OBSERVATION OF CHAOTIC INSTABILITY IN THE ACTIVE-MODE LOCKING OF A SEMICONDUCTOR-LASER

被引:7
作者
LAM, BC
KELLNER, AL
SUSHCHIK, MM
ABARBANEL, HDI
YU, PKL
机构
[1] UNIV CALIF SAN DIEGO,INST NONLINEAR SCI,LA JOLLA,CA 92093
[2] UNIV CALIF SAN DIEGO,DEPT PHYS,LA JOLLA,CA 92093
[3] UNIV CALIF SAN DIEGO,SCRIPPS INST OCEANOG,LA JOLLA,CA 92093
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10.1364/JOSAB.10.002065
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
We examine experimentally the consequence of frequency detuning an actively mode-locked external-cavity semiconductor laser from resonance. We observe a transition of the laser system from a periodic oscillation to a nonperiodic state with broadened spectral tones. By estimating the fractal dimension of the corresponding phase-space attractors, we show the presence of low-dimensional chaos. The route to chaos is a well-defined regime of three-frequency quasi-periodicity preceded by a two-frequency quasi-periodicity.
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页码:2065 / 2070
页数:6
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