Distance controlled resonant radiation from modulated Airy pulses

Abstract

We investigate the dynamic evolution of resonant radiation (RR) emitted from modulated Airy pulses in an optical fiber with emphasis on the third-order dispersion. We show that the process of RRs emission strongly depends on the parameters of the predesigned spectral phase imposed on the Airy pulses, which is attributed to its linear focusing behaviors. A localized pulse formed at the distance-controlled focusing can effectively generate a large amount of RR after a prescribed propagation distance. At variance with the case of fundamental soliton, the minimum value of third-order dispersion required for the onset of RRs emission becomes much smaller for the modulated Airy pulse. The conversion efficiency of RRs increases with an increasing linear focusing point, but decreases with an increasing truncated coefficient. There is an optimal value of the truncated coefficient for the RRs having highest peak intensity and largest frequency shift. The impact of Raman effects on the RRs is also revealed. Our results not only provide a simply route to actively manipulate the efficient emission of RRs in conventional optical fiber, also could have significant implications of pulse shaping technology in novel highly efficient light sources based on the RRs emission for a variety of application.