Cost-effective, compact and easy to deploy, our standard Type 200™ WDM-1 and WDM-2 Wavelength Division Multiplexing Couplers work hand-in-glove with O3D3 and O3-3D3 transport modules, offering a simple “Plug-and-Play” solution for overcoming fiber exhaustion, expanding existing network capability, and deferring the cost of additional fiber deployment.

Wave Division Multiplexing (WDM) technology allows two separate payloads (conventional 1310nm as well as 1550nm wavelength optics) to be carried over a single fiber, doubling available bandwidth. Traditionally, WDM Couplers have been available in basic packages - usually a metal tube with delicate fiber strands exiting each end - but easily broken strands, and a coupler body that is hard to mount have made network deployment difficult. In response, some vendors have offered coupler bodies with screw mounting tabs and heavy-duty fiber leads, or couplers mounted inside bulky metal boxes. Less than ideal, these solutions require custom mounting configurations and additional application engineering to install the coupler and route the leads.

Available in Single (WDM-1) and Dual Coupler (WDM-2) versions, our plug-and-play WDM Couplers overcome these issues. A Standard Type 200™ mechanics form factor eliminates expensive, complicated and bulky mounting “work arounds” that lack universal installation flexibility. Pulsecom's WDM Couplers also feature robust, SC bulkhead connectors for fiber connections so there's no need to splice on connectors. Most importantly, our WDM Couplers are designed to work “hand-in-glove” with all O3D3, O3-3D3 and O3-3D3P transport modules, each with Wideband Optical Receivers capable of receiving 1310nm or 1550nm wavelengths. The WDM-2 may also be deployed with the three DS3 O3-3D3P with integral fiber protection switching for ultra-compact Service Level Agreement (SLA) compliance over a single pair of fibers.