Coexistence of attractors in a laser diode with optical feedback from a large external cavity

The coexistence of several attractors in the coherent collapsed state of a laser diode with optical feedback is investigated. These attractors are unstable tori that bifurcate from different external cavity modes. As the feedback rate is increased, these tori undergo different types of quasiperiodic...

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Autor: Masoller Alonso, Cristina|||0000-0003-0768-2019
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:1994
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/22270
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/22270
https://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.50.2569
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Semiconductor laser
Làsers de semiconductors
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Física
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Sumario:The coexistence of several attractors in the coherent collapsed state of a laser diode with optical feedback is investigated. These attractors are unstable tori that bifurcate from different external cavity modes. As the feedback rate is increased, these tori undergo different types of quasiperiodic routes, such as frequency locking, period doubling, or the appearance of a third incommensurate frequency. In the fully developed coherent collapsed state, the tori are all unstable, and the phenomenon of intermittence appears. Lyapunov exponent calculations demonstrate that this state presents hyperchaotic and high-dimensional dynamics. These results are explained qualitatively in terms of the multiattractor behavior found.