Nonlinear Photonics in Mid-infrared Quantum Cascade Lasers (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2017)

This thesis presents the first comprehensive analysis of quantum cascade laser nonlinear dynamics and includes the first observation of a temporal chaotic behavior in quantum cascade lasers. It also provides the first analysis of optical instabilities in the mid-infrared range. Mid-infrared quantum cascade lasers are unipolar semiconductor lasers, which have become widely used in applications such as gas spectroscopy, free-space communications or optical countermeasures. Applying external perturbations such as optical feedback or optical injection leads to a strong modification of the quantum cascade laser properties. Optical feedback impacts the static properties of mid-infrared Fabry-Perot and distributed feedback quantum cascade lasers, inducing power increase; threshold reduction; modification of the optical spectrum, which can become either single- or multimode; and enhanced beam quality in broad-area transverse multimode lasers. It also leads to a different dynamical behavior, and a quantum cascade laser subject to optical feedback can oscillate periodically or even become chaotic. A quantum cascade laser under external control could therefore be a source with enhanced properties for the usual mid-infrared applications, but could also address new applications such as tunable photonic oscillators, extreme events generators, chaotic Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR), chaos-based secured communications or unpredictable countermeasures.

General

Imprint:	Springer International Publishing AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	Springer Theses
Release date:	May 2018
First published:	2017
Authors:	Louise Jumpertz
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 9mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	134
Edition:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2017
ISBN-13:	978-3-319-88121-8
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Physics > Electricity, magnetism & electromagnetism Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Communication studies > Information theory > Cybernetics & systems theory Books > Science & Mathematics > Mathematics > Applied mathematics > Chaos theory Books > Professional & Technical > Electronics & communications engineering > Electronics engineering > Electronic devices & materials > Semi-conductors & super-conductors Books > Professional & Technical > Electronics & communications engineering > Electronics engineering > Applied optics > Laser technology
LSN:	3-319-88121-3
Barcode:	9783319881218

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