Square-wave switching in vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers with polarization-rotated optical feedback: Experiments and simulations
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David W. Sukow,1 Taylor Gilfillan,1 Brenton Pope,1 Maria S. Torre,2 Athanasios Gavrielides,3 and Cristina Masoller4 1Department of Physics and Engineering, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Virginia 24450, USA 2Instituto de Fı́sica ‘Arroyo Seco’, UNCPBA, Pinto 399 (7000) Tandil, Argentina 3Air Force Research Laboratory AFRL/EOARD, 86 Blenheim Crescent, Ruislip Middlesex HA4 7HB, United Kingdom 4Departament de Fı́sica i Enginyeria Nuclear, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Colom 11, 08222 Terrassa, Barcelona, Spain (Received 27 March 2012; revised manuscript received 24 July 2012; published 12 September 2012)
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