Nonlinear optics in telecommunications : with 14 tables and 70 problems ; solutions for Instructors available online at springeronline.com 3 540 20195 5 Introduction. Mathematical Description of Linear Effects. Optical Waveguides. Nonlinear Effects. The Nonlinear Schrödinger Equation. Self and Cross Phase Modultion. Four Wave Mixing FWM. Ghost Pulses. Solitons. Raman Scattering. Brillouin Scattering. Optical Signal Processing for Optical Networks. Nonlinear Lasers and Amplifiers. Nonlinear Optical Phaseconjugation