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Automation of Mode Locking in a Nonlinear Polarization Rotation Fiber Laser through Output Polarization Measurements
Published on: February 28, 2016
Nonlinear dynamics of a laser diode subjected to both optical injection and optical feedback
Abstract:
We analyse theoretically the nonlinear dynamics of a single-mode laser diode subjected to both optical injection and optical feedback. Detailed mappings of the laser dynamics reveal that, due to optical feedback (OF), the locking boundaries resulting from optical injection (OI) shift towards larger negative detunings and higher injection rates and display a periodic pattern of the injection locking boundaries. We demonstrate how feedback induces a cascade of quasiperiodic bifurcations associated with abrupt dynamic changes, hence altering the route to locking. A close inspection of the laser optical spectra for increasing feedback rate reveals the complex interplay between undamped relaxation oscillations and external cavity frequencies.
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