title: Bragg fiber design for transparent metro networks.
abstract: 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.
authors.forename: Bishnu
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Pal
authors.forename: Sonali
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dasgupta
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shenoy