The dynamics of dispersive optical solitons, modeled by Schrödinger–Hirota equation, are studied in this paper. Bright, dark and singular optical soliton solutions to this model are obtained in presence of perturbation terms that are considered with full nonlinearity. Soliton perturbation theory is also applied to retrieve adiabatic parameter dynamics of bright solitons. Optical soliton cooling is also studied. Finally, exact bright, dark and singular solitons are addressed for birefringent fibers with perturbation terms included.
