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Every optical module lives at a wavelength, and every wavelength belongs to a named band with its own fibre loss, amplifier availability and typical uses. This page is the lookup table: bands, the wavelengths you will meet on module labels, and the WDM grids.
The named bands (single-mode)
| Band | Range | Name | Loss (G.652.D) | Typical use |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| O | 1260–1360 nm | Original | ~0.33–0.35 dB/km | 1310 nm LR/DR/FR optics, PON upstream, LAN-WDM, CWDM 1271–1351 |
| E | 1360–1460 nm | Extended | 0.3–0.5 dB/km, water peak ~1383 nm | CWDM 1371–1451 on low-water-peak fibre only |
| S | 1460–1530 nm | Short | ~0.25 dB/km | CWDM 1471–1511, GPON downstream 1490, OSC 1510 |
| C | 1530–1565 nm | Conventional | ~0.18–0.22 dB/km (minimum) | DWDM, EDFA band, 1550 nm ER/ZR, CWDM 1531/1551 |
| L | 1565–1625 nm | Long | ~0.2–0.25 dB/km | L-band DWDM, XGS-PON downstream 1577, CWDM 1571–1611, NG-PON2 |
| U | 1625–1675 nm | Ultra-long | rising | monitoring / OTDR test wavelengths (1625, 1650) |
Multi-mode fibre uses 850 nm (VCSEL) and, on legacy links, 1300 nm; its loss is ~3 dB/km, so reach is set by bandwidth rather than attenuation (Connectors & fibre).
Wavelengths you meet on labels
| Wavelength | Where |
|---|---|
| 850 nm | SX, SR, SR4, SR8, AOC — multi-mode |
| 1270 / 1330 nm | 10G BiDi pair; XGS-PON upstream (1270) |
| 1310 nm | LX, LR, DR, PSM4, FR — the single-mode workhorse |
| 1295–1310 nm (4 λ) | LAN-WDM: 100GBASE-LR4/ER4, 400GBASE-FR8/LR8 |
| 1271–1331 nm (4 λ) | CWDM4, 40GBASE-LR4, 400GBASE-FR4/LR4 |
| 1490 nm | GPON downstream; 1G BiDi pair with 1310 |
| 1510 nm | optical supervisory channel in DWDM systems |
| 1550 nm | EX/ZX, ER, ZR; RF video overlay in PON |
| 1577 nm | XG-PON / XGS-PON / 10G-EPON downstream |
| 1528–1565 nm | DWDM C-band channels |
| 1596–1603 / 1524–1544 nm | NG-PON2 TWDM downstream / upstream |
BiDi pairs
Single-fibre bi-directional modules use two wavelengths; the two ends must be the mirror pair (often labelled -U/-D or -A/-B):
| Pair | Rate | Standard |
|---|---|---|
| 1310 / 1490 | 1G | 1000BASE-BX10 |
| 1310 / 1550 | 1G | 1000BASE-BX (long) |
| 1270 / 1330 | 10G | 10GBASE-BX |
| 1270 / 1330 | 25G | 25G BiDi |
| 1490 / 1550 | 1G/10G | vendor pairs |
PON wavelength plans (GPON, XGS-PON, NG-PON2, coexistence) are detailed in PON wavelength plans & coexistence.
CWDM grid (ITU-T G.694.2)
18 channels, 20 nm apart. Centre wavelengths in nm:
1271 1291 1311 1331 1351 1371 1391 1411 1431
1451 1471 1491 1511 1531 1551 1571 1591 1611
Common 8-channel systems use 1471–1611 nm; 16-channel systems add 1311–1451 on low-water-peak fibre. Colour codes, muxes and budget: CWDM channel plan, CWDM mux/demux & link budget.
DWDM grid (ITU-T G.694.1)
Defined in frequency, anchored at 193.1 THz. On the 100 GHz grid a channel number N maps to frequency as:
f (THz) = 190 + N / 10 e.g. C31 → 193.1 THz → 1552.52 nm
N = (f − 190) × 10
λ (nm) = 299 792.458 / f (THz)
| Channel | Frequency | Wavelength |
|---|---|---|
| C17 | 191.7 THz | 1563.86 nm |
| C21 | 192.1 THz | 1560.61 nm |
| C31 | 193.1 THz | 1552.52 nm |
| C41 | 194.1 THz | 1544.53 nm |
| C51 | 195.1 THz | 1536.61 nm |
| C61 | 196.1 THz | 1528.77 nm |
The 50 GHz grid interleaves half-channels (e.g. C31.5 = 193.15 THz). Channel labels vary by vendor — always confirm by frequency. Full treatment: DWDM and the ITU grid.
Amplification windows
| Amplifier | Band | Note |
|---|---|---|
| EDFA (C) | ~1530–1565 nm | standard DWDM amplifier |
| EDFA (L) | ~1570–1610 nm | doubles fibre capacity |
| Raman | any, pump-defined | distributed, extends spans |
| SOA | O-band and others | in-module pre-amplification |
CWDM channels outside the C/L bands cannot use EDFAs — the root of CWDM's reach limit.
Where the wavelength lives in memory
A module reports its nominal wavelength in the identity block — SFF-8472 A0h bytes 60–61 (nm), SFF-8636 upper page 00h bytes 186–187 (÷20 nm) — and tunable modules expose channel/frequency registers (Tunable memory maps). CodingBox shows it on the Check transceiver screen; when recoding, keep it equal to the laser's real wavelength.
How wavelengths are printed on labels and encoded in latch colours (CWDM channel colours, BiDi pairs): Labels & colour codes; the ITU-T recommendations behind the grids: Standards map.
Why these windows exist — Rayleigh scattering, absorption, the water peak — and attenuation per fibre type and wavelength: Attenuation and transmission windows.