This document may be downloaded, read, stored and printed for your own use within the limits of § 53 UrhG but it may not be distributed via the internet or passed on to external parties.Dieses Dokument darf im Rahmen von § 53 UrhG zum eigenen Gebrauch kostenfrei heruntergeladen, gelesen, gespeichert und ausgedruckt, aber nicht im Internet bereitgestellt oder an Außenstehende weitergegeben werden.Pickartz, Sabrina2022-06-232022-06-232019https://oa.tib.eu/renate/handle/123456789/9159https://doi.org/10.34657/8197We consider the compression and amplification of an ultrashort soliton pulse through the interaction with a weaker velocity-matched dispersive wave, in the so-called optical event horizon regime. We demonstrate that in this interaction scheme the self-steepening effect plays the key role in producing a strong soliton compression. While the interaction between the two pulses is mediated through cross phase modulation, the self-steepening effect produces an energy exchange, which enhances soliton compression. We provide numerical results and an analytical expression for energy transfer and compression rate.eng510Ultrashort pulsespulse compressionsolitonoptical event horizonsReport12 S.