Title :
Generalized control of laser dynamics
Author_Institution :
Centro de Investigacion y en Opt. AC, Leon, Mexico
Abstract :
The control of laser dynamics is traditionally taken to mean stabilization of unstable periodic orbits or modification of asymptotic behavior of a laser with a vanishing control signal. We explore a generalization of the control, which includes situations when the control signal is not small. Here we demonstrate the possibilities of such a control by the example of a CO/sub 2/ laser.
Keywords :
bifurcation; carbon compounds; gas lasers; laser stability; optical bistability; optical control; optical modulation; synchronisation; CO/sub 2/; S-shaped bistable solution; asymptotic behavior modification; attractor annihilation; attractor splitting; coupled lasers; dynamical tracking; generalized control; inverse period-doubling; laser dynamics; loss-driven laser; modulated losses; open loop control; saddle-node bifurcation; slow harmonic modulation; synchronization; time-dependent cavity losses; two-level model equations; unstable periodic orbits; vanishing control signal; Bifurcation; Chaos; Control systems; Frequency; Laser feedback; Laser stability; Limit-cycles; Open loop systems; Optical control; Orbits;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2001. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2001. The 4th Pacific Rim Conference on
Conference_Location :
Chiba, Japan
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6738-3
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2001.970994
