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Chaos laser chips with delayed optical feedback using a passive ring waveguide |
Optics Express, Vol. 19, Issue 7, pp. 5713-5724 (2011)
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Abstract
We report a novel chaos semiconductor laser chip in which a distributed feedback (DFB) laser, two semiconductor optical amplifiers (SOAs) and a photodiode (PD) are monolithically integrated with a passive ring waveguide. The ring-type structure with the two separate SOAs achieves stronger delayed optical feedback compared to previous chaos laser chips which use linear waveguide and facet-reflection. The integrated PD allows efficient detection of the optical signal with low optical loss. A rich variety of dynamical behaviors and optical signals can be selectively generated via injection currents to the two separate SOAs. In particular, the strong optical feedback makes possible the generation of strong broadband optical chaos, with very flat spectrum of ±6.5 dB up to 10 GHz. The stability and quality of the chaotic mode is demonstrated using strict statistical tests of randomness applied to long binary sequences extracted by sampling the optical intensity signal.
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OCIS Codes
(130.3120) Integrated optics : Integrated optics devices
(140.1540) Lasers and laser optics : Chaos
(140.5960) Lasers and laser optics : Semiconductor lasers
(190.3100) Nonlinear optics : Instabilities and chaos
ToC Category:
Lasers and Laser Optics
History
Original Manuscript: October 20, 2010
Revised Manuscript: January 18, 2011
Manuscript Accepted: March 1, 2011
Published: March 14, 2011
Citation
, "Chaos laser chips with delayed optical feedback using a passive ring waveguide," Opt. Express 19, 5713-5724 (2011)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/oe/abstract.cfm?URI=oe-19-7-5713
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