CHAOS AND COHERENCE IN COUPLED LASERS

Authors
THORNBURG KS MOLLER M ROY R CARR TW LI RD ERNEUX T
Citation
Ks. Thornburg et al., CHAOS AND COHERENCE IN COUPLED LASERS, Physical review. E, Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics, 55(4), 1997, pp. 3865-3869
Citations number
22
Categorie Soggetti
Physycs, Mathematical","Phsycs, Fluid & Plasmas
Journal title
Physical review. E, Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics → ACNP
ISSN journal
1063651X
Volume
55
Issue
4
Year of publication
1997
Pages
3865 - 3869
Database
ISI
SICI code
1063-651X(1997)55:4<3865:CACICL>2.0.ZU;2-O
Abstract
A fundamental chaotic instability in a system of two coupled lasers is investigated both experimentally and theoretically. The amplitude ins tability and mutual coherence of the light emitted by the lasers is in vestigated as a function of the detuning and coupling parameters. A qu antitative comparison of the intensity fluctuations is made with numer ical simulations that include noise in the laser detuning.