Perturbation theory for the modified nonlinear Schr{\"o}dinger solitons

The perturbation theory based on the Riemann-Hilbert problem is developed for the modified nonlinear Schr{\"o}dinger equation which describes the propagation of femtosecond optical pulses in nonlinear single-mode optical fibers. A detailed analysis of the adiabatic approximation to perturbation-induced evolution of the soliton parameters is given. The linear perturbation and the Raman gain are considered as examples.