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Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos
in Electronic and Laser Systems:
PUBLICATIONS, PRESENTATIONS, and FUNDING

Names in RED denote W&L students.

PUBLICATIONS:

“Asymmetric Square Waves in Mutually-Coupled Semiconductor Lasers,” David W. Sukow, Athanasios Gavrielides, Thomas Erneux, Josiah Davis, Makhosazana Dube, Saneliso Mabuza, and Russell Trimmer, Proceedings of the SPIE: Semiconductor Lasers and Laser Dynamics III, vol. 6997 (2008).
“Identity synchronization in diode lasers with unidirectional feedback and injection of rotated optical fields,” David W. Sukow, Athanasios Gavrielides, Taylor McLachlan, Guinevere Burner, Jake Amonette, and John Miller, Physical Review A, vol. 74, 023812 (2006). Available in pdf format . (669k) Copyright ©2006 by The American Physical Society.
“Square-wave self-modulation in diode lasers with polarization-rotated optical feedback,” Athanasios Gavrielides, Thomas Erneux, David W. Sukow, Guinevere Burner, Taylor McLachlan, John Miller, and Jake Amonette, Optics Letters , vol. 31 no. 13, pp. 2006 - 2008 (2006). Available in pdf format . (218k) Copyright ©2006 Optical Society of America, Inc.
“Square-wave oscillations in edge-emitting diode lasers with polarization-rotated optical feedback,” Athanasios Gavrielides, Thomas Erneux, David W. Sukow, Guinevere Burner, Taylor McLachlan, John Miller, and Jake Amonette, Proceedings of the SPIE: Semiconductor Lasers and Laser Dynamics II, vol. 6184, pp. 255-261 (2006).
“Square waveforms in edge-emitting diode laser subject to polarization-rotated optical feedback,” Athanasios Gavrielides, David W. Sukow, Guinevere Burner, Taylor McLachlan, John Miller, Jake Amonette, and Thomas Erneux, Proceedings of the SPIE: Physics and Simulation of Optoelectronic Devices XIV vol. 6115, pp. 60 - 69 (2006).
“Two-field description of chaos synchronization in diode lasers with incoherent optical feedback and injection,” David W. Sukow, Athanasios Gavrielides, Thomas Erneux, Michael J. Baracco, Zachary A. Parmenter, and Karen L. Blackburn, Physical Review A , vol. 72 , 043818 (2005). Available in pdf format . (343k) Copyright ©2005 by The American Physical Society.
“Polarization dynamics in semiconductor lasers with incoherent optical feedback," David W. Sukow, Athanasios Gavrielides, Thomas Erneux, Michael J. Baracco, Zachary A. Parmenter, and Karen L. Blackburn, Proceedings of the SPIE: Physics and Simulation of Optoelectronic Devices XIII vol. 5722, pp 256 - 266 (2005). Available in pdf format . (653k) Copyright 2005 Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers. This paper will be published in Proceedings of the SPIE: Physics and Simulation of Optoelectonic Devices XIII, vol. 5722 and is made available as an electronic preprint with permission of SPIE. One print or electronic copy may be made for personal use only. Systematic or multiple reproduction, distribution to multiple locations via electronic means, duplication of any material in this paper for a fee or for commercial purposes, or modification of the content of the paper are prohibited.
Book chapter “Experimental Observations” by A. Gavrielides and D.W. Sukow, in “Unlocking Dynamical Diversity: Optical Feedback Effects on Semiconductor Lasers,” Eds. K.A. Shore and D. Kane, John Wiley and Sons. US release date 6 May 2005.
“Synchronization of chaotic lasers," Katherine J. Babcock, Jake V. Bennett, Karen L. Blackburn, Allison R. Spain, and David W Sukow, Washington & Lee Journal of Science, vol. 6 (1), Winter 2005.
“Experimental synchronization of chaos in diode lasers with polarization-rotated feedback and injection,” David W. Sukow, Karen L. Blackburn, Allison R. Spain, Katherine J. Babcock, Jake V. Bennett, and Athanasios Gavrielides, Optics Letters , vol. 29 no. 20, pp. 2393 - 2395 (2004). Available in pdf format . (382k) Copyright ©2004 Optical Society of America, Inc.
“Experimental Synchronization of Chaos in Diode Lasers with Polarization-Rotated Feedback and Injection,” (abstract), by Karen L. Blackburn, Allison R. Spain, Katherine J. Babcock, Jake V. Bennett and David W. Sukow, Virginia Journal of Science vol. 50 pp. 50 – 51 (2004).
“Role of optical feedback delay time on diode laser behavior” (abstract), by Rachel Chisolm, Jordan Bittle, Courtenay Glisson, and David Sukow, Virigina Journal of Science, vol. 54 no. 2, p. 54 (2003).
“Bifurcations in a semiconductor laser subject to delayed incoherent feedback,” J.M Saucedo Solorio, D.W. Sukow, D.R. Hicks, and A. Gavrielides, Optics Communications, vol. 214 no. 1-6, pp. 327 – 334 (2002). Preprint available in pdf format . (6007k) Copyright ©2002 Elsevier Science B.V.
“Mixed external cavity mode dynamics in a semiconductor laser,” David W. Sukow, Michael C. Hegg, Jennifer L. Wright, and Athanasios Gavrielides, Optics Letters, vol. 27, no. 10, pp. 827 – 829 (2002). Available in pdf format . (105k) Copyright ©2002 Optical Society of America, Inc.
“Mixed-mode dynamics in a semiconductor laser with two optical feedbacks,” David W. Sukow, Athanasios Gavrielides, Michael C. Hegg, and Jennifer L. Wright, in Proceedings of the SPIE: Physics and Simulation of Optoelectonic Devices X, vol. 4646, (2002).Available in pdf format . (1073k) Copyright 2002 Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers. This paper will be published in Proceedings of the SPIE: Physics and Simulation of Optoelectonic Devices X, vol. 4646 and is made available as an electronic preprint with permission of SPIE. One print or electronic copy may be made for personal use only. Systematic or multiple reproduction, distribution to multiple locations via electronic means, duplication of any material in this paper for a fee or for commercial purposes, or modification of the content of the paper are prohibited.
"Nonlinear Dynamics of a Diode Laser with Two Optical Feedbacks,"(abstract) Michael Hegg, Jennifer Wright, and David W. Sukow, Bulletin of the American Pnysical Society, vol. 4, number 9, p. 21 (2001).
"Analog Computer Simulation of Nonlinear Laser Dynamics," (abstract) Nicholas L. Silverman, Steven M. Klotz, and David W. Sukow, Virginia Journal of Science, p. 81, Summer 2001.
"A Study of Nonlinear Laser Dynamics Using a Circuit Analog, " Steven Klotz, Nick Silverman, and David W. Sukow, W&L Journal of Science, pp. 50–51, Winter 2001.
“Experimental demonstration of suppression of low-frequency fluctuations and stabilization of an external-cavity laser diode,” F. Rogister, D.W. Sukow, A. Gavrielides, P. Megret, O. Deparis, and M. Blondel, Optics Letters, vol. 24, pp. 808 – 810 (2000). Available in pdf format . (87k) Copyright ©2000 Optical Society of America, Inc.
"Entraining Power-Dropout Events in an External Cavity Semiconductor Laser Using Weak Modulation of the Injection Current," D.W. Sukow and D.J. Gauthier, IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics, vol. 36, pp. 175–183 (2000). Available in pdf format .(2916k) © 2000 IEEE. Personal use of this material is permitted. However, permission to reprint/republish this material for advertising or promotional purposes or for creating new collective works for resale or redistribution to servers or lists, or to reuse any copyrighted component of this work in other works must be obtained from the IEEE. Copyright and all rights therein are retained by authors or by other copyright holders. All persons copying this information are expected to adhere to the terms and constraints invoked by each author’s copyright.
"All-optical technique for stabilization of an external cavity laser diode: numerical and experimental demonstrations," F. Rogister, D.W. Sukow, P. Mégret, O. Deparis, A. Gavrielides, and M. Blondel, Proceedings of the SPIE: Physics and Simulation of Optoelectonic Devices VIII, vol. 3944, pp. 521 – 530 (2000).. Available in pdf format . Copyright 2000 Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers. This paper was published in Proceedings of the SPIE: Physics and Simulation of Optoelectonic Devices VIII, vol. 3944 and is made available as an electronic reprint with permission of SPIE. One print or electronic copy may be made for personal use only. Systematic or multiple reproduction, distribution to multiple locations via electronic means, duplication of any material in this paper for a fee or for commercial purposes, or modification of the content of the paper are prohibited.
"Optical stabilization of an external cavity semiconductor laser by creation and destruction of external cavity modes," D.W. Sukow, F. Rogister, P. Mégret, O. Deparis, and A. Gavrielides, 1999 IEEE LEOS Annual Meeting Conference Proceedings, vol. 2, pp. 443 – 444 (1999). Available in pdf format . © 1999 IEEE. Personal use of this material is permitted. However, permission to reprint/republish this material for advertising or promotional purposes or for creating new collective works for resale or redistribution to servers or lists, or to reuse any copyrighted component of this work in other works must be obtained from the IEEE. Copyright and all rights therein are retained by authors or by other copyright holders. All persons copying this information are expected to adhere to the terms and constraints invoked by each author’s copyright.

GROUP PRESENTATIONS:

“Dynamics of Diode Lasers with Mutual Coupling by Rotated Optical Injection,” Ben Mooneyham, Karen Lee, Jake McKay, and David W. Sukow, to be presented at Annual Meeting of the Optical Society of America (OSA 2008), Frontiers in Optics 2008 / Laser Science XXIV, Rochester, New York, October 2008.
“Theoretical Analysis of Mutually-Coupled Diode Laser Systems,” Karen Lee, Jake McKay, Ben Mooneyham, and David W. Sukow, to be presented at Annual Meeting of the Optical Society of America (OSA 2008), Frontiers in Optics 2008 / Laser Science XXIV, Rochester, New York, October 2008.
“Mutually Coupled Semiconductor Lasers with Rotated Optical Feedback,” David W. Sukow and Athanasios Gavrielides, Dynamics Days Europe 2008, Delft, The Netherlands, August 2008.
“Asymmetric Square Waves in Mutually-Coupled Semiconductor Lasers,” David W. Sukow, Athanasios Gavrielides, Thomas Erneux, Josiah Davis, Makhosazana Dube, Saneliso Mabuza, and Russell Trimmer, Photonics Europe 2008, Strasbourg, France, April 2008.
“Polarization Dynamics of Semiconductor Lasers Subject to a Delayed Feedback,” David W. Sukow, Thomas Erneux, Athanasios Gavrielides, Guinevere Burner, Taylor McLachlan, John Miller, and Jake Amonette, SIAM Conference on Applications of Dynamical Systems, Snowbird, Utah, May 2007.
“Frequency Shifts in Diode Lasers due to Rotated Optical Feedback,” Haley Bunting and David W. Sukow, to be presented at the Annual Meeting of the Optical Society of America (OSA 2007), Frontiers in Optics 2007 / Laser Science XXIII, San Jose, California, September 2007.
“Square-wave Oscillations in Semiconductor Lasers with Polarization-Rotated Optical Feedback,” Guinevere Burner, David W. Sukow, Taylor McLachlan, John Miller, Jake Amonette, and Athanasios Gavrielides, at the Annual Meeting of the Optical Society of America (OSA 2006), Frontiers in Optics 2006 / Laser Science XXII, Rochester, New York, October 2006.

“Synchronization Dynamics in Chaotic Diode Lasers with Rotated Optical Feedback and Injection,” David W. Sukow, Guinevere Burner, Taylor McLachlan, John Miller, Jake Amonette, and Athanasios Gavrielides, at the Annual Meeting of the Optical Society of America (OSA 2006), Frontiers in Optics 2006 / Laser Science XXII, Rochester, New York, October 2006.

“Polarization Self-Modulation in Semiconductor Lasers with Polarization-Rotated Optical Feedback,” Guinevere Burner, at the National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR 20), Asheville, North Carolina, April 2006.
“Square-wave oscillations in edge-emitting diode lasers with polarization-rotated optical feedback,” Athanasios Gavrielides, Thomas Erneux, David W. Sukow, Guinevere Burner, Taylor McLachlan, John Miller, and Jake Amonette, invited paper at Photonics Europe 2006, Strasbourg, France, April 3 - 7, 2006.
"Polarization dynamics in semiconductor lasers with incoherent optical feedback," David W. Sukow, Athanasios Gavrielides, Thomas Erneux, Michael J. Baracco, Zachary A. Parmenter, and Karen L. Blackburn, SPIE / Photonics West 2005: Physics and Simulation of Optoelectronic Devices XIII, San Jose, California, January 2005.
"Experimental Synchronization of Chaos in Diode Lasers with Polarization-Rotated Feedback and Injection,” by Karen L. Blackburn, Allison R. Spain, Katherine J. Babcock, Jake V. Bennett and David W. Sukow, Virginia Academy of Science Annual Meeting, Richmond, Virginia 2004.
"Optical feedback control of diode laser dynamics," David W. Sukow, invited paper at the Annual Meeting of the Optical Society of America (OSA 2003), Tucson, Arizona, October 2003. Also served as presider over session WQ, "Controlling Chaos II."
"Role of optical feedback delay time on diode laser behavior” by Rachel Chisolm, Jordan Bittle, Courtenay Glisson, and David Sukow, Virginia Academy of Science Annual Meeting, Charlottesville, Virginia 2003.
"Observations of mixed-mode dynamics in a diode laser with delayed optical feedback," David W. Sukow and Athanasios Gavrielides, International Conference on Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos: Dynamics Days 2002, Baltimore, Maryland, January 5, 2002.
"Diode Laser Dynamics: Chaos, Randomness, and Complexity," David W. Sukow, Invited Seminar at Davidson College Physics Department, Davidson, North Carolina, November 15, 2001.
"Nonlinear Dynamics of a Diode Laser with Two Optical Feedbacks," Michael Hegg, Jennifer Wright, and David W. Sukow, Southeast Section of the American Physical Society Meeting (SESAPS `01), November 5, 2001.
"Dynamics of a Diode Laser with Two Optical Feedbacks, " Jennifer Wright and Michael Hegg, W&L Science Summer Seminar Series, July 18, 2001.
"Analog Computer Simulation of Nonlinear Laser Dynamics, " N. Silverman, S. Klotz, and D.W. Sukow, Virginia Academy of Science 79th Annual Meeting, Harrisonburg, Virginia, May 24th, 2001.
"A circuit analog for chaotic laser dynamics, " S. Klotz, N. Silverman, and D.W. Sukow, W&L Science Summer Seminar Series, July 12, 2000.
"Nonlinear dynamics of diode lasers with delayed optical feedback," D.W. Sukow, W&L Nonlinear Dynamics Friday Seminar Group, January 28th , 2000.
"Experimental optical control of a semiconductor laser by creation and destruction of external cavity modes," D.W. Sukow, A. Gavrielides, F. Rogister, P. Mégret, and O. Deparis, at LEOS `99: IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting, San Fransisco, California, November 1999.

FUNDING:

National Science Foundation, "CAREER: Dynamics and Synchronization of Semiconductor Laser with Feedback," $400,000, 1 June 2003 - 1 June 2008.
Jeffress Memorial Trust (award and two renewals), "High-Frequency Oscillations from a Semiconductor Laser with Two Delayed Optical Feedbacks," $50,000, 1 January 2001 - 31 December 2003.
W.M. Keck Foundation, through the W&L Interdisciplinary Program in Nonlinear Dynamics, Laser Laboratory equipment worth $44,600 out of $500,000 total program budget, 2001 - 2005.
ILX Lightwave University Donation Program, "Semiconductor Lasers with Unidirectional Optical Injection," $10,000 in electro-optics equipment, 2000 - 2002.
W&L Glenn Grant and R.E. Lee Research Grants, "Electronic Analog of a Semiconductor Laser with Delayed Optoelectronic Feedback," $6,180, Summer 2000.
NSF CCLI grant, "A Versatile Laser-Based Experimental Setup for the Chemistry and Physics Curricula at Washington and Lee University," $86,333 (as co-PI; PI is Prof. Matthew Tuchler, W&L Chemistry).

Last updated 3 September 2008