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self-phase modulation

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self-phase modulation [¦self ‚fāz ‚mäj·ə′lā·shən]
(optics)
The temporal action of a medium whose index of refraction increases with increasing optical intensity on time-varying optical signals or pulses, whereby the rising front edge of the pulse is shifted to lower frequencies and the rear of the pulse is shifted to higher frequencies.


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A number of subtle physical processes, including chromatic and polarization mode dispersion, four-wave mixing and self-phase modulation set the upper limits for the data carrying capacity of any fibre system.
PSP also addresses other inter-symbol interference (ISI) effects, such as transmitter and receiver patterning and self-phase modulation, further boosting system margin.
 
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