Wójcik, Aleksander K.Yu, NanfangDiehl, LaurentCapasso, FedericoBelyanin, Alexey2019-09-172011Wójcik, Aleksander K., Nanfang Yu, Laurent Diehl, Federico Capasso, and Alexey Belyanin. 2011. “Self-Synchronization of Laser Modes and Multistability in Quantum Cascade Lasers.” Physical Review Letters 106 (13). https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.106.133902.0031-90071079-71141092-0145http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:41371686We predict and confirm experimentally the regime of complete synchronization between lateral modes in a quantum cascade laser, when frequency combs belonging to different lateral modes merge into a single comb. The synchronization occurs through the transition from multistability to a single stable state and is accompanied by phase locking and beam steering effects.en-USJournal Article2019-09-1710.1103/PhysRevLett.106.133902