Mathematical Theory of Dispersion-Managed Optical Solitons discusses recent advances covering optical solitons, soliton perturbation, optical cross-talk, Gabitov-Turitsyn Equations, quasi-linear pulses, and higher order Gabitov-Turitsyn Equations. Focusing on a mathematical perspective, the book bridges the gap between concepts in engineering and mathematics, and gives an outlook to many new topics for furtherresearch.
		
	
	1 Introduction
	References
	2 Nonlinear Schrodingers Equation
	2.1 Derivation of NLSE
	2.1.1 Limitations of conventional solitons
	2.1.2 Dispersion-management
	2.1.3 Mathematical formulation
	2.2 Integrals of motion
	2.3 Soliton perturbation theory
	2.3.1 Perturbation terms
	2.4 Variational principle
	2.4.1 Perturbation terms
	References
	3 Polarization Preserving Fibers
	3.1 Introduction
	3.2 Integrals of motion
	3.2.1 Gaussian pulses
	3.2.2 Super-Gaussian pulses
	3.2.3 Super-Sech pulses
	3.3 Variational principle
	3.3.1 Gaussian pulses
	3.3.2 Super-Gaussian pulses
	3.4 Perturbation terms
	3.4.1 Gaussian pulses
	3.4.2 Super-Gaussian pulses
	3.5 Stochastic perturbation
	References
	4 Birefringent Fibers
	4.1 Introduction
	4.2 Integrals of motion
	4.2.1 Gaussian pulses
	4.2.2 Super-Gaussian pulses
	4.3 Variational principle
	4.3.1 Gaussian pulses
	4.3.2 Super-Gaussian pulses
	4.4 Perturbation terms
	4.4.1 Gaussian pulses
	4.4.2 Super-Gaussian pulses
	References
	5 Multiple Channels
	5.1 Introduction
	5.2 Integrals of motion
	5.2.1 Gaussian pulses
	5.2.2 Super-Gaussian pulses
	5.3 Variational principle
	5.3.1 Gaussian pulses
	5.3.2 Super-Gaussian pulses
	5.4 Perturbation terms
	5.4.1 Gaussian pulses
	5.4.2 Super-Gaussian pulses
	References
	6 Optical Crosstalk
	6.1 In-band crosstalk
	6.2 Gaussian optical pulse
	6.2.1 Bit error rate
	6.3 Sech optical pulse
	6.4 Super-Sech optical pulse
	References
	7 Gabitov-Turitsyn Equation
	7.1 Introduction
	7.2 Polarization-preserving fibers
	7.2.1 Special solutions
	7.3 Birefringent fibers
	7.4 DWDM system
	7.5 Properties of the kernel
	7.5.1 Lossless Case
	7.5.2 Lossy Case
	References
	8 Quasi-linear Pulses
	8.1 Introduction
	8.2 Polarization-preserving fibers
	8.2.1 Lossless system
	8.2.2 Lossy system
	8.3 Birefringent fibers
	8.3.1 Lossless system
	8.3.2 lossy system
	8.4 Multiple channels
	8.4.1 Lossless system
	8.4.2 Lossy system
	References
	9 Higher Order Gabitov-Turitsyn Equations
	9.1 Introduction
	9.2 Polarization preserving fibers
	9.3 Birefringent fibers
	9.4 DWDM systems
	References
	Index