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We explore the concept of passive-feedback lasers for direct signal
modulation at 40 Gbit/s. Based on numerical simulation and bifurcation
analysis, we explain the main mechanisms in these devices which are
crucial for modulation at high speed. The predicted effects are
demonstrated experimentally by means of correspondingly designed
devices. In particular a significant improvement of the modulation
bandwidth at low injection currents can be demonstrated.
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.