Synchronization and Clustering in a Multimode Quantum Dot Laser

Tanguy, Yann and Houlihan, John (2006) Synchronization and Clustering in a Multimode Quantum Dot Laser. Physical Review Letters, 96 (5). 053902. ISSN 00319007

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Abstract

We analyze experimentally the intensity oscillations of the longitudinal modes of quantum dot semiconductor lasers. We show that the modal intensities can oscillate chaotically with different average frequencies, but obey a highly organized antiphase dynamics leading to a constant total output power. The fluctuations are in the MHz range. We report the first experimental observation of frequency clustering associated with synchronization. We also observe the propagation of perturbations across the optical spectrum from blue to red.

Item Type: Article
Departments or Groups: Optics Research Group
Divisions: School of Science > Department of Computing, Maths and Physics
Depositing User: John Houlihan
Date Deposited: 19 Nov 2012 16:10
Last Modified: 22 Aug 2016 10:25
URI: https://repository.wit.ie/id/eprint/1169

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