Title :
Transitions between regular and chaotic behavior in polarization-stabilized vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers
Author :
Molitor, Andreas ; Elsässer, Wolfgang
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Appl. Phys., Tech. Univ. Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany
Abstract :
Transitions between regular and chaotic behavior in polarization-stabilized vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers is reported. Signatures of chaos are found by analyzing highly-resolved transverse mode spectra measured with a Czerny Turner-spectrometer connected to a single photon counting system. The nearest-neighbor eigenvalue distribution widely used to describe wave chaos or regular dynamic is determined from the mode spacing normalized by its mean value.
Keywords :
eigenvalues and eigenfunctions; laser cavity resonators; laser modes; laser transitions; light polarisation; optical chaos; photon counting; semiconductor lasers; spectroscopy; surface emitting lasers; Czerny Turner-spectrometer; chaotic properties; eigenvalue distribution; highly-resolved transverse mode spectra; laser transitions; polarization-stabilized vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers; semiconductor laser; single photon counting system; Surface waves;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe (CLEO EUROPE/EQEC), 2011 Conference on and 12th European Quantum Electronics Conference
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0533-5
Electronic_ISBN :
Pending
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE.2011.5942603
