Title :
Chaos in the coherence collapse of semiconductor lasers
Author :
Dente, Gregory C. ; Durkin, Peter S. ; Wilson, Kimberley A. ; Moeller, Charles E.
Author_Institution :
GCD Associates, Albuquerque, NM, USA
Abstract :
The observation of a quasiperiodic route to chaos in the coherence collapse of a single-mode semiconductor laser subjected to back-reflections from an external cavity is discussed. Also, a simple deterministic model that correlates well with the data is presented.<>
Keywords :
chaos; laser theory; semiconductor junction lasers; back-reflections; chaos; coherence collapse; external cavity; semiconductor lasers; Chaos; Coherence; Delay; Frequency; Laser feedback; Laser modes; Optical feedback; Semiconductor lasers; Spontaneous emission;
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
