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2012 | OriginalPaper | Chapter

1. Optically Injected Single-Mode Quantum Dot Lasers

Authors : B. Kelleher, D. Goulding, S. P. Hegarty, G. Huyet, E. A. Viktorov, T. Erneux

Published in: Quantum Dot Devices

Publisher: Springer New York

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The response of an optically injected quantum dot semiconductor laser is studied both experimentally and theoretically. Specifically, the locking boundaries are investigated, revealing features more commonly associated with Class A lasers rather than conventional Class B semiconductor lasers (SLs). Further, various dynamical regimes are observed including excitability and multistability. Of particular interest is the observation of a phase-locked bistability. We determine the stability diagram analytically using appropriate rate equations for quantum dot lasers. In particular, the saddle-node (SN) and Hopf bifurcations forming the locking boundaries are examined and are shown to reproduce the observed experimental stability features. The generation of the phase-locked bistability is also explained via a combination of these bifurcations.

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Title: Optically Injected Single-Mode Quantum Dot Lasers
Authors: B. Kelleher
D. Goulding
S. P. Hegarty
G. Huyet
E. A. Viktorov
T. Erneux
Publisher: Springer New York
Book: Quantum Dot Devices
Print ISBN: 978-1-4614-3569-3

Electronic ISBN: 978-1-4614-3570-9

Copyright Year: 2012
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-3570-9_1

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