Unlocking Dynamical Diversity by Deborah M. Kane, K. Alan Shore - 9780470856192

Unlocking Dynamical DiversityOptical Feedback Effects on Semiconductor Lasers\nAuthor(s): Deborah M. Kane, K. Alan Shore\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc, United States\nImprint: John Wiley & Sons Inc\nISBN-13: 9780470856192, 978-0470856192\nSynopsis\nApplications of semiconductor lasers with optical feedback systems are driving rapid developments in theoretical and experimental research. The very broad wavelength-gain-bandwidth of semiconductor lasers combined with frequency-filtered, strong optical feedback create the tunable, single frequency laser systems utilised in telecommunications, environmental sensing, measurement and control. Those with weak to moderate optical feedback lead to the chaotic semiconductor lasers of private communication. This resource illustrates the diversity of dynamic laser states and the technological applications thereof, presenting a timely synthesis of current findings, and providing the roadmap for exploiting their future .