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The dynamics of vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers with isotropic optical feedback from a distant reflector is studied experimentally and numerically. Low-frequency fluctuations with sudden drop-outs of power are found to be qualitatively independent of the amount of excitation of the second polarization component. The latter is shown to be controlled to a great extent by the intrinsic dichroism of the solitary laser. The experimental findings are in very good qualitative agreement with simulations. The characteristic features of a doublet in the radio-frequency spectra around the external-cavity round-trip frequency are discussed.
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Ackemann, T., Sondermann, M., Naumenko, A. et al. Polarization dynamics and low-frequency fluctuations in vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers subjected to optical feedback. Appl. Phys. B 77, 739–746 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00340-003-1348-7
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