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Turn-on latency time is numerically investigated in a system of unidirectionally coupled semiconductor diode lasers. The optical output of a diode laser (master) is unidirectionally injected into another diode laser (slave). The slave’s turn-on latency time is found to have a logarithmic dependence on master’s transmission coefficient. This dependency is studied at different bias levels of the lasers. The frequency detuning between the lasers is found to influence the turn-on latency time, and is found that the turn-on latency time is relatively larger for positive detuning than that of negative detuning. Thus, we present a possibility of a remote control of the turn-on latency time of a diode laser (slave) by controlling the operating parameters of another (master) diode laser.
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Jayaprasath, E., Sivaprakasam, S. Remote control of turn-on latency time in a semiconductor diode laser. Opt Quant Electron 47, 1579–1587 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11082-014-0009-x
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