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Synchronization of Delayed-Feedback Semiconductor Lasers and Its Application in Optical Communication

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Semiconductor lasers with optical injection or delayed feedback have been widely studied because of their potential applications in optical communication using chaos synchronization. The delayed feedback through an external cavity or mirror enriches the laser dynamics so that different bifurcations (saddle-node, Hopf, period-doubling, torus, and crisis) arise when the coupling strength and/or delay time are varied. Recent research works on coupled semiconductor lasers have examined various mechanisms for their synchronization that may be useful to design optical communication networks. When the coupled lasers behave in a chaotic manner, different synchronization types can be achieved ranging from lag and phase synchronization to a completely synchronized motion. The route to synchronization of these lasers in a bistability domain displays a series of bifurcations with respect to the coupling strength. Complete chaos synchronization between the master and the slave lasers has been used to send information using the chaotic carrier. The message is encrypted in the chaotic output of the laser in the transmitter and then recovered by comparing with the chaotic output of the laser in the receiver. In the current chapter, a novel method of optical communication based on the combination of complete and generalized synchronization of chaotic semiconductor lasers is described.

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This work was supported by Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnologia of Mexico (Project No. 100429).

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Pisarchik, A., Ruiz-Oliveras, F. (2015). Synchronization of Delayed-Feedback Semiconductor Lasers and Its Application in Optical Communication. In: González-Aguilar, H., Ugalde, E. (eds) Nonlinear Dynamics New Directions. Nonlinear Systems and Complexity, vol 12. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-09864-7_6

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