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Part I Nanostructured Devices |
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1 | (136) |
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1 Modeling Quantum-Dot-Based Devices |
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3 | (32) |
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3 | (1) |
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1.2 Microscopic Coulomb Scattering Rates |
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4 | (5) |
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1.2.1 Carrier-Carrier Scattering |
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5 | (3) |
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8 | (1) |
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1.3 Laser Model with Ground and Excited States in the QDs |
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9 | (9) |
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1.3.1 Temperature Effects |
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14 | (1) |
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1.3.2 Impact of Energy Confinement |
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15 | (2) |
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1.3.3 Eliminating the Excited State Population Dynamics |
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17 | (1) |
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1.4 Quantum Dot Switching Dynamics and Modulation Response |
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18 | (3) |
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1.4.1 Inhomogeneous Broadening |
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19 | (1) |
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1.4.2 Temperature-Dependent Losses in the Reservoir |
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20 | (1) |
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1.4.3 Comparison to Experimental Results |
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20 | (1) |
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21 | (5) |
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1.5.1 Consequences of Optimizing Device Performance |
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25 | (1) |
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1.6 QD Laser with Doped Carrier Reservoir |
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26 | (2) |
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28 | (1) |
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1.8 Comparison to Quantum Well Lasers |
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29 | (1) |
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30 | (5) |
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30 | (1) |
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30 | (5) |
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2 Exploiting Noise and Polarization Bistability in Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Lasers for Fast Pulse Generation and Logic Operations |
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35 | (22) |
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35 | (4) |
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39 | (1) |
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2.3 Polarization Switching |
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40 | (4) |
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2.4 Pulse Generation Via Asymmetric Triangular Current Modulation |
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44 | (4) |
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2.5 Influence of the Noise Strength |
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48 | (1) |
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2.6 Logic Stochastic Resonance in Polarization-Bistable VCSELs |
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49 | (3) |
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2.7 Reliability of the VCSEL-Based Stochastic Logic Gate |
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52 | (1) |
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53 | (4) |
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54 | (1) |
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54 | (3) |
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3 Mode Competition Driving Laser Nonlinear Dynamics |
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57 | (34) |
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57 | (1) |
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3.2 Mode Competition in Semiconductor Lasers |
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58 | (3) |
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3.3 Low-Frequency Fluctuations in Multimode Lasers |
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61 | (3) |
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3.4 External-Cavity Mode Beating and Bifurcation Bridges |
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64 | (1) |
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3.5 Multimode Dynamics in Lasers with Short External Cavity |
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65 | (2) |
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3.6 Polarization Mode Hopping in VCSEL with Time Delay |
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67 | (6) |
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3.6.1 Polarization Switching Induced by Optical Feedback |
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67 | (2) |
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3.6.2 Polarization Mode Hopping with Time-Delay Dynamics |
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69 | (2) |
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3.6.3 Coherence Resonance in a Bistable System with Time Delay |
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71 | (2) |
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3.7 Polarization Injection Locking Properties of VCSELs |
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73 | (10) |
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3.7.1 Optical Injection Dynamics |
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74 | (2) |
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3.7.2 Polarization and Transverse Mode Switching and Locking: Experiment |
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76 | (5) |
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3.7.3 Bifurcation Picture of a Two-Mode Laser |
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81 | (2) |
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3.8 Dynamics of a Two-Mode Quantum Dot Laser with Optical Injection |
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83 | (2) |
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85 | (6) |
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86 | (1) |
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86 | (5) |
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4 Quantum Cascade Laser: An Emerging Technology |
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91 | (20) |
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92 | (4) |
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4.1.1 Semiconductor Heterostructures |
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92 | (2) |
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94 | (1) |
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94 | (2) |
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96 | (2) |
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4.2.1 Optical Transition and Lifetime of the Upper State |
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96 | (1) |
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4.2.2 Effective Extraction from the Lower Laser Level |
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96 | (1) |
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97 | (1) |
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4.3 Reducing the Number of Levels Involved |
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98 | (2) |
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100 | (3) |
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103 | (1) |
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104 | (1) |
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4.6 Appendix: Derivation of Eq. (4.1) |
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104 | (7) |
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105 | (6) |
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5 Controlling Charge Domain Dynamics in Superlattices |
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111 | (26) |
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5.1 Model of Charge Domain Dynamics |
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112 | (5) |
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117 | (15) |
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5.2.1 Drift Velocity Characteristics for θ = 0°, 25°, and 40° |
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118 | (1) |
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5.2.2 Current-Voltage Characteristics for θ = 0°, 25°, and 40° |
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119 | (1) |
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5.2.3 I(t) Curves for θ = 0°, 25°, and 40° |
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120 | (2) |
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5.2.4 Charge Dynamics for θ = 0°, 25°, and 40° |
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122 | (6) |
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5.2.5 Stability and Power of I(t) Oscillations for 0°<9<90° |
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128 | (2) |
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5.2.6 Frequency of I(t) for 0°<θ<90° |
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130 | (2) |
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132 | (5) |
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132 | (1) |
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132 | (5) |
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Part II Coupled Laser Device |
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137 | (132) |
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6 Quantum Dot Laser Tolerance to Optical Feedback |
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139 | (22) |
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139 | (2) |
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6.2 QD Laser Model with One Carrier Type |
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141 | (1) |
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6.3 Electron-Hole Model for QD Laser |
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142 | (3) |
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6.3.1 Similar Scattering Times τe and τh |
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143 | (1) |
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6.3.2 Different Scattering Times τe and τh |
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144 | (1) |
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6.3.3 Small Scattering Lifetime of the Holes a = O(1) |
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144 | (1) |
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6.3.4 Very Small Scattering Lifetime of the Holes a = O(γ-1/2) |
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144 | (1) |
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145 | (1) |
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146 | (1) |
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6.5 Appendix A: Rate Equations for Quantum Well Lasers |
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146 | (2) |
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6.6 Appendix B: Asymptotic Analysis for a QD Laser Model with One Carrier Type |
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148 | (5) |
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6.7 Appendix C: Asymptotic Analysis for a QD Laser Model with Two Carrier Types |
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153 | (8) |
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158 | (3) |
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7 Bifurcation Study of a Semiconductor Laser with Saturable Absorber and Delayed Optical Feedback |
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161 | (22) |
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161 | (3) |
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7.2 Bifurcation Analysis of the SLSA |
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164 | (4) |
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7.3 Equilibria of the DDE and Their Stability |
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168 | (3) |
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7.4 Bifurcation Study for Excitable SLSA |
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171 | (2) |
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7.5 Bifurcation Study for Nonexcitable SLSA |
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173 | (3) |
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7.6 Dependence of the Bifurcation Diagram on the Gain Pump Parameter |
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176 | (2) |
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178 | (5) |
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179 | (4) |
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8 Modeling of Passively Mode-Locked Semiconductor Lasers |
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183 | (34) |
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183 | (1) |
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8.2 Derivation of the Model Equations |
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184 | (5) |
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189 | (8) |
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8.4 Stability Analysis for the ML Regime in the Limit of Infinite Bandwidth |
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197 | (6) |
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8.4.1 New's Stability Criterion |
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197 | (2) |
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199 | (1) |
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199 | (1) |
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8.4.4 Laser Without Spectral Filtering |
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200 | (3) |
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8.5 The Q-Switching Instability of the ML Regime |
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203 | (9) |
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8.5.1 Laser Without Spectral Filtering |
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204 | (3) |
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8.5.2 Weak Saturation Limit |
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207 | (2) |
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8.5.3 Variational Approach |
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209 | (3) |
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212 | (5) |
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213 | (1) |
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213 | (4) |
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9 Dynamical and Synchronization Properties of Delay-Coupled Lasers |
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217 | (28) |
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9.1 Motivation: Why Coupling Lasers? |
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217 | (1) |
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9.2 Dynamics of Two Mutually Delay-Coupled Lasers |
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218 | (6) |
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9.2.1 Dynamical Instability |
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218 | (2) |
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9.2.2 Instability of Isochronous Solution |
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220 | (4) |
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9.3 Properties of Leader-Laggard Synchronization |
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224 | (4) |
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9.3.1 Emergence of Leader-Laggard Synchronization |
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224 | (2) |
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9.3.2 Control of Lag Synchronization |
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226 | (2) |
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9.4 Dynamical Relaying as Stabilization Mechanism for Zero-Lag Synchronization |
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228 | (3) |
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228 | (2) |
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230 | (1) |
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9.5 Modulation Characteristics of Delay-Coupled Lasers |
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231 | (9) |
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9.5.1 Periodic Modulation |
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231 | (4) |
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235 | (3) |
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9.5.3 Application: Key Exchange Protocol |
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238 | (2) |
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240 | (5) |
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240 | (1) |
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241 | (4) |
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10 Complex Networks Based on Coupled Two-Mode Lasers |
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245 | (24) |
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245 | (1) |
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10.2 Complex Networks on the Basis of Two-Mode Lasers |
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246 | (2) |
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10.3 The Design Principles of Two-Mode Lasers |
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248 | (5) |
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10.4 The Dynamics of Two-Mode Lasers Under Optical Injection |
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253 | (11) |
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10.4.1 The Model Equations |
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253 | (1) |
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254 | (3) |
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257 | (7) |
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264 | (5) |
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265 | (1) |
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265 | (4) |
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Part III Synchronization and Cryptography |
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269 | (112) |
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11 Noise Synchronization and Stochastic Bifurcations in Lasers |
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271 | (22) |
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271 | (1) |
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11.2 Class-B Laser Model and Landau-Stuart Model |
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272 | (2) |
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11.3 The Linewidth Enhancement Factor and Shear |
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274 | (1) |
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11.4 Detection of Noise Synchronization |
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275 | (3) |
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11.5 Definition of Noise Synchronization |
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278 | (2) |
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11.6 Synchronization Transitions via Stochastic d-Bifurcation |
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280 | (5) |
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11.6.1 Class-B Laser Model Versus Landau-Stuart Equations |
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282 | (3) |
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11.7 Noise-Induced Strange Attractors |
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285 | (4) |
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289 | (4) |
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290 | (3) |
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12 Emergence of One- and Two-Cluster States in Populations of Globally Pulse-Coupled Oscillators |
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293 | (24) |
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293 | (7) |
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12.1.1 Pulse-Coupled Oscillators |
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294 | (1) |
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12.1.2 Phase-Response Curve as a Parameter |
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295 | (3) |
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12.1.3 System Description |
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298 | (2) |
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300 | (2) |
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12.3 Appearance and Stability Properties of One-Cluster State |
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302 | (4) |
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12.3.1 Inadequacy of the Linear Stability Analysis |
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302 | (1) |
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12.3.2 One-Cluster State is a Saddle Point |
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302 | (1) |
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12.3.2.1 Existence of a Local Unstable Direction |
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302 | (1) |
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12.3.2.2 Existence of a Local Stable Direction |
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303 | (1) |
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12.3.2.3 Other Stable and Unstable Local Directions |
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304 | (1) |
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12.3.3 Stable Homoclinic Orbit to One-Cluster State |
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305 | (1) |
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306 | (3) |
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12.4.1 Stability of Two-Cluster States |
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308 | (1) |
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12.5 Intermediate State for Symmetric PRC with β = 0.5 |
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309 | (1) |
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310 | (1) |
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12.7 Appendix: Existence of a Homoclinic Orbit |
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310 | (7) |
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315 | (2) |
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317 | (16) |
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317 | (1) |
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13.2 Optoelectronic Oscillators |
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318 | (5) |
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13.3 Instability Threshold |
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323 | (2) |
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13.4 Transition to Broadband Chaos |
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325 | (2) |
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327 | (3) |
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330 | (3) |
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331 | (1) |
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331 | (2) |
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14 Synchronization of Chaotic Networks and Secure Communication |
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333 | (22) |
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333 | (1) |
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14.2 Unidirectional Coupling |
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334 | (1) |
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14.3 Transmission of Information |
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335 | (1) |
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14.4 Bidirectional Coupling |
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336 | (3) |
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14.5 Mutual Chaos Pass Filter |
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339 | (6) |
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342 | (3) |
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345 | (1) |
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346 | (4) |
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350 | (5) |
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350 | (5) |
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15 Desultory Dynamics in Diode-Lasers: Drift, Diffusion, and Delay |
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355 | (26) |
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355 | (2) |
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15.2 Carrier Diffusion in Diode Lasers |
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357 | (2) |
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15.3 Intersubband Laser Dynamics |
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359 | (3) |
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15.4 Carrier Diffusion Effects in VCSELs |
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362 | (2) |
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15.4.1 Transverse Mode Competition and Secondary Pulsations |
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362 | (1) |
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15.4.2 VCSEL Polarization Selection |
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363 | (1) |
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363 | (1) |
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15.5 Delayed Feedback and Control of VCSEL Polarization |
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364 | (1) |
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15.6 VCSEL Chaos and Synchronization and Message Transmission |
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365 | (4) |
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15.7 Delay Deletion: Nullified Time of Flight |
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369 | (2) |
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15.8 Chaos Communications: Optimization and Robustness |
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371 | (1) |
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372 | (9) |
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373 | (1) |
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373 | (7) |
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380 | (1) |
Index |
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