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| <mark>Journal publication date</mark> | 1/12/2004 |
|---|---|
| <mark>Journal</mark> | Fluctuation and Noise Letters |
| Issue number | 4 |
| Volume | 4 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Pages (from-to) | 635-641 |
| Publication Status | Published |
| <mark>Original language</mark> | English |
A numerical approach based on dynamic importance sampling (DIMS) is applied to investigate polarization switches in vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers. A polarization switch is described as an activation process in a two-dimensional nonequilibrium system. DIMS accelerates the simulations and allows access to noise intensities that were previously forbidden, revealing qualitative changes in the shape of the transition paths with noise intensity.