Filtered optical feedback induced frequency dynamics in semiconductor lasers

Phys Rev Lett. 2004 Jan 16;92(2):023901. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.92.023901. Epub 2004 Jan 16.

Abstract

We demonstrate experimentally and numerically that, by spectrally filtering the delayed optical feedback into a semiconductor laser, one can elicit novel dynamics in the frequency of the laser output light on a time scale that is set by the delay time of the feedback. In particular, we show that through a judicious choice of the filter bandwidth, and its frequency relative to that of the laser, one can produce controlled oscillations in the frequency of light from the laser.