It stands for Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing.
It is a technology that allows multiple information streams to be transmitted simultaneously over a single fiber.
Each signal is carried at the same time on its own separate light wavelength.
Dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM) is a fiber-optic transmission technique that employs light wavelengths to transmit data parallel-by-bit or serial
-by-character.
It provides a cost effective method to increase the capacity of the existing networks without the need to add additional fiber.
This application explains capabilities of the OptiSystem software to explore different design structures.
to optimize the performance of these networks for access and long-haul application.
Applications:
Long-haul optical networks either in point-to-point or ring topology.
Expanding the capacity of an existing optical network.
Capacity leasing for network wholesalers.
DWDM allows providers to offer services such as e-mail, video, and
multimedia carried as Internet protocol (IP) data over asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) and voice carried over SONET/SDH.
Benefits:
New Bit Error Rate Test set enables the simulation of millions of bits for direct error counting.
Multi-parameter scanning enables system designers to study trade-offs with respect to parameters of interest and to choose an optimal design for deployments.
Enables users to analyze different algorithms for the electronic equalization.
Interfaces with popular design tools.
Significantly reduces product development costs and boosts productivity through a comprehensive design environment to help plan, test, and simulate optical links in the transmission layer of modern optical networks.
DWDM also gives service providers the flexibility to expand capacity in any portion of their networks an advantage no other technology can offer.