Nonlinear dynamics of semiconductor lasers under repetitive optical pulse injection

IEEE Journal on Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 604-611

  Lin, Fan Yi ^a   Tu, Shiou Yuan ^a   Huang, Chien Chih ^a   Chang, Shu Ming ^b  

^a NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Chaos; Nonlinear systems; Semiconductor lasers

Indexed keywords

CHAOS; CHAOS STATE; CHAOTIC OSCILLATION; DEVIL'S STAIRCASE; DOUBLING ROUTE; DYNAMICAL STATE; FAREY TREE; INJECTION PULSE; LYAPUNOV EXPONENT; NON-LINEAR DYNAMICS; OPTICAL PULSE; OSCILLATION FREQUENCY; OSCILLATION STATE; PARAMETER SPACES; RELAXATION OSCILLATION FREQUENCIES; REPETITION FREQUENCY; REPETITION RATE; STRONG INJECTION; WINDING NUMBER;

BANDWIDTH; CHAOTIC SYSTEMS; DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; LASER PULSES; LASERS; LIGHT PULSE GENERATORS; NONLINEAR SYSTEMS; WINDING;

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EID: 67650925013     PISSN: 1077260X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSTQE.2008.2010558     Document Type: Article

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