Which risk increases when signal reflections disrupt fiber optic communication within dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM) systems?

💡 Explanation

An increased bit-error rate arises as signal reflections introduce constructive and destructive interference due to the Four Wave Mixing mechanism. This occurs because the non-linearity of the fiber generates new frequencies, therefore signal integrity diminishes, rather than receiver sensitivity being directly affected.

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