Sustained oscillations accompanying polarization switching in laser dynamics

Opt Express. 2018 Jun 25;26(13):16917-16924. doi: 10.1364/OE.26.016917.

Abstract

We report experimentally and theoretically the emergence of sustained oscillations over a slow and periodic polarization switching in a laser subjected to polarization rotated optical feedback. This phenomenon originates from a clear bifurcation point that marks the transition between sustained and damped oscillations on the plateaus. Analytical study reveals also that the frequency of this new oscillatory dynamics is independent of the time delay.