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Wave Division Multiplexing (WDM)

The splitting of light into a series of "colors" from a few (sparse WDM) to many with a narrow wavelength separation (dense WDM) for the purpose of carrying simultaneous traffic over the same physical fiber (9 micron usually).

Each "color" carries a separate data stream.

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