Title

Dynamics of activated escape and its observation in a semiconductor laser

Authors

Authors

J. Hales; A. Zhukov; R. Roy;M. I. Dykman

Abbreviated Journal Title

Phys. Rev. Lett.

Keywords

OPTICAL FEEDBACK; STOCHASTIC RESONANCE; SYSTEMS; KRAMERS; NOISE; FLUCTUATIONS; INSTABILITY; Physics, Multidisciplinary

Abstract

We report a direct experimental observation and provide a theory of the distribution of trajectories along which a fluctuating system moves over a potential barrier in escape from a metastable state. The experimental results are obtained for a semiconductor laser with optical feedback. The distribution of paths displays a distinct peak, which shows how the escaping system is most likely to move. We argue that the specific features of this distribution may give an insight into the nature of dropout events in lasers.

Journal Title

Physical Review Letters

Volume

85

Issue/Number

1

Publication Date

1-1-2000

Document Type

Article

DOI Link

http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.85.78

Language

English

First Page

78

Last Page

81

WOS Identifier

WOS:000087959400020

ISSN

0031-9007

Recommended Citation

"Dynamics of activated escape and its observation in a semiconductor laser" (2000). Faculty Bibliography 2000s. 2596.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/facultybib2000/2596