Polarisation-resolved chaos and instabilities in a vertical cavity surface emitting laser subject to optical injection

Y. Hong, P. S. Spencer, S. Bandyopadhyay, P. Rees, K. A. Shore

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Abstract

Instabilities in the polarisation-resolved output of a vertical cavity surface emitting laser (VCSEL) subject to optical injection have been investigated experimentally. It is found that regions of chaotic behaviour exist for both positive and negative detuning from the stable injection locking regime. Outside the chaos regimes, several nonlinear dynamical phenomena including frequency pushing, nearly degenerate four-wave mixing (NDFWM), injection locking, limit cycle and period doubling, were also observed.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)185-189
Number of pages5
JournalOptics Communications
Volume216
Issue number1-3
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 1 2003

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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