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American Physical Society, Physical review E: Statistical, nonlinear, and soft matter physics, 4(69), 2004

DOI: 10.1103/physreve.69.046207

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Delay-induced resonances in an optical system with feedback

Journal article published in 2004 by J. M. Buldú, J. García Ojalvo ORCID, M. C. Torrent
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Abstract

We study the influence of the delay time in the response of a delayed feedback system to external periodic driving. The nonlinear system we consider is a semiconductor laser with optical feedback operating in the low-frequency fluctuation regime. We numerically examine the consequences of varying the external cavity length of the system when a weak modulation is introduced through the laser's pump current. The harmonic modulation is seen to lead to a partial periodic entrainment of power dropouts, and the distribution of time intervals between the dropouts exhibits resonances with certain delay times. In other words, the response of the system to the external modulation is enhanced for particular values of the external cavity length. The same effect can be observed in the presence of noise, indicating that stochastic resonance can be enhanced or degraded depending on the feedback time.