Which phenomenon impairs signal isolation during dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM)?

💡 Explanation

Four-wave mixing generates new frequencies from interacting wavelengths, reducing channel isolation because spurious signals appear at unintended wavelengths interfering with adjacent channels; therefore, the isolation drops rather than improving from reduced dispersion or reflectivity.

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