All-Optical Noninvasive Control of Unstable Steady States in a Semiconductor Laser

S. Schikora, P. Hövel, H.-J. Wünsche, E. Schöll, and F. Henneberger
Phys. Rev. Lett. 97, 213902 – Published 20 November 2006

Abstract

All-optical noninvasive control of a multisection semiconductor laser by means of time-delayed feedback from an external Fabry-Perot cavity is realized experimentally. A theoretical analysis, in both a generic model as well as a device-specific simulation, points out the role of the optical phase. Using phase-dependent feedback we demonstrate stabilization of the continuous-wave laser output and noninvasive suppression of intensity pulsations.

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  • Received 7 June 2006

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.97.213902

©2006 American Physical Society

Authors & Affiliations

S. Schikora1,*, P. Hövel2, H.-J. Wünsche1, E. Schöll2, and F. Henneberger1

  • 1Institut für Physik, Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, Newtonstraße 15, 12489 Berlin, Germany
  • 2Institut für Theoretische Physik, Technische Universität Berlin, Hardenbergstraße 36, 10623 Berlin, Germany

  • *Electronic address: schikora@physik.hu-berlin.de

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Vol. 97, Iss. 21 — 24 November 2006

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