Abstract
We demonstrate a coexistence of coherent and incoherent modes in the optical comb generated by a passively mode-locked quantum dot laser. This is experimentally achieved by means of optical linewidth, radio frequency spectrum, and optical spectrum measurements and confirmed numerically by a delay-differential equation model showing excellent agreement with the experiment. We interpret the state as a chimera state.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 224101 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Physical Review Letters |
| Volume | 112 |
| Issue number | 22 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2 Jun 2014 |