All-optical noninvasive chaos control of a semiconductor laser

S. Schikora, H-J. Wünsche, F. Henneberger
2008 Physical Review E  
We demonstrate experimentally control of a chaotic system on time scales much shorter than in any previous study. Combining a multisection laser with an external Fabry-Perot etalon, the chaotic output transforms into a regular intensity self-pulsation with a frequency in the 10-GHz range. The control is noninvasive as the feedback from the etalon is minimum when the target state is reached. The optical phase is identified as a crucial control parameter. Numerical simulations agree well with the
more » ... experimental data and uncover global control properties.
doi:10.1103/physreve.78.025202 pmid:18850881 fatcat:e3c6pbzhpfe6xgsr5wpjomfjoq