Summary
International Symposium on Nonlinear Theory and its Applications
2017
Session Number:A3L-C
Session:
Number:A3L-C-8
Dynamics of Stable-Unstable Switching of a Laser Diode Subject to Feedback
Jia-Xin Dong, Song-Sui Li, Sze-Chun Chan,
pp.279-282
Publication Date:2017/12/4
Online ISSN:2188-5079
Summary:
Stable-unstable switching is observed in a distributed-feedback laser diode subject to optical feedback. The switching is between a stable state of a constant intensity and an unstable state with an oscillatory intensity. It repeats with a period that corresponds to the feedback delay time. Experimentally, stable-unstable switching with a periodicity of about 80 ns and a microwave oscillation at 8 GHz is demonstrated. Such a switching dynamics is connected to the other well-studied dynamics of a laser diode in an optical feedback system.