Time-Delay Signature Suppression and Communications of Nanolaser Based on Phase Conjugate Feedback

The nonlinear dynamics of nanolasers (NLs), an important component of optical sources, has received much attention. However, there is a lack of in-depth research into the high-quality chaotic output of NLs and their applications in chaotic secure communications. In this paper, we make the NLs genera...

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Main Authors: Hao Chen, Penghua Mu, Gang Guo, Xintian Liu, Pengfei He
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2024-01-01
Series:Photonics
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2304-6732/11/1/91
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Summary:The nonlinear dynamics of nanolasers (NLs), an important component of optical sources, has received much attention. However, there is a lack of in-depth research into the high-quality chaotic output of NLs and their applications in chaotic secure communications. In this paper, we make the NLs generate broadband chaotic signals whose time-delay signatures (TDS) are completely hidden by a phase conjugate feedback structure. And in the two-channel communication scheme, we make the NLs achieve a combination of a low-latency high degree of synchronization and two-channel transmission technique, which enhances the security of message encryption and decryption. We also investigate the effects of system parameters, Purcell factor <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mi>F</mi></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula>, spontaneous emission coupling factor <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mi>β</mi></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula>, and bias current <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mi>I</mi></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula> on the TDS, as well as the effects of parameter mismatch and injection parameters on chaos synchronization and message recovery. The results show that the phase conjugate feedback-based NLs can achieve the suppression of the TDS within a certain parameter range, and it can achieve high-quality synchronization and enhance the security of chaotic communication under appropriate injection conditions.
ISSN:2304-6732