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    Area of Science:

    • Optoelectronics
    • Laser Physics
    • Nonlinear Dynamics

    Background:

    • Distributed feedback semiconductor lasers are crucial in optical communications.
    • Optoelectronic feedback can introduce complex nonlinear dynamics.
    • Understanding laser multistability is key for advanced applications.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To experimentally investigate multistability in a single-mode distributed feedback semiconductor laser.
    • To analyze the influence of delayed optoelectronic feedback on laser dynamics.
    • To characterize the dependence of dynamical states on delay time variation.

    Main Methods:

    • Experimental observation of laser output.
    • Systematic variation of delay time in an optoelectronic feedback loop.
    • Analysis of time series and power spectra of laser output.

    Main Results:

    • Multistability was experimentally observed in the semiconductor laser system.
    • The dynamical state of the laser output critically depends on the delay time variation process.
    • Different routes of delay time variation lead to distinct multistable states with unique time series and power spectra.

    Conclusions:

    • The study demonstrates experimental evidence of multistability in a semiconductor laser with delayed optoelectronic feedback.
    • Laser output dynamics are highly sensitive to the method and range of delay time variation.
    • The findings highlight the complex nonlinear behavior achievable in such systems.