Oscillation mode selection using bifurcation of chaotic mode transitions in a nonlinear ring resonator

Author

Aida, Tahito ; Davis, Peter

Author_Institution

ATR Opt. & Radio Commun. Res. Labs., Kyoto, Japan

Volume

30

Issue

12

fYear

1994

fDate

12/1/1994 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

2986

Lastpage

2997

Abstract

This paper demonstrates the effectiveness of an adaptive parametric control method for searching and switching among a large number of multistable oscillation modes using chaotic mode transitions. The adaptive control is used to select nonlinear oscillation modes in an electro-optic ring resonator. In the adaptive control scheme, the result of a simple test of resonator output is fed back to a single parameter, pump laser power, governing bifurcation to and from chaos. The test is the presence or absence of a target code in the oscillation waveform of the resonator output. Chaotic mode transition phenomena, called chaotic itinerancy, are investigated in terms of code dynamics, and the results are used to determine the optimal parameters for the adaptive control

Keywords

adaptive optics; bifurcation; laser feedback; nonlinear optics; optical bistability; optical chaos; optical pumping; optical resonators; optical switches; oscillations; adaptive control; adaptive parametric control method; bifurcation; chaotic itinerancy; chaotic mode transitions; code dynamics; electro-optic ring resonator; multistable oscillation modes; nonlinear oscillation modes; nonlinear ring resonator; oscillation mode selection; oscillation waveform; pump laser power; resonator output; switching; Adaptive control; Bifurcation; Chaos; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Laser transitions; Lasers and electrooptics; Optical ring resonators; Programmable control; Testing;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9197

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/3.362706

Filename

362706