The JDSU WaveReady™ 100 GHz Optical Add/Drop Modules (OADM) comprise a family of flexible, low-cost solutions to enable capacity expansion of existing fiber. Through use of dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM) technology, a single optical fiber can carry up to 32 discrete optical channels.
The 100 GHz DWDM OADM is configurable as both an OADM and a terminal multiplexer and demultiplexer (MUX/DEMUX) to support a broad range of architectures ranging from scalable point-to-point links to four-fiber protected rings. Innovative band upgrade ports allow for in-service pay-as-you-grow capacity scaling in multiples of one, four, or eight channels, allowing for lowest first-day cost without limiting growth.Market standard LGX packaging is readily deployed in existing LGX-compatible frames or can be adapted into the WaveReady line of shelves.
The 100 GHz OADM is designed to operate with both the WaveReady line of transponder and optical regenerator solutions and ITU transponder cards of widely available transmission equipment.
Key Features
MUX/DEMUX of one, four, or eight ITU 100 GHz spaced channels onto a fiber pair
Add/drop up to eight channels at remote sites
Upgradeable to 32 channels per fiber
Low pass-through insertion loss for C-band channels
Fits into standard LGX™-mounting solutions
Thermally stable passive optics require no power
Improves capacity exhaust in fiber-constrained situations
Conserves or reclaims fiber with DWDM
Supports point-to-point multichannel
Supports linear (bus) add/drop and hub-and-spoke ring architectures