Published December 2010 | Version v1
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Excitability in semiconductor microring lasers: Experimental and theoretical pulse characterization

Creators

  • 1. Department of Applied Physics and Photonics, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Pleinlaan 2, B-1050 Brussels (Belgium)
  • 2. Department of Physics, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Pleinlaan 2, B-1050 Brussels (Belgium)

Description

We characterize the operation of semiconductor microring lasers in an excitable regime. Our experiments reveal a statistical distribution of the characteristics of noise-triggered optical pulses that is not observed in other excitable systems. In particular, an inverse correlation exists between the pulse amplitude and duration. Numerical simulations and an interpretation in an asymptotic phase space confirm and explain these experimentally observed pulse characteristics.

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Identifiers

DOI
10.1103/PhysRevA.82.063841;
arXiv
arXiv:1108.3704v1;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physical Review. A
Journal Volume
82
Journal Issue
6
Journal Page Range
p. 063841-063841.9
ISSN
1050-2947
CODEN
PLRAAN

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
43008838
Subject category
S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS; S75: CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY;
Descriptors DEI
AMPLITUDES; ASYMPTOTIC SOLUTIONS; COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION; CORRELATIONS; LASER RADIATION; PHASE SPACE; PULSES; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS; STATISTICS
Descriptors DEC
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; MATERIALS; MATHEMATICAL SOLUTIONS; MATHEMATICAL SPACE; MATHEMATICS; RADIATIONS; SIMULATION; SPACE

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