Correlations in electrically coupled chaotic lasers.

Rosero, E J; Barbosa, W A S; Martinez Avila, J F; Khoury, A Z; Rios Leite, J R · Phys Rev E · 2016

basic_science · Level V

Where this comes from

Abstract

We show how two electrically coupled semiconductor lasers having optical feedback can present simultaneous antiphase correlated fast power fluctuations, and strong in-phase synchronized spikes of chaotic power drops. This quite counterintuitive phenomenon is demonstrated experimentally and confirmed by numerical solutions of a deterministic dynamical system of rate equations. The occurrence of negative and positive cross correlation between parts of a complex system according to time scales, as proved in our simple arrangement, is relevant for the understanding and characterization of collective properties in complex networks.