PERIOD-DOUBLING ROUTE TO CHAOS IN A SEMICONDUCTOR-LASER SUBJECT TO OPTICAL-INJECTION

Authors
SIMPSON TB LIU JM GAVRIELIDES A KOVANIS V ALSING PM
Citation
Tb. Simpson et al., PERIOD-DOUBLING ROUTE TO CHAOS IN A SEMICONDUCTOR-LASER SUBJECT TO OPTICAL-INJECTION, Applied physics letters, 64(26), 1994, pp. 3539-3541
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Physics, Applied
Journal title
Applied physics letters → ACNP
ISSN journal
00036951
Volume
64
Issue
26
Year of publication
1994
Pages
3539 - 3541
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-6951(1994)64:26<3539:PRTCIA>2.0.ZU;2-2
Abstract
Experimental measurements and a single-mode analysis of a quantum-well laser diode subject to strong optical injection are combined to demon strate that the diode follows a period-doubling route to chaos. All la ser parameters used in this model, including the influence of spontane ous emission noise, were experimentally determined based on the four-w ave mixing technique. The transition to chaos can be used to reduce th e uncertainty in the value of the linewidth enhancement factor.