title: Nonlinear polarization dynamics in directly modulated vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers.
abstract: A current-modulated vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser is shown to exhibit interesting nonlinear dynamics in its two orthogonal linearly polarized (LP), fundamental transverse modes. The intensities of the two LP modes may exhibit in-phase time-periodic dynamics or chaotic regimes with combination of in-phase and antiphase dynamics at two different time scales. Chaotic dynamics are found in a large range of laser and modulation parameters.
authors.affiliation: Service d'Electromagnétisme et de Télécommunications, Faculté Polytechnique de Mons, Boulevard Dolez 31, B-7000 Mons, Belgium.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sciamanna
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Valle
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mégret
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Blondel
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Panajotov