Numerical study of extreme events and chaos in a laser diode with phase-conjugate feedback

Emeric Mercier (1) , Delphine Wolfersberger (1) , Marc Sciamanna (1)

1 OPTEL - Equipe Optique et électronique pour les télécoms

A model adapted from the Lang-Kobayashi equations is used to qualitatively reproduce experimental dynamics observed in a laser diode with phase-conjugate feedback, such as extreme events (rogue waves) and chaotic low-frequency fluctuations.

Domains: Engineering Sciences [physics]; Optics / Photonic

Emeric Mercier, Delphine Wolfersberger, Marc Sciamanna. Numerical study of extreme events and chaos in a laser diode with phase-conjugate feedback. OSA Nonlinear Photonics 2014, Jul 2014, Barcelona, Spain. pp.JM5A.46, ⟨10.1364/BGPP.2014.JM5A.46⟩. ⟨hal-01060598⟩