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22 August 2002 Techniques and applications of coarse wavelength division multiplexing
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Proceedings Volume 4908, Metro and Access Networks II; (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.480728
Event: Asia-Pacific Optical and Wireless Communications 2002, 2002, Shanghai, China
Abstract
Coarse wavelength-division multiplexing (CWDM) is an ideal solution to the tradeoff between the cost and the capacity. Compared with DWDM, CWDM system deploys uncooled distributed feedback (DFB) lasers and wideband optical filters. These technologies provide several advantages to CWDM systems such as lower power dissipation, smaller size and less cost. For these merits mentioned above, the CWDM system will be widely used in the metro and access networks in the future. The CWDM system is scalable, but the scalability is limit. So, in some metro networks, it can¡¯t meet the increasing needs of the capacity. To solve this problem, there are a few of solutions proposed now, such as the TDM techniques and the combination with the DWDM that is applied in C band. In this paper, firstly, we will introduce the techniques of the CWDM, and explain the reasons of the less cost, and then the solutions to the scalability are presented in detail. At last we introduce the applications in the metro and access networks at present.
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Huandong Zhao, Hao Chi, QingJi Zeng, Shilin Xiao, and Min Jiang "Techniques and applications of coarse wavelength division multiplexing", Proc. SPIE 4908, Metro and Access Networks II, (22 August 2002); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.480728
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KEYWORDS
Coarse wavelength division multiplexing

Dense wavelength division multiplexing

Networks

Optical amplifiers

Time division multiplexing

Telecommunications

Wavelength division multiplexing

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