Hole-assisted multiring fiber with low dispersion around 1550 nm

Due to large index contrast between air and silica, many properties of optical fiber unachievable through doping can be realized easily by utilizing air holes. We present a nonzero dispersion-shifted fiber design based on multiring index profile with the assistance of air holes. The proposed fiber exhibits small dispersion values over nearly 100-nm-wide wavelength range with very low dispersion slope. It can have applications in future long-haul optical communication network.