电流调制半导体激光器的混沌及其同步

研究了电流调制半导体激光器的混沌及其同步.通过数值计算系统的最大Lyapunov指数随调制强度的变化情况,确定了激光器处于混沌态的参量区间.利用差值耦合与和值耦合两种方案实现了两激光器的混沌同步.两激光器相关系数的数值计算表明,两种方案的同步效果都很好,而和值耦合更易于实现两激光器的同步.以标准化系数为例,分析了两激光器参量不匹配对混沌同步的影响,当标准化系数的偏差保持在小范围内时,两激光器仍可达到较好的同步,而差值耦合同步的鲁棒性优于和值耦合.     

链式互耦合半导体激光器的实时混沌同步

通过在互耦合外腔半导体激光器之间增加中继激光器,建立了一种链式互耦合半导体激光器混沌同步系统模型.理论分析了系统的实时混沌同步条件,数值研究了注入电流、互耦合条件、反馈条件等对系统实时混沌同步品质的影响,揭示了同步质量在反馈强度和互耦合强度二维参数空间的分布规律.结果表明:注入电流较大时,满足互耦合强度和反馈强度相同,互耦合延时和反馈延时相等,系统中所有激光器之间可同时实现稳定高品质实时混沌同步;中心激光器和边激光器之间的稳定实时混沌同步分布在在互耦合强度和反馈强度较小的区域以及互耦合强度和反馈强度相近的区域;边激光器之间由于同时接收到中心激光器实施的相同注入,能够较容易的实现稳定高品质的实时混沌同步.该系统可进一步扩展成为实现远距离的双向实时混沌同步或阵列激光器系统的实时混沌同步.     

Crowd synchrony and quorum sensing in delay-coupled lasers

Crowd synchrony and quorum sensing arise when a large number of dynamical elements communicate with each other via a common information pool. Previous evidence has shown that this type of coupling leads to synchronization, when coupling is instantaneous and the number of coupled elements is large enough. Here we consider a situation in which the transmission of information between the system components and the coupling pool is not instantaneous. To that end, we model a system of semiconductor lasers optically coupled to a central laser with a delay. Our results show that, even though the lasers are nonidentical due to their distinct optical frequencies, zero-lag synchronization arises. By changing a system parameter, we can switch between two different types of synchronization transition. The dependence of the transition with respect to the delay-coupling parameters is studied.     

Bidirectional communication using delay coupled chaotic directly modulated semiconductor lasers

Chaotic synchronization of two directly modulated semiconductor lasers with negative delayed optoelectronic feedback is investigated and this scheme is found to be useful for efficient bidirectional communication between the lasers. A symmetric bidirectional coupling is identified as a suitable method for isochronal synchronization of such lasers. The optimum values of coupling and feedback strength that can provide maximum quality of synchronization are identified. This method is successfully employed for encoding/decoding both analog and digital messages. The importance of a symmetric coupling is demonstrated by studying the variation of decoding efficiency with respect to asymmetric coupling.     

Theoretical analysis of widely tunable external cavity semiconductor laser with sampled fiber grating

Combination of equivalent reflection cavity model and transmission line theory is applied in theoretical analysis of external cavity semiconductor lasers with sampled fiber Bragg grating. The effects of device parameters on the resonant cavity mode and the side mode suppression ratio have been discussed. For a perfect anti-coated facet and the high coupling efficiency, it is found that the Vernier effect between combed reflectivity peaks and F-P cavity modes can be destroyed and the laser will work on multi-wavelength. The high coupling efficiency plays the same role as the lower anti-reflection coating reflectivity in the side mode suppression ratio and the mode resonance. Finally, the side mode suppression ratio is investigated in detail depending on the anti-coating reflectivity, the coupling efficiency and the high-reflection coating reflectivity.     

Labyrinth bifurcations in optically injected diode lasers

Although pulsating and chaotic regimes in injection-locked semiconductor lasers have been described often in the literature, so far their relative abundance has remained poorly explored. Here, for two popular laser models, we report detailed Lyapunov phase (stability) diagrams characterizing the extension in parameter space of pulsating phases. Our phase (stability) diagrams discriminate regular from chaotic laser emissions and indicate where multistability is to be expected in injection-locked semiconductor lasers.     

Dual-lag synchronization between coupled chaotic lasers due to path-delay interference

We study experimentally the synchronization dynamics of two semiconductor lasers coupled unidirectionally via two different delayed paths. The emitter laser operates in a chaotic regime characterized by low-frequency fluctuations due to optical feedback and induces a synchronized dynamical activity in the receiver laser, which operates in the continuous-wave regime when uncoupled. Different delays in the two coupling paths lead to the coexistence of two time lags in the synchronized dynamics of the oscillators. This dual-lag synchronization degrades the average synchronization quality of the system of coupled lasers and hinders the transmission of information between them. Numerical simulation results agree with the experimental observations, and allow us to explore this phenomenon in a wide parameter range, and quantify the degree of signal transmission degradation caused by this chaotic path-delay interference.     

Stable route-tracking synchronization between two chaotically pulsing semiconductor lasers

Stable route-tracking synchronization is experimentally demonstrated in two semiconductor lasers with delayed optoelectronic feedback. When the two lasers are stably synchronized, the receiver laser is observed to track the route to chaotic pulsing of the transmitter laser. The stability of the route-tracking synchronization is examined by calculation of the transverse Lyapunov exponents of the coupled system.     

耦合方式与初始条件结构对分数阶双稳态振子环形网络同步的影响

在由分数阶双稳态振子通过最近邻耦合构成的环形网络中研究了振子的同步与耦合方式以及初始条件结构的关系.通过选择初始条件结构、耦合方式和强度,可以控制网络呈现振幅死亡同步态、振幅死亡非同步态、混沌同步态和混沌非同步态等多种动力学行为.参数平面区域ε3-ε2内的最大条件Lyapunov指数和最大Lyapunov指数的等高线进一步表明,y与z方向的耦合竞争对网络的动力学行为的影响结果敏感地依赖于网络的初始条件结构.     

铅卤钙钛矿法布里-帕罗谐振腔激光器

随着后摩尔时代的到来,对大容量、高速度信息处理的需求使得半导体器件应用由电子集成转向光子集成,高性能微纳激光器是实现光子集成的重要环节.种类丰富的半导体材料促进了半导体微纳激光器的快速发展,近年来,随着大量新型半导体材料(如二维半导体、铅卤钙钛矿等)的涌现,有望实现半导体微纳激光器性能的进一步提升.由于钙钛矿材料具有高光吸收、缺陷高容忍、激子结合能大等优异光学性质,使其成为高增益、低阈值半导体微纳激光器的优秀候选材料.法布里-珀罗(F-P)谐振腔激光器是钙钛矿激光器中研究广泛、结构简单、应用价值较高的一类激光器.本文以铅卤钙钛矿F-P谐振腔激光器为例,对其工作机理以及近年来的研究成果进行综述,从激子与光子弱耦合的光子激光和强耦合的极化子激光两个方面出发,详细介绍了钙钛矿材料既作为增益介质又作为谐振腔的F-P结构激光器以及仅作为增益介质的F-P腔激光器的激光的产生原理和影响因素,最后总结了钙钛矿F-P谐振腔激光器当前面临的挑战,展望了其进一步发展可能具备的前景.     

Two chaos synchronization schemes and public-channel message transmission in a mutually coupled semiconductor lasers system

Chaos synchronization and message transmission of a mutually coupled system consisting of two semiconductor lasers (SLs) and a partially transparent mirror (PTM) in between are investigated theoretically. Analytical results show that two types of chaos synchronization schemes, named as isochronal synchronization (IS) and leader/laggard synchronization (LLS), can be achieved by adjusting the reflectivity and position of PTM. By establishing SIMULINK model, numerical simulations illustrate that as the PTM is positioned at the center of two lasers, IS is available when the reflectivity of PTM is moderate. The LLS is achieved when the reflectivity of PTM equals to 0.5, which means feedback strength equals to coupling strength. Its lag time is just determined by the difference of feedback delay time. The investigations of mutual chaos pass filtering (MCPF) effects and the secure chaotic communication simulations indicate that IS allows real-time bidirectional message transmission on a public-channel, while LLS can achieve higher security chaotic communication by using its lag time as cryptography key. The demonstrated system can be used as a rudiment of array chaos communications system.     

多延时互耦合半导体激光器的实时混沌同步特性

针对双延时和三延时互耦合半导体激光器系统,研究了互耦合延时和互耦合强度对实时混沌同步质量的影响,提出了双延时互耦合系统中可将其中一个互耦合延时看作反馈延时的思想,揭示了多延时互耦合半导体激光器系统实时混沌同步条件和规律.研究结果表明,多延时互耦合系统中,某两条双向链路的互耦合延时比值为2,是实现高品质实时混沌同步的基本条件;增大互耦合强度,可以改善实时混沌同步品质,且在较低的等效耦合强度条件下,双延时互耦合系统较三延时互耦合系统更易于实现良好的实时混沌同步.     

Synchronization of mutually versus unidirectionally coupled chaotic semiconductor lasers

Synchronization dynamics of mutually coupled chaotic semiconductor lasers are investigated experimentally and compared to identical synchronization of unidirectionally coupled lasers. Mutual coupling shows high quality synchronization in a broad range of self-feedback and coupling strengths. It is found to be tolerant to significant parameter mismatch which for unidirectional coupling would result in loss of synchronization. The advantages of mutual coupling are emphasized in light of its potential use in chaos communications.     

Chaos synchronization and communication of mutual coupling lasers ring based on incoherent injection

A chaos secure communication system of mutual coupling lasers ring based on incoherent optical injection is proposed, in which fine tuning of optical frequency is not required compared with other schemes based on coherent optical injection. Therefore the secure communication scheme is attractive for experimental investigation. The dynamics of semiconductor lasers in the coupling ring are examined. Numerical investigations indicate that zero lag synchronization can be achieved under equal coupling time and strength of mutual coupling. Furthermore, by chaos shift keying (CSK), secure communication is simulated with a random bit stream of 1.0 Gbit/s. The results confirm the possibility of applying incoherent schemes of mutual coupling lasers ring to realize chaotic secure communication.     

Self-mixing interference effect of DFB semiconductor lasers

This paper analyzes the self-mixing interference in DFB (distributed feedback) semiconductor lasers. The general expression of the threshold gain and frequency in the DFB lasers was deduced. Numerical simulations indicate that, for specific coupling coefficient and cavity length value, the DFB lasers are more sensitive to optical feedback than the Fabry–Perot semiconductor laser. These results show that high-accuracy self-mixing sensors can be obtained by using the DFB lasers. PACS 42.55.Px; 42.60.Lh; 42.87.Bg     

多延时互耦合半导体激光器的实时混沌同步特性

针对双延时和三延时互耦合半导体激光器系统,研究了互耦合延时和互耦合强度对实时混沌同步质量的影响,提出了双延时互耦合系统中可将其中一个互耦合延时看作反馈延时的思想,揭示了多延时互耦合半导体激光器系统实时混沌同步条件和规律.研究结果表明,多延时互耦合系统中,某两条双向链路的互耦合延时比值为2,是实现高品质实时混沌同步的基本条件;增大互耦合强度,可以改善实时混沌同步品质,且在较低的等效耦合强度条件下,双延时互耦合系统较三延时互耦合系统更易于实现良好的实时混沌同步.     

Performance characteristics of positive and negative delayed feedback on chaotic dynamics of directly modulated InGaAsP semiconductor lasers

The chaotic dynamics of directly modulated semiconductor lasers with delayed optoelectronic feedback is studied numerically. The effects of positive and negative delayed optoelectronic feedback in producing chaotic outputs from such lasers with nonlinear gain reduction in its optimum value range is investigated using bifurcation diagrams. The results are confirmed by calculating the Lyapunov exponents. A negative delayed optoelectronic feedback configuration is found to be more effective in inducing chaotic dynamics to such systems with nonlinear gain reduction factor in the practical value range.      

Generalized synchronization of chaos in erbium—doped dual—ring lasers

We investigate chaotic synchronization in the generalized sense in unidirectionally coupled erbium-doped fibre dual-ring lasers. Numerical simulation shows that no matter whether the two different erbium-doped fibre dual-ring lasers are chaotic or not before coupling, they show generalized synchronization with a suitable unidirectional coupling coefficient under which the maximum condition Lyapunov exponent is negative. We also use the auxiliary system approach to detect the generalized synchronization.     

Demonstration of optical synchronization of chaotic external-cavity laser diodes

An experimental demonstration of optical synchronization of chaotic external-cavity semiconductor laser diodes is reported for what is believed to be the first time. It is shown that at an optimum coupling strength between the master and the slave lasers high-quality synchronization can be obtained.     

Analysis and optimization of coupling to external cavities in feedback experiments with vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers

The feedback strength is a crucial parameter for feedback experiments using semiconductor lasers. In this article, the coupling efficiency of the field of vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs) to external cavities containing one collimating lens has been analyzed in detail using ABCD-matrix methods. It is found that for a given set of parameters there are two distinct, experimentally realizable positions of the collimating lens which allow for optimal coupling, if the cavity length is sufficiently small. The predictions are verified in experiments using single-transverse-mode VCSELs. The obtained coupling efficiencies exceed 70%.