Multiplexers and OADMs – Powerful passive optical networking

At Smartoptics, we offer everything to help you get more out of your fiber networks. Including multiplexers and optical add/drop multiplexers (OADMs). An optical multiplexer combines wavelength channels onto an optical transmission fiber. OADMs are used in WDM systems for multiplexing and routing fiber optic signals, selectively adding and dropping individual or sets of wavelength channels from a DWDM stream. Both give you more flexibility in terms of the volume of traffic and type of data you want to transmit.

Smartoptics modules are designed for the best possible performance levels. That translates into low losses and even greater distances for transmission. All of our units can be housed in case hardened outdoor modules, and can be used outdoors. Our range of passive CWDM/DWDM multiplexers and OADM modules allow up to 18 CWDM and 80 DWDM channels to be connected simultaneously over a dark fiber network. They are protocol transparent and suit applications including 10/1G Ethernet, SDH/SONET, 16/8/4/2/1G Fibre Channel/FICON, FTTx and CATV. Smartoptics is one of the only vendors to offer multimode modules to maximize the use of multimode fiber cabling. A hybrid C/DWDM system can be built by using CWDM channels 1530nm and 1550nm for 26 additional DWDM channels, keeping initial startup costs low and allowing a truly “pay as you grow” architecture.

Passive optical networking the Smartoptics way

The need to transmit data grows with every new department, new service, new communication application, new security requirement. Increases that can buckle existing systems. That’s one reason companies seek to upgrade their fiber networks. Laying new fiber optic cable can be prohibitively expensive. And so is adding “one off” services through leased or managed services. Expanding network capacity with Smartoptics is easy with plug and play solutions that are far less costly to own and run.

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Green data center networking

Our low power embedded XWDM systems offers a foundation for the ultimate green data center WDM networking solution.

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Embedded xWDM: Simple. Efficient. Effective.

Embedded XWDM is a simple and convenient way of transporting all data and storage traffic between sites. It uses a single dark fiber instead of multiple fibers. Low or zero power and low footprint.

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