Prof. Marc Sciamanna Profile

Prof. Marc Sciamanna

Research Fellow at CentraleSupélec

SPIE Involvement:

Conference Program Committee | Conference Chair | Author | Editor

Publications (54)

Proceedings Article | 20 June 2024 Presentation + Paper

Chaos injection and synchronization in cascade experiments

Jules Mercadier, Yaya Doumbia, Stefan Bittner, Marc Sciamanna

Proceedings Volume 13002, 1300204 (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3022633

KEYWORDS: Chaos, Transmitters, Laser frequency, Receivers, Semiconductor lasers, Tunable lasers, Correlation coefficients, Quantum optics experiments, Quantum receivers, Quantum cascade lasers

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Proceedings Article | 20 June 2024 Presentation + Paper

Photorefractive slow light at 1310nm

Nacera Bouldja, Alexander Alexander Grabar, Marc Sciamanna, Delphine Wolfersberger

Proceedings Volume 13004, 1300406 (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3022292

KEYWORDS: Pulse signals, Distortion, Crystals, Slow light, Polarization, Laser crystals, Crystallography, Telecommunications, Photonics, Photonic crystals

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Proceedings Article | 20 June 2024 Presentation

Spontaneous phase-locking of transverse modes in a broad-area laser

Stefan Bittner, Marc Sciamanna

Proceedings Volume PC13002, PC1300205 (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3021623

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Proceedings Article | 8 March 2023 Presentation + Paper

All-optical tunable slow-light systems based on a TWM in a photorefractive crystal

Nacera Bouldja, Marc Sciamanna, Alexander Grabar, Delphine Wolfersberger

Proceedings Volume 12447, 124470L (2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2662389

KEYWORDS: Slow light, Two wave mixing

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Proceedings Article | 8 March 2023 Presentation + Paper

High frequency laser dynamics using nonlinear wave mixing

D. Wolfersberger, T. Malica, G. Bouchez, M. Sciamanna

Proceedings Volume 12447, 124470J (2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2662378

KEYWORDS: Chaos, Semiconductor lasers, Phase conjugation, Laser frequency, Signal processing, Crystals, Ferroelectric materials, Photonics

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Proceedings Article | 25 May 2022 Presentation

Complex spatio-temporal polarization dynamics of a broad-area VCSEL in continuous-wave operation

Stefan Bittner, Marc Sciamanna

Proceedings Volume PC12141, PC121410O (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2620711

KEYWORDS: Polarization, Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers, Continuous wave operation, Switching, Ultrafast phenomena, Solitons, Photonics, Semiconductors, Semiconductor lasers, Picosecond phenomena

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Proceedings Article | 25 May 2022 Presentation

Passive mode locking with face-to-face VCSELs

Tushar Malica, Krassimir Panajotov, Eugene Avrutin, Marc Sciamanna

Proceedings Volume PC12141, PC1214106 (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2621522

KEYWORDS: Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers, Mode locking, Semiconductors, Ultrafast phenomena, Semiconductor lasers, Reflectivity, Picosecond phenomena, Mirrors, Femtosecond phenomena, Disk lasers

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Proceedings Article | 20 May 2022 Presentation + Paper

Polarization dynamics in VCSELs subject to optical frequency comb injection

Yaya Doumbia, Delphine Wolfersberger, Krassimir Panajotov, Marc Sciamanna

Proceedings Volume 12141, 121410G (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2622132

KEYWORDS: Polarization, Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers, Frequency combs, Semiconductor lasers, Switching, Nonlinear dynamics

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Proceedings Article | 1 April 2020 Paper

Manipulating the chaos bandwidth of a semiconductor laser subjected to phase-conjugate feedback

Guillaume Bouchez, Tushar Malica, Delphine Wolfersberger, Marc Sciamanna

Proceedings Volume 11356, 113560Y (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2559627

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Crystals, Optical simulations, Four wave mixing, Laser systems engineering, Beam splitters, Laser crystals

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Proceedings Article | 1 April 2020 Presentation + Paper

Slow light using photorefractive nonlinear optics

Nacera Bouldja, Marc Sciamanna, Delphine Wolfersberger

Proceedings Volume 11358, 113580I (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2559258

KEYWORDS: Crystals, Slow light, Surface plasmons, Laser crystals, Nonlinear optics, Two wave mixing, Photonic crystals, Dispersion, Refractive index, Nonlinear crystals

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Proceedings Article | 1 April 2020 Presentation + Paper

Evolution of the spatiotemporal complexity in a phase-conjugate feedback laser system

Tushar Malica, Guillaume Bouchez, Delphine Wolfersberger, Marc Sciamanna

Proceedings Volume 11356, 113560Z (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2559302

KEYWORDS: Chaos, Continuous wavelet transforms, Phase conjugation, Semiconductor lasers, Laser systems engineering, Diagnostics, Nonlinear crystals, Four wave mixing, Nonlinear dynamics

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Proceedings Article | 1 April 2020 Presentation + Paper

Frequency comb customization by controlling the optical injection dynamics

Yaya Doumbia, Tushar Malica, Delphine Wolfersberger, Krassimir Panajotov, Marc Sciamanna

Proceedings Volume 11356, 113560G (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2559436

KEYWORDS: Frequency combs, Semiconductor lasers, Laser optics, Laser applications, Nonlinear dynamics, Numerical analysis, Chaos

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Proceedings Article | 21 May 2018 Paper

Toward neuro-inspired computing using a small network of micro-ring resonators on an integrated photonic chip

Florian Denis-le Coarer, Damien Rontani, Andrew Katumba, Matthias Freiberger, Joni Dambre, Peter Bienstman, Marc Sciamanna

Proceedings Volume 10689, 1068908 (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2306780

KEYWORDS: Microrings, Resonators, Silicon, Nonlinear optics, Integrated photonics, Modulation, Photonics, Sensors, Picosecond phenomena, Data processing

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Proceedings Article | 14 May 2018 Presentation + Paper

Analysis of the characteristics of the airy beam off-shooting soliton

Thomas Bouchet, Nicolas Marsal, Marc Sciamanna, Delphine Wolfersberger

Proceedings Volume 10684, 106840Q (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2305720

KEYWORDS: Solitons, Beam propagation method, Crystals, Nonlinear crystals, Refractive index, Nonlinear optics, Beam shaping, Light wave propagation

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Proceedings Article | 9 May 2018 Paper

Beyond the relaxation frequency limit in square-wave dynamics

Chi-Hak Uy, Lionel Weicker, Damien Rontani, Marc Sciamanna

Proceedings Volume 10682, 1068210 (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2307175

KEYWORDS: Polarization, Semiconductor lasers, Switching, Numerical simulations, Mathematical modeling

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Proceedings Article | 16 May 2017 Paper

Interplay between convection and bistability in a pattern forming system

N. Marsal, L. Weicker, D. Wolfersberger, M. Sciamanna

Proceedings Volume 10228, 1022813 (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2265027

KEYWORDS: Crystals, Crystallography, Singular optics, Bistability, Convection, Solitons, Complex systems, Nonlinear optics, Laser beam propagation, Optical storage

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Proceedings Article | 25 February 2017 Paper

Correlation between polarization modes in VCSEL with optical feedback

Chi-Hak Uy, Damien Rontani, Stefan Breuer, Marc Sciamanna

Proceedings Volume 10122, 101220P (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2253640

KEYWORDS: Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers, Polarization, Semiconductor lasers, Modulation, Atomic force microscopy, Photodiodes, Optical isolators, Optics manufacturing, Manufacturing, Switches

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Proceedings Article | 28 April 2016 Paper

Recurrent state-switching of a two-state quantum dot laser by optical feedback

Martin Virte, Stefan Breuer, Marc Sciamanna, Krassimir Panajotov

Proceedings Volume 9892, 98921O (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2227085

KEYWORDS: Semiconductor lasers, Switching, Quantum dot lasers, Laser optics, Optical simulations, Nonlinear dynamics, Optical switching, Semiconductor lasers, Mirrors, Feedback control, Electroluminescent displays, Photonics, Applied physics, Laser processing

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Proceedings Article | 28 April 2016 Paper

Improving the chaos bandwidth of a semiconductor laser with phase-conjugate feedback

Émeric Mercier, Delphine Wolfersberger, Marc Sciamanna

Proceedings Volume 9892, 98920G (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2227826

KEYWORDS: Chaos, Semiconductor lasers, Phase conjugation, Nonlinear optics, Reflectivity, Quantum electronics, Nonlinear dynamics, Optical communications, Laser optics, Chaos, Mirrors, Crystals, Laser crystals, Laser resonators, Oscilloscopes, Laser applications

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Proceedings Article | 28 April 2016 Paper

Nonlinear dynamics in a semiconductor laser subject to filtered phase-conjugate optical feedback

Lionel Weicker, Thomas Erneux, Delphine Wolfersberger, Marc Sciamanna

Proceedings Volume 9892, 98920K (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2227078

KEYWORDS: Optical filters, Phase conjugation, Mirrors, Electronic filtering, Nonlinear filtering, Nonlinear dynamics, Laser resonators, Differential equations, Reflectivity, Semiconductor lasers, Mathematical modeling, Numerical simulations, Current controlled current source, Transparency

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Proceedings Article | 28 April 2016 Paper

Chaos in solitary VCSELs: asymmetry and noise

Martin Virte, Marc Sciamanna, Hugo Thienpont, Krassimir Panajotov

Proceedings Volume 9892, 98921M (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2227083

KEYWORDS: Polarization, Chaos, Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers, Semiconductor lasers, Anisotropy, Nonlinear dynamics, Switching, Bistability, Atomic force microscopy, Birefringence

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Proceedings Article | 28 April 2016 Paper

One way synchronization of polarization chaos from a solitary Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Laser

Martin Virte, Marc Sciamanna, Hugo Thienpont, Krassimir Panajotov

Proceedings Volume 9892, 98921N (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2227084

KEYWORDS: Chaos, Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers, Semiconductor lasers, Polarization, Nonlinear dynamics, Atomic force microscopy, Optical simulations, Laser damage threshold, Complex systems

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Proceedings Article | 28 April 2016 Paper

Range-dependent effects of optical feedback on multimode two-color quantum dot lasers

Martin Virte, Robert Pawlus, Wolfgang Elsäßer, Krassimir Panajotov, Marc Sciamanna, Stefan Breuer

Proceedings Volume 9892, 98920W (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2227086

KEYWORDS: Quantum dot lasers, Semiconductor lasers, Switching, Nonlinear dynamics, Optical switching, Semiconductor lasers, Beam splitters, Electrons, Photonics, Applied physics, Control systems

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Proceedings Article | 27 April 2016 Presentation + Paper

Airy-induced dynamics in nonlinear media

Noémi Wiersma, Nicolas Marsal, Marc Sciamanna, Delphine Wolfersberger

Proceedings Volume 9894, 98940L (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2227669

KEYWORDS: Nonlinear optics, Solitons, Nonlinear crystals, Wave propagation, Crystals, Beam propagation method, Spatial solitons, Optical interconnects, Crystallography, Solitons, Wave propagation, Photorefraction, Waveguides, Gaussian beams

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Proceedings Article | 27 April 2016 Paper

Bistability of optical patterns in convective regime

N. Marsal, L. Weicker, E. Mirisola, D. Wolfersberger, M. Sciamanna

Proceedings Volume 9894, 989407 (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2227825

KEYWORDS: Bistability, Solitons, Mirrors, Crystals, Nonlinear crystals, Nonlinear optics, Optical storage, Near field optics, Singular optics, Modulation, Satellites, Near field

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Proceedings Article | 13 February 2016 Paper

Deterministic temporal chaos from a mid-infrared external cavity quantum cascade lasers

Frédéric Grillot, Louise Jumpertz, Kevin Schires, Mathieu Carras, Marc Sciamanna

Proceedings Volume 9755, 975521 (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2213434

KEYWORDS: Quantum cascade lasers, Chaos, Mid-IR, Semiconductor lasers, Laser optics, Free space optics, Infrared spectroscopy, Spectroscopy, Electronics, Infrared sensors

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Proceedings Article | 2 May 2014 Paper

Harmonic fundamental self-pulsations from a laser diode using phase-conjugate optical feedback

Delphine Wolfersberger, A. Karsaklian dal Bosco, E. Mercier, M. Sciamanna

Proceedings Volume 9134, 91340K (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2052302

KEYWORDS: Semiconductor lasers, Crystals, Phase conjugation, Laser crystals, Mirrors, Reflectivity, Chaos, Spectrum analysis, Surface plasmons, Semiconductors

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Proceedings Article | 2 May 2014 Paper

Random bit generation using polarization chaos from free-running laser diode

Martin Virte, Emeric Mercier, Hugo Thienpont, Krassimir Panajotov, Marc Sciamanna

Proceedings Volume 9134, 913426 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2052372

KEYWORDS: Chaos, Polarization, Semiconductor lasers, Polarizers, Oscilloscopes, Electronics, Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers, Channel projecting optics, Binary data, Matrices

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Proceedings Article | 2 May 2014 Paper

Experimental and theoretical analysis of limit cycle bistability in a free-running VCSEL

Martin Virte, Marc Sciamanna, Emeric Mercier, Krassimir Panajotov

Proceedings Volume 9134, 91340A (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2052387

KEYWORDS: Polarization, Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers, Atomic force microscopy, Anisotropy, Bistability, Semiconductor lasers, Elliptical polarization, Laser damage threshold, Chaos, Laser resonators

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Proceedings Article | 2 May 2014 Paper

Bifurcation to chaos and extreme events in a laser diode with phase-conjugate feedback

Émeric Mercier, Andreas Karsaklian Dal Bosco, Delphine Wolfersberger, Marc Sciamanna

Proceedings Volume 9134, 91340J (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2052087

KEYWORDS: Semiconductor lasers, Phase conjugation, Chaos, Mirrors, Numerical simulations, Artificial intelligence, Crystals, Picosecond phenomena, Laser stabilization, Nonlinear dynamics

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Proceedings Article | 1 May 2014 Paper

Spatial extreme events in a photorefractive single-feedback system

N. Marsal, V. Caullet, Delphine Wolfersberger, M. Sciamanna

Proceedings Volume 9136, 91361T (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2052344

KEYWORDS: Ocean optics, Geometrical optics, Crystals, Nonlinear optics, Modulation, Mirrors, Atrial fibrillation, Nonlinear crystals, Complex systems, Near field

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Proceedings Article | 15 May 2012 Paper

Dynamics accompanying polarization switching in vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers

Martin Virte, Krassimir Panajotov, Marc Sciamanna

Proceedings Volume 8432, 84321E (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.922455

KEYWORDS: Polarization, Switching, Atomic force microscopy, Birefringence, Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers, Nonlinear dynamics, Picosecond phenomena, Anisotropy, Numerical integration, Diamond

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Proceedings Article | 11 May 2012 Paper

Optical patterns using vortex beams

V. Caullet, N. Marsal, D. Wolfersberger, M. Sciamanna

Proceedings Volume 8434, 84341T (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.922633

KEYWORDS: Crystals, Spiral phase plates, Near field, Gaussian beams, Mirrors, Modulation, Satellites, Complex systems, Nonlinear optics, Laser crystals

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Proceedings Article | 11 May 2012 Paper

Low-frequency fluctuations in a laser diode with phase-conjugate feedback

Andreas Karsaklian Dal Bosco, Delphine Wolfersberger, Marc Sciamanna

Proceedings Volume 8432, 843213 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.922613

KEYWORDS: Reflectivity, Semiconductor lasers, Crystals, Phase conjugation, Mirrors, Laser crystals, Surface plasmons, Crystallography, Chaos, Complex systems

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Proceedings Article | 5 June 2010 Paper

Advection effect in a photorefractive single feedback system: from noise- to dynamics- sustained instabilities

N. Marsal, D. Wolfersberger, M. Sciamanna, G. Montemezzani

Proceedings Volume 7728, 77280W (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.854212

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Phase velocity, Near field, Crystals, Artificial intelligence, Complex systems, Two wave mixing, Laser crystals, Electronics, Photorefraction

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Proceedings Article | 28 April 2010 Paper

Optical injection dynamics of quantum dot lasers: influence of the excited states

Lukasz Olejniczak, Marc Sciamanna, Hugo Thienpont, Krassimir Panajotov

Proceedings Volume 7720, 772022 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.854472

KEYWORDS: Laser optics, Modulation, Quantum dot lasers, Detection and tracking algorithms, Teeth, Quantum optics, All optical signal processing, Picosecond phenomena, Quantum dots, Quantum wells

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Proceedings Article | 28 April 2010 Paper

Polarization properties and instabilities of QD VCSELs

Lukasz Olejniczak, Marc Sciamanna, Hugo Thienpont, Krassimir Panajotov, Alex Mutig, Friedhelm Hopfer, Dieter Bimberg

Proceedings Volume 7720, 77201G (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.854459

KEYWORDS: Polarization, Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers, Switching, Quantum wells, Polarizers, Modulation, Semiconducting wafers, Switches, Quantum dots, Anisotropy

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Proceedings Article | 27 April 2010 Paper

Chaos multiplexing with external-cavity semiconductor lasers

D. Rontani, A. Locquet, M. Sciamanna, D. Citrin

Proceedings Volume 7720, 77200L (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.854691

KEYWORDS: Multiplexing, Semiconductor lasers, Chaos, Channel projecting optics, Optical communications, Wavelength division multiplexing, Attenuators, Receivers, Complex systems, Mirrors

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Proceedings Article | 19 May 2008 Paper

Masking the time-delay of the chaotic output of an external-cavity laser

D. Rontani, A. Locquet, M. Sciamanna, D. Citrin

Proceedings Volume 6997, 69970D (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.781307

KEYWORDS: Semiconductor lasers, Chaos, Modulation, Information security, Statistical analysis, Nonlinear optics, Telecommunications, Photomasks, Optoelectronics, Laser applications

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Proceedings Article | 19 May 2008 Paper

Excitation of a two-mode limit cycle dynamics on the route to polarization switching in a VCSEL subject orthogonal to optical injection

I. Gatare, M. Sciamanna, M. Nizette, H. Thienpont, K. Panajotov

Proceedings Volume 6997, 699713 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.781445

KEYWORDS: Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers, Polarization, Switching, Picosecond phenomena, Semiconductor lasers, Laser applications, Stereolithography, Modes of laser operation, Laser stabilization, Nonlinear dynamics

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Proceedings Article | 19 May 2008 Paper

Experimental study of transverse mode dynamics in vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers under current modulation

A. Valle, M. Arizaleta, K. Panajotov, M. Sciamanna

Proceedings Volume 6997, 69970Z (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.780405

KEYWORDS: Modulation, Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers, Polarization, Nonlinear dynamics, Semiconductor lasers, Polarizers, Switching, Beam splitters, Spectrum analysis, Optical communications

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Proceedings Article | 21 April 2008 Paper

Control of pattern formation in a single feedback system by photonic bandgap structures

N. Marsal, G. Montemezzani, M. Sciamanna, D. Wolfersberger, D. Neshev

Proceedings Volume 6989, 69890S (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.780969

KEYWORDS: Crystals, Mirrors, Modulation, Laser crystals, Control systems, Photonic crystals, Beam splitters, Two wave mixing, Diffraction, Complex systems

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Proceedings Article | 11 May 2006 Paper

Polarization switching in VCSELs induced by optical injection

Krassimir Panajotov, Boris Ryvkin, Eugeny Avrutin, Ignace Gatare, Marc Triginer, Jordi Buesa, Irina Veretennicoff, Hugo Thienpont, Marc Sciamanna

Proceedings Volume 6255, 625501 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.676480

KEYWORDS: Polarization, Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers, Switching, Photon polarization, Picosecond phenomena, Solids, Dichroic materials, Bistability, Information operations, Chaos

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Proceedings Article | 14 April 2006 Paper

Nonlinear dynamics and polarization bistability in optically injected VCSELs

I. Gatare, J. Buesa, H. Thienpont, K. Panajotov, M. Sciamanna

Proceedings Volume 6184, 618411 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.662787

KEYWORDS: Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers, Polarization, Picosecond phenomena, Bistability, Stereolithography, Switching, Nonlinear dynamics, Chaos, Modes of laser operation, Bistable lasers

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Proceedings Article | 14 April 2006 Paper

Polarization switching dynamics and bistability in mutually coupled vertical cavity surface emitting lasers

Raúl Vicente, Josep Mulet, Claudio Mirasso, Marc Sciamanna

Proceedings Volume 6184, 618413 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.663622

KEYWORDS: Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers, Polarization, Picosecond phenomena, Switching, Anisotropy, Bistability, Semiconductor lasers, Numerical simulations, Nonlinear dynamics, Lithium

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Proceedings Article | 1 September 2004 Paper

Mapping of delayed dynamics in short external cavity

Andrzej Tabaka, Marc Sciamanna, Irina Veretennicoff, Krassimir Panajotov

Proceedings Volume 5452, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.545762

KEYWORDS: Semiconductor lasers, Pulsed laser operation, Laser systems engineering, Bistability, Modulation, Stereolithography, Laser sintering, Laser applications, Time metrology, Phase shifts

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Proceedings Article | 6 July 2004 Paper

Semiconductor lasers for quantum sensing

Krassimir Panajotov, Mikel Arizaleta, Virginia Gomez, Krzysztof Koltys, Andrzej Tabaka, Marc Sciamanna, Irina Veretennicoff, Hugo Thienpont

Proceedings Volume 5359, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.518317

KEYWORDS: Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers, Polarization, Semiconductor lasers, Modulation, Switching, Picosecond phenomena, Reflectivity, Composites, Switches, Mirrors

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Semiconductor lasers can be used simultaneously as optical sources and optical sensors, as they are extremely sensitive to a small amount of coherent optical feedback. We present a survey on experimental results on optical feedback in semiconductor lasers and on different approaches to describe its effect on the laser properties. We show that for long and moderate long external cavities (hundreds of meters down to centimeters) the Lang-Kobayashi delay model, multiple delays and multimode delay rate equation models are in very good agreement with experiments on edge emitting lasers (EELs) and vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs). We present examples of frequency and polarization mode hopping, periodic and quasiperiodic behavior, different routes to chaos, regular pulse packages, high frequency pulsations and stochastic and coherence resonance, that all have been experimentally and numerically demonstrated. Suitable models for studying laser diodes subject to optical feedback from extremely short external cavity, or ESEC (of the order of the wavelength) are the composite cavity and the multimode butt coupling models that either consider the field amplitudes after multiple reflections in the external cavity (EC) as stationary or treat the whole compound cavity at once. Numerical and experimental studies showed that optical feedback in ESEC leads to detectable change of the laser output power or the voltage drop over the laser for a small change of either the phase or the optical feedback strength. As an example, we discuss experimental and numerical results on spectral and polarization properties of VCSELs subject of insensitive optical feedback from ESEC. The wavelength and the current of polarization switching between the two linearly polarized fundamental modes of the VCSEL are periodically modulated with the external cavity length. High contrast polarization switching is thus possible for quarter-wavelength change of external cavity length. In the case of EEL we experimentally demonstrate that with changing the length of the EC the emitted power, the wavelength and the laser voltage are periodically modulated. We explain the longitudinal mode-hopping between the neighboring composite cavity modes followed by large jumps at the external cavity frequency splitting as a result of the spectral modulation of the effective losses of the composite cavity system.

Proceedings Article | 18 June 2004 Paper

Simple interpretation of the dynamics of mutually coupled semiconductor lasers with detuning

Raul Vicente, Josep Mulet, Marc Sciamanna, Claudio Mirasso

Proceedings Volume 5349, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.531879

KEYWORDS: Semiconductor lasers, Visualization, Laser optics, Oscillators, Laser systems engineering, Electrical engineering, Stereolithography, Thermodynamics, Analog electronics, System identification

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Proceedings Article | 25 May 2004 Paper

Coherence resonance in a bistable laser system with time delay

Marc Sciamanna, Krassimir Panajotov, Andrzej Tabaka, Patrice Megret, Michel Blondel, Hugo Thienpont, Irina Veretennicoff

Proceedings Volume 5468, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.547069

KEYWORDS: Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers, Polarization, Switching, Bistable lasers, Coherence (optics), Laser systems engineering, Switches, Mirrors, Chromium, Photodiodes

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Proceedings Article | 25 July 2003 Paper

Polarization mode hopping in vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers induced by optical feedback

Krassimir Panajotov, Marc Sciamanna, Andrzej Tabaka, Patrice Megret, Hugo Thienpont, Michel Blondel, Irina Veretennicoff, Giovanni Giacomelli, Francesco Marin

Proceedings Volume 4986, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.474388

KEYWORDS: Polarization, Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers, Switching, Laser systems engineering, Picosecond phenomena, Mirrors, Semiconductor lasers, Switches, Stochastic processes, Laser optics

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Proceedings Article | 25 July 2003 Paper

High-frequency dynamics in delayed semiconductor lasers with short external cavity

Marc Sciamanna, Thomas Erneux, Athanasios Gavrielides, Vassilios Kovanis, Patrice Megret, Michel Blondel

Proceedings Volume 4986, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.474386

KEYWORDS: Semiconductor lasers, Microwave radiation, Bridges, Diamond, Laser optics, Lithium, Solids, Analytical research, Numerical simulations, Nonlinear dynamics

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Proceedings Article | 25 July 2003 Paper

Nonlinear polarization dynamics of current-modulated vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers

Marc Sciamanna, Angel Valle, Krassimir Panajotov, Patrice Megret, Michel Blondel

Proceedings Volume 4986, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.474325

KEYWORDS: Modulation, Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers, Polarization, Chaos, Atomic force microscopy, Nonlinear dynamics, Phase shift keying, Semiconductor lasers, Gain switching, Stochastic processes

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Proceedings Article | 15 April 2003 Paper

Different regimes of low-frequency fluctuations in vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers

Marc Sciamanna, Cristina Masoller, Neal Abraham, Fabien Rogister, Patrice Megret, Michel Blondel

Proceedings Volume 4942, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.470761

KEYWORDS: Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers, Polarization, Chaos, Birefringence, Telecommunications, Semiconductor lasers, Mirrors, Laser systems engineering, Solids, Statistical analysis

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Proceedings Article | 15 April 2003 Paper

Optical feedback induces polarization mode-hopping in vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers

Marc Sciamanna, Krassimir Panajotov, Patrice Megret, Hugo Thienpont, Michel Blondel, Irina Veretennicoff

Proceedings Volume 4942, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.470759

KEYWORDS: Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers, Polarization, Switching, Laser systems engineering, Bistability, Motion models, Bistable lasers, Switches, Mirrors, Differential equations

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Proceedings Volume Editor (9)

SPIE Conference Volume | 20 May 2022

Semiconductor Lasers and Laser Dynamics X

SPIE Conference Volume | 5 May 2020

Semiconductor Lasers and Laser Dynamics IX

SPIE Conference Volume | 17 September 2018

Neuro-inspired Photonic Computing

SPIE Conference Volume | 1 August 2018

Semiconductor Lasers and Laser Dynamics VIII

SPIE Conference Volume | 11 August 2016

Semiconductor Lasers and Laser Dynamics VII

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Conference Committee Involvement (21)

Physics and Simulation of Optoelectronic Devices XXXIII

25 January 2025 | San Francisco, California, United States

Semiconductor Lasers and Laser Dynamics XI

9 April 2024 | Strasbourg, France

Physics and Simulation of Optoelectronic Devices XXXII

30 January 2024 | San Francisco, California, United States

Physics and Simulation of Optoelectronic Devices XXXI

31 January 2023 | San Francisco, California, United States

Semiconductor Lasers and Laser Dynamics X

5 April 2022 | Strasbourg, France

Physics and Simulation of Optoelectronic Devices XXX

24 January 2022 | San Francisco, California, United States

Physics and Simulation of Optoelectronic Devices XXIX

6 March 2021 | Online Only, California, United States

Semiconductor Lasers and Laser Dynamics IX

6 April 2020 | Online Only, France

Physics and Simulation of Optoelectronic Devices XXVIII

3 February 2020 | San Francisco, California, United States

Physics and Simulation of Optoelectronic Devices XXVII

5 February 2019 | San Francisco, California, United States

Semiconductor Lasers and Laser Dynamics

23 April 2018 | Strasbourg, France

Neuro-inspired Photonic Computing

23 April 2018 | Strasbourg, France

Physics and Simulation of Optoelectronic Devices XXVI

29 January 2018 | San Francisco, California, United States

Physics and Simulation of Optoelectronic Devices XXV

30 January 2017 | San Francisco, California, United States

Semiconductor Lasers and Laser Dynamics

4 April 2016 | Brussels, Belgium

Physics and Simulation of Optoelectronic Devices XXIV

15 February 2016 | San Francisco, California, United States

Semiconductor Lasers and Laser Dynamics

14 April 2014 | Brussels, Belgium

Semiconductor Lasers and Laser Dynamics

16 April 2012 | Brussels, Belgium

Semiconductor Lasers and Laser Dynamics

12 April 2010 | Brussels, Belgium

Semiconductor Lasers and Laser Dynamics

8 April 2008 | Strasbourg, France

Semiconductor Lasers and Laser Dynamics II

3 April 2006 | Strasbourg, France

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