Dynamics Versus Feedback Delay Time in Photonic Integrated Circuits: Mapping the Short Cavity Regime

• Published in: IEEE photonics journal Vol. 9; no. 2; pp. 1 - 12
• Main Authors: Karsaklian Dal Bosco, Andreas, Ohara, Shoma, Sato, Naoki, Akizawa, Yasuhiro, Uchida, Atsushi, Harayama, Takahisa, Inubushi, Masanobu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: IEEE 01.04.2017
• Subjects: Cavity resonators; Chaos; Delays; Distributed feedback devices; Laser feedback; nonlinear dynamical systems; Optical waveguides; photonic integrated circuits; Semiconductor lasers

We report a comprehensive experimental investigation of the nonlinear dynamics yielded in five photonic integrated circuits, each consisting of a semiconductor laser with optical feedback from a short external cavity. The external cavity lengths are different for each laser and range from 1.3 to 10....