preventing optical beat interference includes dynamically managing an adjustable optical transmitter wavelength of each of a plurality of customer premises equipment , wherein each of the plurality of customer premises equipment is in bidirectional communication with a customer premises equipment controller . a bidirectional communication system includes a customer premises equipment controller ; and a plurality of customer premises equipment coupled to the customer premises equipment controller , each of the plurality of customer premises equipment having an adjustable optical transmitter wavelength , wherein each of the plurality of customer premises equipment is in bidirectional communication with the customer premises equipment controller to prevent optical beat interference by dynamically managing the adjustable optical transmitter wavelength of each of the plurality of customer premises equipment .