Prof. Masoller’s research line on nonlinear dynamics of semiconductor lasers

Semiconductor lasers are important practical devices, widely used in datacom, telecom, biomedical applications (imaging, sensors), etc. While “solitary” lasers emit a stable output, under external perturbations semiconductor lasers display a variety of nonlinear behaviors. The research in our lab aims to advance the understanding of nonlinear phenomena and exploit them for innovative applications.

 

  

Top: Semiconductor Laser lab (you can find a video of the lab here).

Bottom: Time series of the laser intensity displaying feedback-induced spikes (you can find here a video of the intensity dynamics when the pump current is increased) and speckle image recorded at the output of a multimode optical fiber.

 

 

Recent publications:

 Effect of transversal and longitudinal current modulation on beam quality in broad area semiconductor lasers, M. Facao, C. Oriach, J. A. Ramos de Campos, R. Herrero, M. Botey, K. Staliunas, C. Masoller, Opt. Express in press (2026).

 

Phase synchronization dynamics of two mutually coupled InP lasers in a quantum entropy source, B. Martínez-Pàmias, M. Rudé, C. Masoller, ArXiv (2026).

 

Coherence characterization of multimode VCSELs via speckle contrast under optical feedback and bias variation

S. Torres Serra, J. Tiana Alsina, C. Masoller, Y. Hong, Optics Express 34, 12041 (2026).

 

Recent presentations:

Photonic neuromorphic computing using a small nanolaser array

XLVI Dynamics Days Europe, Lisboa, Portugal, July 2026

 

Quantifying beam filamentation in broad area lasers using information-theory measures

Workshop on Optical Pulses in Nonlinear Photonic Devices (OPNPD26), WIAS Berlin, Germany, June 2026

 

Funding:

 Agencia Estatal de Investigación (PID2024-160573NB-I00, 2025-2028)

European Office of Aerospace Research and Development (FA8655-24-1-7022, 2024-2027)

 

 

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