Lasers and Complex System Dynamics

Dear Colleagues,

The field of photonics has long regarded lasers as exemplary systems for exploring nonlinear dynamics, instabilities, and coherence phenomena. However, beyond their well-known behaviors, modern laser systems increasingly exhibit features typical of complex systems: multi-scale interactions, self-organization, emergent behaviors, and sensitivity to initial or boundary conditions. These characteristics are especially prominent in high-gain systems, laser networks, coupled resonators, and light–matter interactions in structured environments.

This Special Issue is dedicated to exploring the intersection between laser physics and the science of complex dynamical systems. We welcome contributions that take both theoretical and experimental perspectives, covering topics such as chaos, pattern formation, bifurcation theory, synchronization, cavity solitons, and topological photonics. By framing lasers within the broader landscape of complexity science, this issue aims to foster a multidisciplinary dialogue across nonlinear optics, applied physics, control theory, and systems engineering.

Dr. Juan Hugo García-López
Prof. Dr. Rider Jaimes-Reátegui
Prof. Dr. Guillermo Huerta Cuellar
Guest Editors

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