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WDM meaning in oil and gas

Definition

Wavelength Division Multiplexing

WDM means Wavelength Division Multiplexing. The capability to reflecting part of a signal while passing on the rest serves as the basis of WDM, a technique for simultaneous carrying multiple channels of data down a…

The capability to reflecting part of a signal while passing on the rest serves as the basis of WDM, a technique for simultaneous carrying multiple channels of data down a single fiber. This technique is important in the scheme of Intelligent Completions because it enables the operator to deploy multiple optical sensors downhole on just a single fiber.

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