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Chaotic microlasers caused by internal mode interaction for random number generation

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LIGHT-SCIENCE & APPLICATIONS
Volume 11, Issue 1, Pages -

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SPRINGERNATURE
DOI: 10.1038/s41377-022-00890-w

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  1. National Natural Science Foundation of China [61935018, 61874113]
  2. Strategic Priority Research Program, Chinese Academy of Sciences [XDB43000000]
  3. Key Research Program of Frontier Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences [QYZDJ-SSW-JSC002]

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This study demonstrates the first self-chaotic microlaser based on internal mode interaction, achieving self-chaos and period oscillations by adjusting the mode frequency interval. It provides a novel mode engineering method for the nonlinear dynamics of lasers.
Chaotic semiconductor lasers have been widely investigated for generating unpredictable random numbers, especially for lasers with external optical feedback. Nevertheless, chaotic lasers under external feedback are hindered by external feedback loop time, which causes correlation peaks for chaotic output. Here, we demonstrate the first self-chaotic microlaser based on internal mode interaction for a dual-mode microcavity laser, and realize random number generation using the self-chaotic laser output. By adjusting mode frequency interval close to the intrinsic relaxation oscillation frequency, nonlinear dynamics including self-chaos and period-oscillations are predicted and realized numerically and experimentally due to internal mode interaction. The internal mode interaction and corresponding carrier spatial oscillations pave the way of mode engineering for nonlinear dynamics in a solitary laser. Our findings provide a novel and easy method to create controllable and robust optical chaos for high-speed random number generation.

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