DocumentCode
349398
Title
Experimental phase synchronization of semiconductor lasers subject to optical feedback
Author
Wallace, Iain ; Dejin Yuk ; Lu, Weiping ; Harrison, Robert G.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Phys., Heriot-Watt Univ., Edinburgh, UK
Volume
1
fYear
1999
fDate
1999
Firstpage
375
Abstract
We report first observation of the phenomenon of phase synchronization of low frequency fluctuations in unidirectionally coupled external cavity semiconductor lasers. The findings are interpreted using the coupled Lang-Kobayashi model as a Sysiphus effect with synchronized drift
Keywords
fluctuations; laser cavity resonators; laser feedback; optical chaos; semiconductor lasers; synchronisation; Sysiphus effect; chaotic models; coupled Lang-Kobayashi model; low frequency fluctuations; optical feedback; phase synchronization; semiconductor lasers; synchronized drift; unidirectionally coupled external cavity semiconductor lasers; Frequency synchronization; Laser feedback; Laser transitions; Master-slave; Optical coupling; Optical feedback; Phase measurement; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Semiconductor lasers;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
LEOS '99. IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society 1999 12th Annual Meeting
Conference_Location
San Francisco, CA
ISSN
1092-8081
Print_ISBN
0-7803-5634-9
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/LEOS.1999.813640
Filename
813640
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