A Summary of SWDM

In our promotional materials for our Certified Optical Network Associate (CONA) training program, we list SWDM, CWDM and DWDM as some of the concepts that we cover. We have received a number of inquiries about the meaning of SWDM. While this topic will be covered in detail in our training classes, we have put together a blog article to summarize SWDM.

The continued growth in high bandwidth applications and the population that uses them drives the need for higher data rates in all segments of optical networks–including data centers, local area networks, optical backplanes, and other short reach applications. Many data center operators are already upgrading their data center connection technologies from 10Gbps and 40Gbps to 25Gbps and 100Gbps.

SWDM is one of the latest technologies adapted to boost data rates in short reach applications. In this article, a summary of some of the key aspects of SWDM technology, including its advantages and the type of optical fiber required to enable it are presented.

Read more of the SWDM summary from the FiberGuide blog page.