A tunable self-mixing chaotic laser based on high frequency electro-optic modulation.

• An ultra-wideband tunable chaotic laser is obtained based on electro-optic modulation. • This system is can be applied in high-speed broadband communication and sensing. • A controllable chaotic laser signal production method is demonstrated. A tunable self-mixing chaotic laser based on high frequency electro-optical modulation is proposed. A laser dynamics system is designed and tested for tunable chaotic laser generation and provides optical feedback and electro-optic modulation with two degrees of freedom. The chaotic laser is generated by optical feedback, and it becomes tunable by high frequency electro-optic modulation. The frequency is modulated from 10 MHz to 10 GHz to test this system, and an ultra-wide band chaotic laser from 0.8 GHz to 24 GHz is measured by an electrical spectrum analyzer (ESA). The experimental results show the generation of a tunable chaotic laser via electro-optic modulation. At the same time, this tunable chaotic laser has a highly sensitive dynamic response near the 2.0 GHz range of frequency modulation. The system is proved to be suitable for applications in high-speed broadband communication and sensing. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]