@Article{Supelec473,
author = {Krassimir Panajotov and Marc Sciamanna and Ignace Gatare and Mikel Arizaleta Arteaga and Hugo Thienpont},
title = {{Light polarization fingerprints on nonlinear dynamics of vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers}},
journal = {Opto-Electronics Review},
year = {2008},
volume = {16},
number = {4},
pages = {337-346},
month = {sep},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/s11772-008-0033-0},
doi = {10.2478/s11772-008-0033-0},
abstract = {In this paper we summarize the recent results on nonlinear
dynamics of vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs)
which are bearing the fingerprints of the particular polarization
properties of VCSELs. Due to the surface emission and cylindrical
symmetry, VCSELs lack strong polarization anisotropy and may
undergo polarization switching and polarization mode-hopping.
This provides new specificities to the rich nonlinear dynamics
induced in VCSELs by an external perturbation. We unveil both
experimentally and theoretically these new specificities for the
case of optical feedback, optical injection, and unidirectional
synchronization between VCSELs.}
}