Semiconductor laser dynamics for feedback from a finite-penetration-depth phase-conjugate mirror

• Published in: IEEE journal of quantum electronics Vol. 33; no. 5; pp. 838 - 844
• Main Authors: DeTienne, D.H., Gray, G.R., Agrawal, G.P., Lenstra, D.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY IEEE 01.05.1997; Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
• Subjects: Chaos; Exact sciences and technology; Four-wave mixing; Fundamental areas of phenomenology (including applications); Laser feedback; Lasers; Mirrors; Nonlinear optics; Optical feedback; Optics; Output feedback; Phase change materials; Phase conjugation, optical mixing, and photorefractive effect; Phase conjugation, optical mixing; photorefractive and kerr effects; Physics; Reflectivity; Semiconductor lasers; Semiconductor lasers; laser diodes; Tunable circuits and devices; Semiconductor lasers; Four-wave mixing; Feedback; Dynamics; Theoretical study; External cavity; Mirrors; Nonlinear optics; Phase conjugation

Most of the previous treatments of semiconductor lasers subject to optical feedback from a phase-conjugate mirror (PCM) have assumed that the PCM responds instantaneously. Furthermore, the mechanism responsible for phase conjugation does not usually enter into the analysis. In this paper, we derive...