Generation of Feedback-induced Chaos in a Semiconductor Ring Laser

Xin Zhang, Guohui Yuan, Zhuoran Wang

School of Optoelectronic Information, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.

DOI: 10.4236/opj.2013.32B039                

Abstract

A scheme for chaotic signal generation in a semiconductor ring laser (SRL) with optical feedback is presented. Part of the output is returned to the SRL, resulting in chaotic oscillation. 

Keywords

(140.1540) Chaos; (140.5960) Semiconductor Lasers; (140.0140) Lasers and Laser Optics; (060.0060) Fiber Optics and Optical Communications

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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