Look at the datasheet for the 555 or ask your teacher to help you. It is simple.
Does it necessary to care about the burst length and the off time?
Your English is horrible. I think you are asking if the burst length and pause between bursts is important. Look at the datasheet of the IR receiver IC or ask your teacher.
from the original circuit, its does not use another 555 to on and off the IR transmitter.
There are thousands of schematics on the internet done wrong that do not work.
what happen if i ignore the burst length and the on and off time?
the sensitivity and the range will reduced?
I told you in my first post in this thread and the datasheet for the IR receiver tells you.
The IR receiver is designed to detect data (bursts of pulses) from a remote control transmitter and to reduce its gain with its AGC when it receives continuous 38kHz IR pulses (interference) from a compact fluorescent light bulb. When it reduces its gain then the sensitivity will be very low and range will be very short.
anyway to do it digitally?
Probably. Think about it then design a circuit to do it. But most people simply use a microcontroller that is programmed to do it.
You can buy an IR remote controlled light dimmer in a home improvements store.