Graduate School in Nonlinear Science

Sponsored by the Danish Research Academy

Chaotic Multimode Semiconductor Lasers: Theory and Application

by Kenton White
Arizona Center for Mathematical Sciences
University of Arizona, Tucson
Arizona
U.S.A.

Wednesday, July 01, 1998 15:00 h
at MIDIT, Building 305 room 027

MIDIT-seminar No. 411

Abstract: It is well known that semiconductor lasers have a chaotic output when exposed to weak external fields. Most theoretical work has focused on the chaotic dynamics of a single laser cavity mode. Using numerical simulations, I investigate the unique phenomena that occur when the chaotic behaviour induces two or more laser cavity modes. I will focus on two systems - external optical injection and delayed optical feedback. In the case of delayed optical feedback I will demonstrate a novel communication scheme which uses synchronized chaos.