Which impairment dominates when WDM channel spacing shrinks?

💡 Explanation

Signal distortion increases due to wavelength division multiplexing (WDM); the **four-wave mixing** artifact generates new frequencies. This is due to fiber's third-order nonlinearity. Therefore cross-talk rises rather than pure dispersion effects, because closer spacing amplifies intermodulation products.

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