This document provides metadata for all data provided within Raw Data.zip

The following dataset is organised into four folders.

Duration Stimuli,
Duration Variation,
Strength Stimuli,
Strngth Variation,

These folders correspond to the experiments completed in the publication.
This document will provide metadata for each folder.




File(s) Address:	Duration stimuli/, 	[Contains (5 data files)]



"An electrical signal with controllable positive perturbations was created using a signal generator. This signal would act as electrical stimulation.

Temperature and stimuli intensity remained constant.
The temporal duration of the stimulation was increased from 1.07ns to 2.35ns.

Time series measurements were taken of the electrical stimli using the oscilloscope and saved in .bin format.

Equipment: 13 GHz oscilloscope (Agilent/Keysight DSO81304B High Performance Infiniium Oscilloscope)
Sample rate: 40GSa/s

File(s) Size: 16,385 KB
File(s) format: .bin
Processing software used: MATLAB R2013a

Date taken: 16-01-2018
Location: TIC 507j, Institute of Photonics, University of Strathclyde.
Name of person generating: Joshua Robertson & Ewan Wade

File(s) ID: 

1.07ns
1.34ns
1.65ns
1.90ns
2.35ns"




File(s) Address:	Duration variation/, 	[Contains (5 data files), Corresponding Publication Fig(s): Fig. 3]



"An electrical signal with controllable positive perturbations was created using a signal generator and used as stimuli to activate spiking dynamics at the output of the VCSEl via bias tee modulations.The VCSEL device was subject to constant optical injection via an external laser. 

Stimuli intensity remained constant. Temperature, injection power, injection wavelength and VCSEL driver current were kept constant. 
The temporal duration of the stimulation was increased from 1.07ns to 2.35ns.

Time series measurements were taken of the VCSEL output using the oscilloscope and saved in .bin format.

Equipment: 13 GHz oscilloscope (Agilent/Keysight DSO81304B High Performance Infiniium Oscilloscope)
Sample rate: 40GSa/s

File(s) Size: 16,385 KB
File(s) format: .bin
Processing software used: MATLAB R2013a

Date taken: 16-01-2018
Location: TIC 507j, Institute of Photonics, University of Strathclyde.
Name of person generating: Joshua Robertson & Ewan Wade

File(s) ID: 

1.07ns
1.34ns
1.65ns
1.90ns
2.35ns"




File(s) Address:	Strength stimuli,	 [Contains (5 data files)]



"An electrical signal with controllable posive perturbations was created using a signal generator. This signal would act as electrical stimulation.

Temperature and stimuli duration remained constant.
The intensity of the stimulation was increased from 54.8mV to 204.5mV.

Time series measurements were taken of the electrical stimli using the oscilloscope and saved in .bin format.

Equipment: 13 GHz oscilloscope (Agilent/Keysight DSO81304B High Performance Infiniium Oscilloscope)
Sample rate: 40GSa/s

File(s) Size: 16,385 KB
File(s) format: .bin
Processing software used: MATLAB R2013a

Date taken: 24-01-2018
Location: TIC 507j, Institute of Photonics, University of Strathclyde.
Name of person generating: Joshua Robertson & Ewan Wade

File(s) ID: 

54.8mV 1.52ns
81.4mV 1.52ns
124.8mV 1.52ns
160.9mV 1.52ns
204.5mV 1.52ns"




File(s) Address:	Strength variation,	 [Contains (5 data files), Corresponding Publication Fig(s): Fig. 2]



"An electrical signal with controllable positive perturbations was created using a signal generator and used as stimuli to activate spiking dynamics at the output of the VCSEl via bias tee modulations.The VCSEL device was subject to constant optical injection via an external laser. 

Stimuli duration remained constant. Temperature, injection power, injection wavelength and VCSEL driver current were kept constant. 
The intensity of the stimulation was increased from 54.8mV to 204.5mV.

Time series measurements were taken of the VCSEL output using the oscilloscope and saved in .bin format.

Equipment: 13 GHz oscilloscope (Agilent/Keysight DSO81304B High Performance Infiniium Oscilloscope)
Sample rate: 40GSa/s

File(s) Size: 16,385 KB
File(s) format: .bin
Processing software used: MATLAB R2013a

Date taken: 24-01-2018
Location: TIC 507j, Institute of Photonics, University of Strathclyde.
Name of person generating: Joshua Robertson & Ewan Wade

File(s) ID: 

54.8mV 1.52ns
81.4mV 1.52ns
124.8mV 1.52ns
160.9mV 1.52ns
204.5mV 1.52ns"