Experimental characterization of quasiperiodic route to chaos in a VECSEL with SESAM

We analyze the temporal dynamics of an optically-pumped quantum well vertical external-cavity surface-emitting laser (VECSEL) with a Semiconductor Saturable Absorber Mirror (SESAM) using the time series obtained when varying the pump power. We unveil the quasiperiodic route to chaos in the system by...

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Published inOptics letters Vol. 49; no. 2; p. 383
Main Authors Castillo-Pinto, Camila, Clerc, Marcel, Ottevaere, Heidi, Panajotov, Krassimir
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 15.01.2024
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ISSN1539-4794
DOI10.1364/OL.507251

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Summary:We analyze the temporal dynamics of an optically-pumped quantum well vertical external-cavity surface-emitting laser (VECSEL) with a Semiconductor Saturable Absorber Mirror (SESAM) using the time series obtained when varying the pump power. We unveil the quasiperiodic route to chaos in the system by characterizing the Fourier spectra, the attractors in phase space, and the Lyapunov exponents for each temporal behavior observed: periodicity, quasiperiodicity, and chaos. Thus, we provide a complete description of this experimental observation of the route to chaos in a VECSEL-SESAM system.
ISSN:1539-4794
DOI:10.1364/OL.507251