The work considers traveling wave optical solutions for the nonlinear generalized fractional KMN equation. This equation is considered for describing pulse propagation in optical fibers and communication systems using two quite similar approaches, based on the expansion of these solutions in the exponential or polynomial forms. Both approaches belong to the direct solving class of methods for PDEs and suppose the use of an auxiliary equation. The solutions acquired in this paper are obtained from first- and second-order differential equations that act as auxiliary equations. In addition, we generated 3D, contour, and 2D plots to illustrate the characteristics of the obtained soliton solutions. To create these plots, we carefully selected appropriate values for the relevant parameters.