Instabilities in a semiconductor laser with delayed optoelectronic feedback

Abstract A single mode CW semiconductor laser with an optoelectronic feedback gives a modulated output, with a sharp frequency peak depending on the feedback delay. A theoretical model, with few parameters assigned from the experiment, yields quantitative agreement with observations.

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