Airy pulse shaping using time-dependent power-law potentials

作者:Han, Tianwen; Chen, Hao; Qin, Chengzhi; Li, Wenwan; Wang, Bing*; Lu, Peixiang*
来源:Physical Review A, 2018, 97(6): 063815.
DOI:10.1103/PhysRevA.97.063815

摘要

We investigate the temporal and spectral evolutions of finite-energy Airy pulses in the presence of power-law optical potentials. The potentials are generated by the time-dependent pumped light, which propagates together with the Airy pulses in a highly nonlinear optical fiber. We show that the intrinsic acceleration of Airy pulses can be modified by an external force that stems from a linear potential, and hence unidirectional frequency shift can be realized. When a triangle potential is employed, the pulse will exhibit self-splitting both in temporal and spectral domains. Additionally, as a parabolic potential is utilized, both the temporal waveform and frequency spectrum of the Airy pulse will exchange alternately between the Airy and Gaussian profiles. By using higher-order power-law potentials, we also realize both revival and antirevival effects for the Airy pulses. The study may find wide applications in pulse reshaping and spectral-temporal imaging for both optical communication and signal processing.