Abstract

One of the problems in laser dynamics, to which great attention is recently being devoted, is the behavior of the so-called vector lasers, i.e., systems in which polarization of the electric field is not entirely fixed and, thus, the complete vectorial behavior of the laser field becomes important. This interest is based on the fact that polarization of the laser field is an important parameter which can be implemented in various technical applications such as communication and optical computing. Some recent studies /1/ revealed that coherent pumping of a vector laser might introduce new specific features, in paticular strong pump-induced anisotropy, which establishes the basic difference between vector lasers with coherent and incoherent /2/ pumping. As a consequence, qualitatively different structure of the steady states and dynamic regimes can be observed in lasers with coherent pumping.

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