title: Semiconductor laser dynamics subject to strong optical feedback.
abstract: An experimental investigation of a semiconductor laser subject to moderate to strong optical feedback shows that sporadic power discontinuities occur everywhere along the boundary separating feedback regimes IV and V. These low-frequency fluctuations (LFF's) do not occur just near the solitary-laser threshold as previously thought. Furthermore, although the LFF's appear as power dropouts near threshold, they manifest as power jump-ups well above threshold. Theoretical modeling shows reasonable agreement with experiments.
authors.forename: M W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Pan
authors.forename: B P
authors.initials: BP
authors.lastname: Shi
authors.forename: G R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Gray