Global view of complicated dynamics in optically injected semiconductor lasers

Sebastian Wieczorek; Bernd Krauskopf; Daan Lenstra

doi:10.1117/12.391467

14 July 2000 Global view of complicated dynamics in optically injected semiconductor lasers

Sebastian Wieczorek, Bernd Krauskopf, Daan Lenstra

Proceedings Volume 3944, Physics and Simulation of Optoelectronic Devices VIII; (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.391467
Event: Symposium on Integrated Optoelectronics, 2000, San Jose, CA, United States

Abstract

We use advanced techniques from bifurcation theory to examine the dynamics of single-mode semiconductor lasers with optical injection, modeled by three-dimensional rate equations. Key bifurcations, namely saddle-node, Hopf, period-doubling, saddle-node of limit cycle and torus bifurcations, are followed over a wide range of injection strengths and detunings for different fixed values of the linewidth enhancement factor (alpha) . Combining the stability diagram in parameter space with phase portraits provides a global and detailed view of complex dynamics of injected semi-conductor lasers. In particular, we concentrate here on different routes to phase locking, which can be surprisingly complicated. Our analysis reveals many regions of chaotic behavior and multistability in good agreement with experimental studies.

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Sebastian Wieczorek, Bernd Krauskopf, and Daan Lenstra "Global view of complicated dynamics in optically injected semiconductor lasers", Proc. SPIE 3944, Physics and Simulation of Optoelectronic Devices VIII, (14 July 2000); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.391467

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