Over the past thirty years, semiconductor laser dynamics have undergone significant development. Rich dynamical phenomena, such as periodic oscillation, low-frequency fluctuation, spiking, chaos, and synchronization have each been detected. Notably, semiconductor laser dynamics have been incorporated into a significant number of applications, such as secure communication, optical measurement, microwave generation, and photonic information processing. In line with the ongoing development of semiconductor lasers and their updated application requirements, research focused on laser dynamics and its applications will continue to expand, introducing novel devices and methods.
The primary goal of this Research Topic is to collect recent advances in laser dynamics and its applications, thereby providing a platform for sharing relevant research, alongside insights into future research and development.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
- Dynamics in semiconductor lasers
- Integrated chaotic lasers
- Optical chaos communication
- Random number generation
- Physical key distribution
- Reservoir computing and neural networks
- Photonic information processing
- Photonic microwave generation
- Range finding and optical sensing
Over the past thirty years, semiconductor laser dynamics have undergone significant development. Rich dynamical phenomena, such as periodic oscillation, low-frequency fluctuation, spiking, chaos, and synchronization have each been detected. Notably, semiconductor laser dynamics have been incorporated into a significant number of applications, such as secure communication, optical measurement, microwave generation, and photonic information processing. In line with the ongoing development of semiconductor lasers and their updated application requirements, research focused on laser dynamics and its applications will continue to expand, introducing novel devices and methods.
The primary goal of this Research Topic is to collect recent advances in laser dynamics and its applications, thereby providing a platform for sharing relevant research, alongside insights into future research and development.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
- Dynamics in semiconductor lasers
- Integrated chaotic lasers
- Optical chaos communication
- Random number generation
- Physical key distribution
- Reservoir computing and neural networks
- Photonic information processing
- Photonic microwave generation
- Range finding and optical sensing
