Complex photonics: Dynamics and applications of delay-coupled semiconductors lasers
April 30, 2013
Complex phenomena in photonics, in particular the dynamical properties of semiconductor lasers due to delayed coupling, are reviewed in the paper published in Reviews of Modern Physics.
Although considered a nuisance for a long time, these phenomena now open interesting perspectives. Delay-coupled semiconductor lasers provide opportunities for novel photonic applications.
In this review an introduction into the properties of single and two delay-coupled lasers is followed by an extension to network motifs and small networks. Particular emphasis is put on emerging complex behavior, deterministic chaos, synchronization phenomena, and application of these properties that range from encrypted communication and fast random bit sequence generators to bioinspired information processing.
