Title :
Quantum dot — Microlasers with external feedback — A chaotic system close to the quantum limit
Author :
Albert, F. ; Hopfmann, C. ; Schneider, C. ; Höfling, S. ; Worschech, L. ; Kamp, M. ; Kinzel, W. ; Forchel, A. ; Reitzenstein, S. ; Kanter, I.
Author_Institution :
Tech. Phys., Univ. Wurzburg, Würzburg, Germany
Abstract :
We demonstrate that chaos can be observed in quantum-dot microlaser. By coupling photons back into the microcavity, a strong change in the photon statistics of the emitted light is observed, being indicative of random-intensity fluctuations.
Keywords :
laser feedback; microcavity lasers; optical chaos; quantum dot lasers; chaotic system; emitted light; external feedback; microcavity; photon statistics; quantum limit; quantum-dot microlaser; random-intensity fluctuations; Chaos; Laser feedback; Laser theory; Microcavities; Photonics; Quantum dot lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Semiconductor Laser Conference (ISLC), 2012 23rd IEEE International
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0828-2
DOI :
10.1109/ISLC.2012.6348362