Phys. Rev. A 67, 053809 (2003) [4 pages]Multi-time-scale dynamics of a laser with polarized optical feedbackReceived 6 August 2002; revised 24 January 2003; published 28 May 2003 We present an experimental study of a vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser with polarized optical feedback. The system displays single-mode low-frequency fluctuations for a large interval of pump current. The dynamics is determined by phenomena extending on a wide range of time scales. In particular, we show, besides rare power drops (events), a periodic structure within the single event, a slow temporal drift in this pattern, and a coherence extending over several events. © 2003 The American Physical Society URL:
http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevA.67.053809
DOI:
10.1103/PhysRevA.67.053809
PACS:
42.65.Sf, 42.55.Px, 42.60.Mi
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