Theoretical investigation of a semiconductor ring laser driven by Chua's oscillator

The modeling and numerical investigation of the dynamical behavior of a semiconductor ring laser (SRL) driven by Chua's oscillator are reported. By increasing the coupling strength between the SRL and Chua's oscillator at a fixed bias current, the SRL exhibits an intermittency route to anti-phase chaos. However, for a fixed value of the coupling strength, we report a period-doubling route to out-of-phase and anti-phase chaos when varying one of the parameters of the Chua's oscillator are reported. We also demonstrate that a SRL driven by the chaotic output of Chua's oscillator generates a more complex chaos compared to the one found in a SRL subject to a sinusoidally modulated current. This new way of modulation of semiconductor lasers would not only bring a general benefit in the physical equipment and reduce their cost but could have an impact for some relevant engineering applications.