Feedback-induced discretisation of the relaxation oscillation frequency in a semiconductor laser

  • Anton V. Kovalev
  • , Bogusław Tykalewicz
  • , David Goulding
  • , Bryan Kelleher
  • , Michael J. Wishon
  • , Alexandre Locquet
  • , David Citrin
  • , Evgeny A. Viktorov

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Abstract

We explore both experimentally and numerically the dynamics of semiconductor lasers subject to delayed optical feedback and show that the external cavity repetition rate can be resonant with the relaxation oscillations leading to a discretisation of the relaxation oscillation frequency which evolves in a series of discrete steps, remaining almost constant along each step. Numerically, the steps are found to result from different Hopf bifurcation branches.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationSemiconductor Lasers and Laser Dynamics VIII
EditorsRainer Michalzik, Krassimir Panajotov, Marc Sciamanna
PublisherSPIE
ISBN (Electronic)9781510618909
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2018
EventSemiconductor Lasers and Laser Dynamics VIII 2018 - Strasbourg, France
Duration: 23 Apr 201826 Apr 2018

Publication series

NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume10682
ISSN (Print)0277-786X
ISSN (Electronic)1996-756X

Conference

ConferenceSemiconductor Lasers and Laser Dynamics VIII 2018
Country/TerritoryFrance
CityStrasbourg
Period23/04/1826/04/18

Keywords

  • double Hopf bifurcations
  • external cavity resonance
  • external optical feedback
  • Quantum dot lasers
  • relaxation oscillations

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