Phase diffusion in chaotic laser dynamics

Year: 1989

Authors: D’Alessandro G., Politi A., Arecchi F.T.

Autors Affiliation: Istituto Nazionale di Ottica, Largo E. Fermi 6, 50125 Firenze, Italy;
Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Firenze, Firenze, Italy

Abstract: The role of phase dynamics in laser systems is investigated. A detailed analysis of a bidirectional ring laser shows that, besides a trivial shift of the average frequency, a diffusion originated by the chaotic motion can be detected. In this case, even if the evolution of the average phase is removed by a suitable change of reference, the fractal dimension of the attractor remains unchanged, at variance with the ordered motion, where the same choice would reduce the dimension by one.

Journal/Review: PHYSICAL REVIEW A

Volume: 40 (9)      Pages from: 5464  to: 5467

KeyWords: chaotic dynamics; laser;
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevA.40.5464

Citations: 8
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