Title :
Experimental Observation of Chaotic Dynamics in Two Coupled Diode Lasers Through Lateral Mode Locking
Author :
Santos, Rui ; Lamela, Horacio
Author_Institution :
Dept. de Tecnol. Electron., Univ. Carlos III de Madrid, Leganes, Spain
Abstract :
The nonlinear and chaotic phenomena in lateral coupled diode lasers have been widely studied theoretically. In this work an experimental analysis of the complex nonlinear and chaotic dynamic regimes experimentally observed in these devices and the mechanisms that produces it is made. This analysis is set by means of the RIN electrical spectrum and of the high resolution Fabry-Perot optical spectrum. A mapping of the nonlinear occurrences in these devices is obtained and a study of the relation between the relaxation oscillation frequency and the lateral locking frequency is achieved.
Keywords :
laser mode locking; nonlinear optics; optical chaos; semiconductor laser arrays; spectral analysis; RIN electrical spectrum; chaotic dynamics; coupled diode lasers; high resolution Fabry-Perot optical spectrum; lateral locking frequency; lateral mode locking; nonlinear dynamics; nonlinear occurrence mapping; nonlinear phenomena; relaxation oscillation frequency; semiconductor laser arrays; Chaos; Diode lasers; Frequency; Laser mode locking; Laser modes; Laser theory; Optical coupling; Semiconductor laser arrays; Semiconductor lasers; Waveguide lasers; Chaos; lateral mode locking; nonlinear dynamics; semiconductor laser arrays;
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JQE.2009.2031615
