# self-phase modulation

> nonlinear optical effect of light-matter interaction, in which an ultrashort pulse of light traveling in a medium will induce a varying refractive index of the medium due to the optical Kerr effect

**Wikidata**: [Q183467](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q183467)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-phase_modulation)  
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## References

1. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
2. [OpenAlex](https://docs.openalex.org/download-snapshot/snapshot-data-format)