Dynamical behavior of a multimode semiconductor laser subject to a single mode selective optical feedback

Author

Rogister, F. ; Sciamanna, R. ; Locquet, A. ; Megret, P. ; Deparis, O. ; Blondel, M.

Author_Institution

Electromagnetism & Telecommun. Dept., Facultd Polytechnique de Mons, Belgium

Volume

2

fYear

2001

fDate

15-19 July 2001

Abstract

We study the dynamical behavior of a multimode semiconductor laser subject to a frequency selective optical feedback A physical interpretation is proposed on the basis of the trajectory of the system in phase-space. The results are in good agreement with experiments.

Keywords

laser beams; laser feedback; laser modes; laser stability; optical chaos; population inversion; semiconductor lasers; Lang-Kobayashi equations; chaotic itinerancy; dynamical behavior; external cavity; frequency selective feedback; intensity dropouts; laser instabilities; longitudinal mode; low-frequency fluctuations regime; multimode extension; multimode semiconductor laser; phase-space trajectory; population inversion number; power bursts; power dropouts; single mode selective feedback; stationary states; temporal evolution; Chaos; Equations; Frequency; Laser feedback; Laser modes; Laser theory; Optical feedback; Power lasers; Semiconductor lasers; Solid lasers;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2001. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2001. The 4th Pacific Rim Conference on

Conference_Location

Chiba, Japan

Print_ISBN

0-7803-6738-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CLEOPR.2001.970863

Filename

970863