• 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