DocumentCode
3186187
Title
Thermal effects in broad area semiconductor amplifier: excitability, coherence resonance and phase-locking of an excitable system
Author
Barland, S. ; Piro, O. ; Giudici, M. ; Balle, S. ; Tredicce, J.R.
Author_Institution
Inst. Non Lineaire de Nice, Valbonne, France
fYear
2003
fDate
22-27 June 2003
Firstpage
119
Abstract
We experimentally study thermal effects in a semiconductor laser used as optical amplifier. We demonstrate that the paradigmatic Fitz Hugh-Nagumo equations provide a sufficient representation for all the observed dynamical behaviors.
Keywords
optical phase locked loops; semiconductor optical amplifiers; thermo-optical effects; broad area semiconductor amplifier; coherence resonance; dynamical behaviors; excitability; excitable system; optical amplifier; paradigmatic Fitz Hugh-Nagumo equations; phase-locking; semiconductor laser; thermal effects; Biomedical optical imaging; Nonlinear optics; Optical bistability; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Resonance; Semiconductor lasers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission; Temperature;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Quantum Electronics Conference, 2003. EQEC '03. European
Print_ISBN
0-7803-7733-8
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/EQEC.2003.1313976
Filename
1313976
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