title: Synchronization of mutually coupled self-mixing modulated lasers
abstract: Synchronization of mutually coupled chaotic lasers has been demonstrated in a microchip LiNdP4O12 laser array with self-mixing feedback modulation. An abrupt transition to synchronized chaos by way of "phase squeezing" was observed when coupling between the two lasers was increased. This phenomenon is well reproduced by numerical calculations using model equations. It is also shown that low energy variation as well as high disorder are concurrently established in synchronized chaos.
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Physics, Tokai University, 1117 Kitakaname, Hiratsuka, Kanagawa 259-1292 Japan.
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Otsuka
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kawai
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Hwong
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Ko
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Chern