Nonlinear Dynamics of Interband Cascade Laser Subjected to Optical Feedback

We present a theoretical study of the nonlinear dynamics of a long external cavity delayed optical feedback-induced interband cascade laser (ICL). Using the modified Lang–Kobayashi equations, we numerically investigate the effects of some key parameters on the first Hopf bifurcation point of ICL wit...

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Published inPhotonics Vol. 8; no. 9; p. 366
Main Authors Han, Hong, Cheng, Xumin, Jia, Zhiwei, Shore, K. Alan
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Basel MDPI AG 01.09.2021
Subjects
Cascade lasers
Delay time
Feedback
Hopf bifurcation
interband cascade laser
Lasers
mid-infrared chaos
Nonlinear dynamics
Nonlinear systems
Optical feedback
Radiation
Spectrum allocation
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Summary:We present a theoretical study of the nonlinear dynamics of a long external cavity delayed optical feedback-induced interband cascade laser (ICL). Using the modified Lang–Kobayashi equations, we numerically investigate the effects of some key parameters on the first Hopf bifurcation point of ICL with optical feedback, such as the delay time (τf), pump current (I), linewidth enhancement factor (LEF), stage number (m) and feedback strength (fext). It is found that compared with τf, I, LEF and m have a significant effect on the stability of the ICL. Additionally, our results show that an ICL with few stage numbers subjected to external cavity optical feedback is more susceptible to exhibiting chaos. The chaos bandwidth dependences on m, I and fext are investigated, and 8 GHz bandwidth mid-infrared chaos is observed.
ISSN:2304-6732
2304-6732
DOI:10.3390/photonics8090366