Bifurcation Analysis of a Spatially Extended Laser with Optical Feedback

• Published in: SIAM journal on applied dynamical systems Vol. 8; no. 1; pp. 222 - 252
• Main Authors: Green, Kirk, Krauskopf, Bernd, Marten, Frank, Lenstra, Daan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Philadelphia Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics 01.01.2009
• Subjects: Applied mathematics; Bifurcations; Computer engineering; Dynamical systems; Dynamics; Lasers; Light; Mathematical models; Optical feedback; Semiconductors; Stability; Theoretical physics; Vertical cavity surface emission lasers

Vertical cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs) are a new type of semiconductor laser characterized by the spatial extent of their disk-shaped output apertures. As a result, a VCSEL supports several optical modes (patterns of light) transverse to the direction of light propagation. When any laser i...