title: Low instability threshold in a laser operating in both states of polarization.
abstract: We show that the instability threshold for a laser in which both polarizations are active can be much lower than the Haken second threshold and does not require the bad-cavity limit.
authors.forename: G P
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Puccioni
authors.forename: M V
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Tratnik
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Sipe
authors.forename: G L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Oppo