Where fiber exhaustion is a concern, multiple SONET signals can be transported over multiple wavelengths on a single fiber pair by means of wavelength-division multiplexing, including dense wavelength-division multiplexing ( DWDM ) and coarse wavelength-division multiplexing ( CWDM ).

For CWDM wideband optical amplification is not available, limiting the optical spans to several tens of kilometres.

The Ethernet LX-4 10 Gbit / s physical layer standard is an example of a CWDM system in which four wavelengths near 1310 nm, each carrying a 3. 125 gigabit-per-second ( Gbit / s ) data stream, are used to carry 10 Gbit / s of aggregate data.

The main characteristic of the recent ITU CWDM standard is that the signals are not spaced appropriately for amplification by EDFAs.

This therefore limits the total CWDM optical span to somewhere near 60 km for a 2. 5 Gbit / s signal, which is suitable for use in metropolitan applications.

An interesting and relatively recent development relating coarse WDM is the creation of GBIC and small form factor pluggable ( SFP ) transceivers utilizing standardized CWDM wavelengths.

Passive CWDM is an implementation of CWDM that uses no electrical power.

In addition, since DWDM provides greater maximum capacity it tends to be used at a higher level in the communications hierarchy than CWDM, for example on the Internet backbone and is therefore associated with higher modulation rates, thus creating a smaller market for DWDM devices with very high performance levels.

This is typically done using coarse wavelength division multiplexing CWDM because the wider 20 nm spacing of the wave bands makes these systems much less susceptible to interference.

The availability of dense wavelength-division multiplexing DWDM and coarse wavelength division multiplexing CWDM is rapidly bringing down the cost of networking, and further progress seems assured.

To provide 8 channels on a single fiber CWDM uses the entire frequency band between second and third transmission window ( 1310 / 1550 nm respectively ) including both windows ( minimum dispersion window and minimum attenuation window ) but also the critical area where OH scattering may occur, recommending the use of OH-free silica fibers in case the wavelengths between second and third transmission window should also be used.

These factors of smaller volume and higher performance result in DWDM systems typically being more expensive than CWDM.

Newer fibers which conform to the G. 652. C and G. 652. D standards, such as Corning SMF-28e and Samsung Widepass nearly eliminate the " water peak " attenuation peak and allow for full operation of all 18 ITU CWDM channels in metropolitan networks.

For example, many dark fibre metropolitan area networks use cheap Gigabit Ethernet equipment over CWDM, rather than expensive SONET ring systems.

WDM systems are divided into different wavelength patterns, conventional / coarse ( CWDM ) and dense ( DWDM ).

WDM, DWDM and CWDM are based on the same concept of using multiple wavelengths of light on a single fiber, but differ in the spacing of the wavelengths, number of channels, and the ability to amplify the multiplexed signals in the optical space.

In 2002 the ITU standardized a channel spacing grid for use with CWDM ( ITU-T G. 694. 2 ), using the wavelengths from 1270 nm through 1610 nm with a channel spacing of 20 nm.

Many CWDM wavelengths below 1470 nm are considered " unusable " on older G. 652 specification fibers, due to the increased attenuation in the 1270 – 1470 nm bands.

DWDM systems have to maintain more stable wavelength or frequency than those needed for CWDM because of the closer spacing of the wavelengths.

** CWDM and DWDM transceivers at various wavelengths achieving various maximum distances

Many manufacturers are promoting passive CWDM to deploy fiber to the home.

This differs from WDM system transponders, including both coarse and dense wavelength-division multiplexing systems ( CWDM and DWDM ) that currently support OC-192 SONET signals, which can normally support thin-SONET – framed 10 Gigabit Ethernet.

Coarse wavelength division multiplexing ( CWDM ) in contrast to conventional WDM and DWDM uses increased channel spacing to allow less sophisticated and thus cheaper transceiver designs.

The relaxed optical frequency stabilization requirements allow the associated costs of CWDM to approach those of non-WDM optical components.

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