Abstract
We present experimental evidence of coexisting periodic attractors in a semiconductor laser subject to external optical injection. The coexisting attractors appear after the semiconductor laser has undergone a Hopf bifurcation from the locked steady state. We consider the single-mode rate equations and derive a third-order differential equation for the phase of the laser field. We then analyse the bifurcation diagram of the time-periodic states in terms of the frequency detuning and the injection rate and show the existence of multiple periodic attractors.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 785-796 |
Number of pages | 12 |
Journal | Journal of Optics B: Quantum and Semiclassical Optics |
Volume | 9 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Oct 1997 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
- Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)