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Self-phase modulation (SPM) broadens the frequency spectrum. This effect is not pronounced as long as the peak nonlinear phase shift remains below π or so. At a few π, however, the spectrum begins to develop strong undulations as shown in Fig. 10.1.
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Mitschke, F. (2016). A Survey of Nonlinear Processes. In: Fiber Optics. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-52764-1_10
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