Nonlinear dynamics in a semiconductor laser subject to filtered phase-conjugate optical feedback

Lionel Weicker (1) , Thomas Erneux (2) , Delphine Wolfersberger (1) , Marc Sciamanna (1)

1 LMOPS - Laboratoire Matériaux Optiques, Photonique et Systèmes
2 ULB - Université libre de Bruxelles

We study both analytically and numerically the rate equations of a laser diode subject to a filtered phase-conjugate optical feedback (FPCF). We formulate dimensionless equations for the FPCF and determine the Hopf bifurcation conditions. The coalescence of different Hopf bifurcations as the filter width decreases suggests the disappearance of the external cavity modes for a narrow width. We confirm our analytical predictions with direct numerical simulations of the FPCF equations.

Mots clés: Phase conjugation; Mathematical modeling; Semiconductor lasers; Mirrors; Optical filters; Nonlinear dynamics; Nonlinear filtering

Domaines: Science non linéaire [physics]; Physique [physics]; Sciences de l'ingénieur [physics]

Lionel Weicker, Thomas Erneux, Delphine Wolfersberger, Marc Sciamanna. Nonlinear dynamics in a semiconductor laser subject to filtered phase-conjugate optical feedback. SPIE Photonics Europe, Apr 2016, Brussels, Belgium. ⟨10.1117/12.2227078⟩. ⟨hal-01818573⟩