ABSTRACT
In earlier chapters, we have discussed various examples of applications of the induced nonlinear polarization of light due to several different mechanisms. In particular we have discussed some of the effects of the cubic nonlinearity, especially in the context of self-phase modulation (SPM), spatial solitons, optical bistability, and phase conjugation. In this chapter, we will discuss one of the applications of cubic nonlinearity in the area of pulse propagation in optical fibers. We will introduce readers to the concept of temporal solitons as opposed to spatial solitons, and study the propagation of arbitrary pulses through nonlinear optical fibers.
