Effect of noise on chaos synchronization in time-delayed systems: Numerical and experimental observations

We discuss the constructive role of noise (white and colored) in chaos synchronization in time-delayed systems. We first numerically investigate noise-induced synchronization (NIS) between two identical uncoupled Ikeda and Mackey–Glass systems. We find that synchronization occurs above a critical noise intensity that differs for different colors of noise. Synchronization onset is characterized by the value of the maximum transverse Lyapunov exponent. We then discuss the enhancement of chaos synchronization between two time-delayed systems when they are coupled unidirectionally. The effect of parameter mismatch for NIS is described in detail. We provide experimental evidence of NIS for a Mackey–Glass-like system in an electronic circuit using different colors of noise. An integration scheme for time-delayed systems in the presence of additive white and colored noise is discussed.     

Anticipation in the synchronization of chaotic semiconductor lasers with optical feedback

The synchronization of chaotic semiconductor lasers with optical feedback is studied numerically in a one-way coupling configuration, in which a small amount of the intensity of one laser (master laser) is injected coherently into the other (slave laser). A regime of anticipated synchronization is found, in which the intensity of the slave laser is synchronized to the future chaotic intensity of the master laser. Anticipation is robust to small noise and parameter mismatches, but in this case the synchronization is not complete. It is also shown that anticipated synchronization occurs in coupled time-delay systems, when the coupling has a delay that is less than the delay of the systems.     

Comparison of two types of synchronization of external-cavity semiconductor lasers

We study numerically the synchronization of external-cavity semiconductor lasers in a master-slave configuration, based on a Lang-Kobayashi-type model. Depending on the feedback and coupling strengths, the slave laser synchronizes with the injected optical field or with the injected field but lags in time. We show that these two types of synchronization present different robustness with respect to the noise, frequency detuning, and current modulation of the master laser.     

Anticipating the response of excitable systems driven by random forcing

We study the regime of anticipated synchronization in unidirectionally coupled model neurons subject to a common external aperiodic forcing that makes their behavior unpredictable. We show numerically and by analog hardware electronic circuits that, under appropriate coupling conditions, the pulses fired by the slave neuron anticipate (i.e., predict) the pulses fired by the master neuron. This anticipated synchronization occurs even when the common external forcing is white noise.     

Chaotic dynamics of the fractional-order Lü system and its synchronization

In this Letter we numerically investigate the chaotic behaviors of the fractional-order Lü system. A striking finding is that the lowest order for this system to have chaos is 0.3, which is the lowest-order chaotic system among all the found chaotic systems reported in the literature to date. Period-doubling routes to chaos in the fractional-order Lü system are also found. Master–slave synchronization of chaotic fractional-order Lü systems with linear coupling is also studied.     

Adiabatic small noise fluctuations around anticipated synchronization: A perspective from scalar master-slave dynamics

In this paper we extract and highlight some essential ingredients and properties that characterize the phenomenon of anticipated synchronization when external additive noise sources perturb the master and slave dynamics. Our results rely on a minimal scalar setup able to exhibit the more fundamental aspects of this phenomenon, where the fluctuations around the average dynamics are worked out in a small noise and adiabatic approximations allowing to describe their dynamics through linear delay Langevin equations. In this context, we find necessary conditions that guarantee anticipated synchronization in the mean value. Fluctuations around this condition are studied through the stationary correlation of the delayed difference between the master and slave dynamics. It is shown that external noise properties can be inferred by measuring this object. Conditions for minimizing the dynamical fluctuations around the anticipated synchronization in mean value are found. A detailed analysis of the dependence on the characteristic parameters is presented.     

Regular wave propagation out of noise in chemical active media

A pacemaker, regularly emitting chemical waves, is created out of noise when an excitable photosensitive Belousov-Zhabotinsky medium, strictly unable to autonomously initiate autowaves, is forced with a spatiotemporal patterned random illumination. These experimental observations are also reproduced numerically by using a set of reaction-diffusion equations for an activator-inhibitor model, and further analytically interpreted in terms of genuine coupling effects arising from parametric fluctuations. Within the same framework we also address situations of noise-sustained propagation in subexcitable media.     

Observability of lag synchronization of coupled chaotic oscillators

Lag synchronization is a recently discovered theoretical phenomenon where the dynamical variables of two coupled, nonidentical chaotic oscillators are synchronized with a time delay relative to each other. We investigate experimentally and numerically to what extent lag synchronization can be observed in physical systems where noise is inevitable. Our measurements and numerical computation suggest that lag synchronization is typically destroyed when the noise level is comparable to the amount of average system mismatch. At small noise levels, lag synchronization occurs in an intermittent fashion.     

Complete synchronization of convective patterns between Gray–Scott systems

Two identical 1D autocatalytic systems with Gray–Scott kinetics—driven towards convectively unstable regimes and submitted to independent spatiotemporal Gaussian white noises—are coupled unidirectionally, but otherwise linearly. Numerical simulation then reveals that (even when perturbed by noise) the slave system replicates the convective patterns arising in the master one to a very high degree of precision, as indicated by several measures of synchronization.     

基于单向注入垂直腔面发射激光器系统的密钥分发

随机源对于信息理论安全的密钥分发至关重要,本文提出了一种基于单向注入垂直腔面发射激光器系统的密钥分发方案.首先基于单向注入的方式产生无时延特征的激光混沌信号,并通过单向注入驱动两个从激光器产生带宽增强的混沌同步信号.然后经过采样、量化以及异或等后处理,生成密钥流.数值仿真结果表明,在单阈值情况下,合法用户之间的误比特率低至1%左右,合法用户与窃听者之间的误比特率都高于10%;在双阈值情况下,误比特率可以低至10^-6.最后,对生成的密钥流进行了NIST随机性测试.该方案有效地增强了密钥分发的安全性.     

声光双稳系统的自控制反馈耦合驱动混沌同步

首先从理论上提出自控制反馈耦合驱动混沌同步化方案，数值地分析了双Bragg型声光双稳系统混沌输出同步化条件，使用最大条件Lyapunov指数作为同步化判据．发现通过适当比例的耦合驱动可以使两组混沌系统达到同步的混沌输出，引入自控制反馈可以加速达到同步化的速度并减小所需的最小耦合强度，在噪声的影响下同样可以实现混沌的同步．最后做了实验验证 关键词：     

Robust synchronization of chaotic systems via adaptive sliding mode control

This Letter investigates the synchronization problem for a general class of chaotic systems. Using the sliding mode control technique, an adaptive control law is established to guarantee synchronization of the master and slave systems even when unknown parameters and external disturbances are present. In contrast to the previous works, the structure of slave system is simple and need not be identical to the master system. Furthermore, a novel proportional-integral (PI) switching surface is proposed to simplify the task of assigning the performance of the closed-loop error system in sliding mode. An illustrative example of Chua's circuit is given to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed synchronization scheme.     

Lag projective synchronization in fractional-order chaotic (hyperchaotic) systems

In this Letter, a new lag projective synchronization for fractional-order chaotic (hyperchaotic) systems is proposed, which includes complete synchronization, anti-synchronization, lag synchronization, generalized projective synchronization. It is shown that the slave system synchronizes the past state of the driver up to a scaling factor. A suitable controller for achieving the lag projective synchronization is designed based on the stability theory of linear fractional-order systems and the pole placement technique. Two examples are given to illustrate effectiveness of the scheme, in which the lag projective synchronizations between fractional-order chaotic Rössler system and fractional-order chaotic Lü system, between fractional-order hyperchaotic Lorenz system and fractional-order hyperchaotic Chen system, respectively, are successfully achieved. Corresponding numerical simulations are also given to verify the analytical results.     

Hybrid synchronization of hyperchaotic CAI systems via sliding mode control

In this paper, we investigate the hybrid chaos synchronization of identical hyper-chaotic CAI systems by sliding mode control. In hybrid chaos synchronization of master and slave systems, the odd states of two systems are completely synchronized, while their even states are anti-synchronized. The stability results derived in this paper for hybrid chaos synchronization of identical hyper-chaotic CAI systems are established using Lyapunov stability. Since the Lyapunov exponents are not required for these calculations, the sliding mode control is very effective and convenient to achieve hybrid chaos synchronization of the identical hyper-chaotic CAI systems. Numerical simulations are shown to validate and demonstrate the effectiveness of the synchronization schemes derived in this paper.     

Noise enhanced phase synchronization and coherence resonance in sets of chaotic oscillators with weak global coupling

The effect of noise on phase synchronization in small sets and larger populations of weakly coupled chaotic oscillators is explored. Both independent and correlated noise are found to enhance phase synchronization of two coupled chaotic oscillators below the synchronization threshold; this is in contrast to the behavior of two coupled periodic oscillators. This constructive effect of noise results from the interplay between noise and the locking features of unstable periodic orbits. We show that in a population of nonidentical chaotic oscillators, correlated noise enhances synchronization in the weak coupling region. The interplay between noise and weak coupling induces a collective motion in which the coherence is maximal at an optimal noise intensity. Both the noise-enhanced phase synchronization and the coherence resonance numerically observed in coupled chaotic R?ssler oscillators are verified experimentally with an array of chaotic electrochemical oscillators.     

Function projective lag synchronization of fractional-order chaotic systems

Function projective lag synchronization of different structural fractional-order chaotic systems is investigated. It is shown that the slave system can be synchronized with the past states of the driver up to a scaling function matrix. According to the stability theorem of linear fractional-order systems, a nonlinear fractional-order controller is designed for the synchronization of systems with the same and different dimensions. Especially, for two different dimensional systems, the synchronization is achieved in both reduced and increased dimensions. Three kinds of numerical examples are presented to illustrate the effectiveness of the scheme.     

Coherence resonance and stochastic synchronization in a nonlinear circuit near a subcritical Hopf bifurcation

We analyze noise-induced phenomena in nonlinear dynamical systems near a subcritical Hopf bifurcation. We investigate qualitative changes of probability distributions (stochastic bifurcations), coherence resonance, and stochastic synchronization. These effects are studied in dynamical systems for which a subcritical Hopf bifurcation occurs. We perform analytical calculations, numerical simulations and experiments on an electronic circuit. For the generalized Van der Pol model we uncover the similarities between the behavior of a self-sustained oscillator characterized by a subcritical Hopf bifurcation and an excitable system. The analogy is manifested through coherence resonance and stochastic synchronization. In particular, we show both experimentally and numerically that stochastic oscillations that appear due to noise in a system with hard excitation, can be partially synchronized even outside the oscillatory regime of the deterministic system.     

Anticipating synchronization of chaotic Lur'e systems

In this paper we consider the anticipating synchronization of chaotic time-delayed Lur'e-type systems in a master-slave setting. We introduce three scenarios for anticipating synchronization, and give sufficient conditions for the existence of anticipating synchronizing slave systems in terms of linear matrix inequalities. The results obtained are illustrated on a time-delayed Rossler system and a time-delayed Chua oscillator.     

Multi-switching dual compound synchronization of chaotic systems

A novel multi-switching dual compound synchronization scheme is proposed for chaotic systems which has not been investigated so far. The goal is to design appropriate controllers by using Lyapunov stability theory and nonlinear control to establish the asymptotically stable synchronized state for six drive and two response systems. Multi-switching dual compound synchronization can be considered as an extension of multi-switching dual combination synchronization. An example is presented to elaborate the proposed scheme where Lorenz, Chen, Lu systems are considered as master systems and T system is considered as slave system. The results obtained by theoretical and graphical analysis are in excellent agreement.     

Synchronization of a class of chaotic systems using small impulsive signal

In this paper the issue of impulsive synchronization of a class of uncertain chaotic systems with parameters perturbation is investigated. Applying the impulsive theory and linear matrix inequality technique, some less conservative and easily verified criteria for impulsive synchronization of chaotic systems are derived. The proposed impulsive synchronization scheme is applied to the chaotic Murali–Lakshmanan–Chua circuit and hyperchaotic Chen and the corresponding synchronization conditions are derived. Moreover, the boundaries of the stable region are also estimated according to the equidistant impulse interval. The effectiveness of the method is demonstrated by the computer simulation.