• September 18. 2025

CWDM and DWDM, the "two brothers" in fiber optic communications, differ by only one letter in their names, but the difference is huge! Today, this article will explain the core differences and help you quickly distinguish them. Ⅰ. Transmission Capacity: Worlds Apart Technically, both rely on wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) technology, but they differ significantly in key parameters. DWDM (D...

• September 09. 2025

In the field of optical fiber communications, wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) technology is a key means of increasing optical fiber transmission capacity. As a key offshoot of WDM technology, CWDM (Coarse Wavelength Division Multiplexing) has been widely used in specific scenarios due to its low cost and ease of deployment. Below, ETU will provide a detailed analysis of CWDM, including its ...

• October 18. 2023

As a network solution provider, energy conservation and cost are two important factors to consider when deploying data center networks. CWDM (Coarse Wave Division Multiplexing), as a low-cost WDM transmission technology for metropolitan area network access layer, is favored by market users. Today ETU-LINK will take you to learn the 16G CWDM SFP+ optical module. Feature Ø Supports up to 14.025...

• August 10. 2023

The arrival of the 5G era has brought great opportunities to the optical communication industry, and users have increasingly high requirements for high-speed data transmission. At the same time, it is also driving the upgrade from 100G to 400G. Among 100G optical modules, QSFP28 is the most common type of optical module. So today, let's talk about the difference between the 100G PSM4 and the 100G ...

• July 05. 2023

10G SFP+ optical switch has been widely used in data centers and enterprises. In this blog, ETU-LINK lists the connection schemes that accessible 10G SFP+ ports? And under what circumstances is it more appropriate to choose which one. Firstly, if the transmission distance is relatively close, we can consider using ETU 10G DAC cables for transmission. The length specifications of DACs on the market...

• June 30. 2023

This blog ETU-LINK will show you how to identify the wavelength of CWDM optical module through the color of the pull ring. We all know that CWDM has a total of 12 wavelengths, with a full band range of 1270-1610nm, with each wavelength interval of 20nm. The industry divides the entire band into front wave and back wave, with the front wave band of 1270-1450nm and the back wave band of 1470-16...

• April 19. 2023

In the construction of 5G network, optical module is the basic building unit of 5G network, which accounts for a large proportion of network construction cost and is the key element of 5G low cost and wide coverage. The 5G network bearer network is divided into fronthaul, midhaul, and backhaul. The fronthaul refers to the connection between the active antenna processing unit (AAU) and the distribu...

• July 21. 2022

In the construction of metropolitan area network, wavelength division multiplexing equipment is an important part, mainly including CWDM coarse wavelength division multiplexing equipment and DWDM dense wavelength division multiplexing equipment, so what is the difference between the two? In this article, ETU-LINK will tell you the difference between CWDM equipment and DWDM equipment.   1.&nbs...