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Semiconductor Laser with Optical Feedback - Bulk - 16GHz Detection Bandwidth

Output power time series from an edge-emitting, multiple quantum well 830nm semiconductor laser subject to optical feedback. Time series recorded for different combinations of optical feedback level and laser injection current. Detection bandwidth 16 GHz and sampling rate 50 GSa/s.

Full details here https://research.science.mq.edu.au/photonics-dynamical-systems/our-research/semiconductor-lasers-with-optical-feedback/bulk-optic-16-ghz-bw/

The data is stored in HDF5 file format. For information on how to access data in this format see https://research.science.mq.edu.au/photonics-dynamical-systems/open-science-web-database/using-hdf5-files/

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Author Joshua P. Toomey
Maintainer Dr Joshua P Toomey, MQ Photonics Research Centre, Dept of Physics and Astronomy, Macquarie University
Version 1.0
data_type Time Series
detailed_info This data is being provided to be used in the context of the SIEF project 'Big Data Knowledge Discovery'. Any use of this data should cite the following reference: J. P. Toomey and D. M. Kane, 'Mapping the dynamic complexity of a semiconductor laser with optical feedback using permutation entropy,' Optics Express 22 (2), 1713-1725 (2014). This data set was recorded from an experimental semiconductor laser subject to optical feedback on 21/02/13. Laser wavelength ~ 830nm. External cavity round trip time 4.5ns. During the experiment, 2 system parameters were varied: the optical feedback level and laser injection current. - Optical feedback was varied by changing the RF power to an acousto-optic modulator (AOM) which varies the amount of laser power transmitted in the 0th order beam. A voltage between 0V-1V corresponds to maximum transmission (0V) and minimum transmission (1V). The actual power transmitted by the AOM is not a linear relationship with voltage. Relative feedback level can be approximated from the reduction in laser threshold. - Laser injection is controlled by directly varying the current supply to the device (Profile ITC502 Laser Diode Combi-controller). Laser was held at a constant 25C. The dataset contains 50,451 output power time series recorded from the laser using a fast photodiode (Discovery Semiconductors DCS30S 22GHz) and a 16GHz realtime oscilloscope (Tektronix DSA72004C) for different settings of: - Injection (251 values = 45mA to 70mA in 0.1mA steps) - Feedback (201 values from 0.4V to 0.8V in 0.002V steps) The filenames consist of the AOM and INJ values at which the data was recorded: e.g. AOM_0.642V_INJ_45.2mA.h5 : feedback = 0.642 V, injection = 45 mA Each hdf5 file consist of a single dataset called 'TimeSeries'. This contains a time series of amplitude values measured as the voltage across the 50ohm oscilloscope input. Time series were sampled at 50GSamples/s (20ps per data point) and contain 50,000pts for a total record length of 1microsecond.
link http://research.science.mq.edu.au/photonics-dynamical-systems/our-research/semiconductor-lasers-with-optical-feedback/bulk-optic-16-ghz-bw/
reference J. P. Toomey and D. M. Kane, 'Mapping the dynamic complexity of a semiconductor laser with optical feedback using permutation entropy,' Optics Express 22 (2), 1713-1725 (2014).