Abstract
Static and dynamic characteristics of a pitchfork bifurcation polarization bistability in a laser diode are analyzed using rate-equations taking account of nonlinear gain. It is shown that the bistable laser diode has the advantage of high-speed switching when trigger optical pulses are coupled coherently to the bistable laser output. Experimental results on this new polarization bistability in a laser diode with a two-armed polarization-selective external cavity are also described with a brief review of recent progress in research on polarization bistable laser diodes.
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