Investigation of coupled diode laser dynamics using an electronic analog
Date
1999-08Author
Sukow, David
Kovanis, Vassilios
Gavrielides, Athanasios
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We study the behavior of coupled semiconductor lasers using a reduced phase model that captures their
essential dynamics yet remains analytically tractable. We design a simple electronic circuit analog, a phaselocked
loop, to investigate the system. The circuit offers important experimental advantages, since it operates
with slower speeds than a comparable laser system, and has easily tunable parameters. This study reveals new
and unexpected period-three states, which we also consider theoretically.