Generation of chaotic dynamics by feedback on a laser

Year: 1986

Authors: Arecchi F.T., Gadomski W., Meucci R.

Autors Affiliation: Istituto Nazionale di Ottica, Largo E. Fermi 6, 50125 Firenze, Italy
Department of Chemistry, Warsaw University, Warsaw, Poland;
University of Florence, Physics Department, Florence, Italy;
Istituto di Cibernetica del C.N.R., I-80072 Arco San Felice Napoli Italy

Abstract: Self-pulsing and deterministic chaos is observed in a single-mode, homogeneous-line, C02 laser with an overall negative feedback, when the damping constant of the feedback loop is of the same order as the population decay rate. This represents a fundamental limitation of the general use of feedback schemes in high-stability laser applications. A theoretical model is shown to yield results in good agreement with the experimental ones, thus confirming the simple structure of the associated phase space.

Journal/Review: PHYSICAL REVIEW A

Volume: 34 (2)      Pages from: 1617  to: 1620

KeyWords: Deterministic chaos
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevA.34.1617

Citations: 74
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