiber , multi mode optical fiber , plastic optical fiber , dispersion (optics) , optical fiber , computer science , physics , wavelength , composite material
A Bragg fiber design with potential for applications in metro networks is proposed for the first time. The average dispersion of the designed fiber is 10 ps/km.nm in the C-band, and in view of its estimated loss being very low, such a Bragg fiber should enable ultra low-loss DWDM transmission over 100 km at 10 Gbits/s. A Bragg fiber based metro network is an attractive proposition because it would not require any amplifier and dispersion compensator for distances approximately 100 km. This should significantly reduce installation and operational cost, and complexity of a metro network.