Exploring multi-stability in semiconductor ring lasers: theory and experiment
Optics
2009-12-08 v1
Abstract
We report the first experimental observation of multi-stable states in a single-longitudinal mode semiconductor ring laser. We show how the operation of the device can be steered to either monostable, bistable or multi-stable dynamical regimes in a controlled way. We observe that the dynamical regimes are organized in well reproducible sequences that match the bifurcation diagrams of a two-dimensional model. By analyzing the phase space in this model, we predict how the stochastic transitions between multi-stable states take place and confirm it experimentally.
Cite
@article{arxiv.0912.1183,
title = {Exploring multi-stability in semiconductor ring lasers: theory and experiment},
author = {L. Gelens and S. Beri and G. Van der Sande and G. Mezosi and M. Sorel and J. Danckaert and G. Verschaffelt},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0912.1183},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
4 pages, 5 figures