Title :
Experimental phase synchronization of semiconductor lasers subject to optical feedback
Author :
Wallace, Iain ; Dejin Yuk ; Lu, Weiping ; Harrison, Robert G.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Heriot-Watt Univ., Edinburgh, UK
Abstract :
We report first observation of the phenomenon of phase synchronization of low frequency fluctuations in unidirectionally coupled external cavity semiconductor lasers. The findings are interpreted using the coupled Lang-Kobayashi model as a Sysiphus effect with synchronized drift
Keywords :
fluctuations; laser cavity resonators; laser feedback; optical chaos; semiconductor lasers; synchronisation; Sysiphus effect; chaotic models; coupled Lang-Kobayashi model; low frequency fluctuations; optical feedback; phase synchronization; semiconductor lasers; synchronized drift; unidirectionally coupled external cavity semiconductor lasers; Frequency synchronization; Laser feedback; Laser transitions; Master-slave; Optical coupling; Optical feedback; Phase measurement; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Semiconductor lasers;
Conference_Titel :
LEOS '99. IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society 1999 12th Annual Meeting
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5634-9
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.1999.813640
