Dynamical Systems Techniques in Nonlinear Optics

Abstract

The PI and a student have been working in close consultation with researchers at AFRL/DEL on developing a geometric view of the optically injected laser problem. An interesting source of complex behavior (chaos) has been uncovered. This complicated behavior is the result of parametric sweeping across a resonance. From the experimental and practical perspective this is a natural scenario and the possibility of implementing it experimentally has been discussed. This is potentially important in applications (for instance, communications) as the chaotic behavior can be precisely controlled and understood in terms of phase shifting. Some recent work has revealed a direct source of chaotic behavior in the optically injected semiconductor laser equations.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 18, 1998
Accession Number
ADA341265

Entities

People

  • Christopher K. R. T. Jones

Organizations

  • Brown University

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DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Amplifiers
  • Applied Mathematics
  • Communication Systems
  • Differential Equations
  • Equations
  • Lasers
  • Mathematics
  • Nonlinear Optics
  • Optics
  • Partial Differential Equations
  • Resonance
  • Semiconductor Lasers
  • Semiconductors
  • Word Processors

Fields of Study

  • Physics

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  • Optical Physics and Photonics.
  • Team-Based Human-Centered Cognitive Task Decision Making and Information Performance.
  • Theoretical Analysis.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Microelectronics