Self-pulsing in single section ring lasers based on quantum dot materials: theory and simulations

LL Columbo, P Bardella, M Gioannini - Optics Express, 2018 - opg.optica.org
We studied theoretically coherent phenomena in the multimode dynamics of single section
semiconductor ring lasers with quantum dots (QDs) active region. In the unidirectional ring …

Directional reversals and multimode dynamics in semiconductor ring lasers

A Pérez-Serrano, J Javaloyes, S Balle - Physical Review A, 2014 - APS
We investigate the dynamics of longitudinal modes in quantum-well semiconductor ring
lasers by means of a spatiotemporal traveling-wave model. We report the existence of a …

Bistability and all-optical switching in semiconductor ring lasers

T Pérez, A Scirè, G Van der Sande, P Colet… - Optics express, 2007 - opg.optica.org
Semiconductor ring lasers display a variety of dynamical regimes originating from the
nonlinear competition between the clockwise and counter-clockwise propagating modes. In …

Control of dynamical instability in semiconductor quantum nanostructures diode lasers: Role of phase-amplitude coupling

P Kumar, F Grillot - The European Physical Journal Special Topics, 2013 - Springer
We numerically investigate the complex nonlinear dynamics for two independently coupled
laser systems consisting of (i) mutually delay-coupled edge emitting diode lasers and (ii) …

Oscillations and multistability in two semiconductor ring lasers coupled by a single waveguide

W Coomans, G Van der Sande, L Gelens - Physical Review A—Atomic …, 2013 - APS
We theoretically study the dynamical behavior of semiconductor ring lasers coupled by a
single bus waveguide, both when weakly coupled and when strongly coupled. We provide a …

Exploring multistability in semiconductor ring lasers: Theory and experiment

L Gelens, S Beri, G Van der Sande, G Mezosi, M Sorel… - Physical review …, 2009 - APS
We report the first experimental observation of multistable states in a single-longitudinal
mode semiconductor ring laser. We show how the operation of the device can be steered to …

Nonlinear dynamics of solitary and optically injected two-element laser arrays with four different waveguide structures: a numerical study

N Li, H Susanto, BR Cemlyn, ID Henning… - Optics Express, 2018 - opg.optica.org
We study the nonlinear dynamics of solitary and optically injected two-element laser arrays
with a range of waveguide structures. The analysis is performed with a detailed direct …

Exotic behavior in quantum dot mode-locked lasers: dark pulses and bistability

K Silverman, M Feng, R Mirin, S Cundiff - Quantum Dot Devices, 2012 - Springer
Passively mode-locked semiconductor lasers with self-assembled quantum dot active
regions can be operated in exotic output modes, stabilized by the complex gain and …

Optically injected single-mode quantum dot lasers

B Kelleher, D Goulding, SP Hegarty, G Huyet… - Quantum dot …, 2012 - Springer
The response of an optically injected quantum dot semiconductor laser is studied both
experimentally and theoretically. Specifically, the locking boundaries are investigated …

Time-domain travelling-wave model for quantum dot passively mode-locked lasers

M Rossetti, P Bardella… - IEEE Journal of Quantum …, 2011 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We present a time-domain travelling-wave model for the simulation of passive mode-locking
in quantum dot (QD) lasers; accurate expressions for the time varying QD optical …