Chaotic semiconductor laser diodes can be used to
precipitate secure communications schemes via
synchronisation of two such lasers. This book
begins by extending the bifurcation analysis of
Dubbeldam and Krauskopf to dimensionless equations
derived from the Yamada model with terms
representative of spontaneous emission and diffusion
effects included. We show that the bifurcation
diagram changes dramatically at a certain diffusion
level, but that the region of self-pulsation is
still delineated by the Hopf bifurcation curve.
Other models which include recombination effects are...