Abstract
Bistable laser diodes are expected to be key components in the future optical communication and switching systems.1 Kawaguchi et al.2 predicted that there are two kinds of polarization bistability, i.e., S-shaped bistability and that pitchfork bifurcation bistability, and pitchfork bifurcation bistability has a major speed advantage over S-shaped bistability. They experimentally observed pitchfork bifurcation bistability by using a two-armed polafization-selective external-cavity configuration.3 Recently Pan et al. have observed bistable polarization switching in a vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL) through injection locking.
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