Abstract
We show that optical rogue waves in the form of sharp abnormally large intensity pulses can be predicted with long anticipation times, that they are generated by a crisis-like process, and that noise can be employed to either enhance or suppress their probability of occurrence. We support our findings with numerical simulations and experimental results. By providing a good understanding of the mechanisms triggering and controlling the rogue waves, we can compare the extreme intensity pulses generated in a semiconductor laser with cw optical injection and with an external optical feedback in the short cavity regime. Despite the different mechanisms behind the generation of extreme intensity pulses we show that both systems have similar behaviors.
© 2014 Optical Society of America
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