Bistable regimes in an optically injected mode-locked laser

Abstract

We study experimentally the dynamics of quantum-dot (QD) passively mode-locked semiconductor lasers under external optical injection. The lasers demonstrated multiple dynamical states, with bifurcation boundaries that depended upon the sign of detuning variation. The area of the hysteresis loops grew monotonically at small powers of optical injection and saturated at moderate powers. At high injection levels the hysteresis decreased and eventually disappeared.

Additional Information: © 2012 OSA Tatiana Habruseva, Stephen P. Hegarty, Andrei G. Vladimirov, Alexander Pimenov, Dmitrii Rachinskii, Natalia Rebrova, Evgeny A. Viktorov, and Guillaume Huyet, "Bistable regimes in an optically injected mode-locked laser," Optics express 20, 25572-25583 (2012). This paper was published in Optics express and is made available as an electronic reprint with the permission of OSA. The paper can be found at the following URL on the OSA website: http://www.opticsinfobase.org/oe/abstract.cfm?URI=oe-20-23-25572. Systematic or multiple reproduction or distribution to multiple locations via electronic or other means is prohibited and is subject to penalties under law.
Uncontrolled Keywords: Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Publication ISSN: 1094-4087
Last Modified: 23 Oct 2019 12:59
Date Deposited: 05 Jun 2013 09:12
Published Date: 2012-10-25
Authors: Habruseva, Tatiana
Hegarty, Stephen P.
Vladimirov, Andrei G.
Pimenov, Alexander
Rachinskii, Dmitrii
Rebrova, Natalia
Viktorov, Evgeny A.
Huyet, Guillaume

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