This paper presents two control schemes for the chaotic dynamics of a CO2 l
aser with feedback which can be applied after the recognition of a leading
frequency of the motion in the power spectrum. The first one is realized by
means of a selective feedback loop which rejects all the frequency compone
nts except that of the leading cycle to be stabilized. The second one consi
sts in a resonant sinusoidal modulation of the control parameter.