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Dynamics of modal power distribution in a multimode semiconductor laser with optical feedback J.M. Buld´u, J. Trull, M.C. Torrent, J. Garc´ıa-Ojalvo Departament de F´ısica i Enginyeria Nuclear, Universitat Polit`ecnica de Catalunya, Colom 11, E-08222 Terrassa, Spain Claudio R. Mirasso 1 0 Departament de F´ısica, Universitat de les Illes Balears, E-07071 Palma de Mallorca, Spain 0 2 The dynamics of power distribution between longitudinal modes of a multimode semiconductor g laser subjected to external optical feedback is experimentally analyzed in the low-frequency fluc- u tuation regime. Power dropouts in the total light intensity are invariably accompanied by sudden A activations of several longitudinal modes. These activations are seen not to be simultaneous to the 8 dropouts, but to occur after them. The phenomenon is statistically analysed in a systematic way, and the corresponding delay is estimated. ] D OCIS codes: 140.1540, 140.5960 C. Semiconductor lasers are devices very susceptible to but after it. Therefore, in this case this activation can n exhibiting unstable dynamical behavior. When sub- not be the cause, but rather the effect, of the dropout. i jected to reflections of its own emitted radiation, in par- Our experimental setup is shown schematically in l n ticular, they easily enter complex dynamical regimes, ex- Fig. 1. We use an index-guided single-transverse-mode [ hibiti