TY - GEN A1 - Bauer, Stefan A1 - Brox, Olaf A1 - Kreissl, Jochen A1 - Sartorius, Bernd A1 - Radziunas, Mindaugas T1 - Nonlinear Dynamics of Semiconductor Lasers with Active Optical Feedback N2 - An in-depth theoretical as well as experimental analysis of the nonlinear dynamics in semiconductor lasers with active optical feedback is presented. Use of a monolithically integrated multisection device of submillimeter total length provides access to the short-cavity regime. By introducing an amplifier section as a special feature, phase and strength of the feedback can be separately tuned. In this way, the number of modes involved in the laser action can be adjusted. We predict and observe specific dynamical scenarios. Bifurcations mediate various transitions in the device output, from single-mode steadystate to self-pulsation and between different kinds of self-pulsations, reaching eventually chaotic behavior in the multimode limit. Y1 - 2004 UR - https://opus4.kobv.de/opus4-matheon/frontdoor/index/index/docId/187 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:0296-matheon-1870 ER -