Dense WDM (DWDM) uses the C-Band (1530 nm-1565 nm) transmission window but with denser channel spacing. Channel plans vary, but a typical DWDM system would use 40 channels at 100 GHz spacing or 80 channels with 50 GHz spacing. Some technologies are capable of 12. 5 GHz spacing (sometimes called. DWDM (Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing) is an innovative optical fiber communication technology that can simultaneously transmit optical signals of multiple wavelengths in a single optical fiber. 86 nm, mainly within the C band.