Inversion and tight focusing of Airy pulses under the action of third-order dispersion

Rodislav Driben*, Yi Hu, Zhigang Chen, Boris A. Malomed, Roberto Morandotti

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Abstract

By means of direct simulations and theoretical analysis, we study the nonlinear propagation of truncated Airy pulses in an optical fiber exhibiting both anomalous second-order and strong positive third-order dispersions (TOD). It is found that the Airy pulse first reaches a finite-size focal area as determined by the relative strength of the two dispersion terms, and then undergoes an inversion transformation such that it continues to travel with an opposite acceleration. The system notably features tight focusing if the TOD is a dominant factor. These effects are partially reduced by Kerr nonlinearity.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2499-2501
Number of pages3
JournalOptics Letters
Volume38
Issue number14
DOIs
StatePublished - 15 Jul 2013

Funding

FundersFunder number
Air Force Office of Scientific Research
National Science Foundation

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