Phase locked periodic solutions and synchronous chaos in a model of two coupled molecular lasers

We study a rate-equation model for two coupled molecular lasers with a saturable absorber. A numerical bifurcation study shows the existence of isolas for in-phase periodic solutions as physical parameters change. In addition there are other non-isola families of in-phase, anti-phase and intermediate-phase periodic oscillations. In this model the unstable periodic orbits belonging to the in-phase isolas constitute a skeleton of the attractor, when chaotic synchronization sets in for a set of physically relevant control parameters.     

Anti-phase synchronization of two coupled mechanical metronomes

This paper mainly investigates the anti-phase synchronization of two coupled mechanical metronomes not only by means of numerical simulations, but also by experimental tests. It is found that the attractor basin of anti-phase synchronization enlarges as the rolling friction increases. Furthermore, this paper studies the relationship between different initial conditions and synchronization types. The impacts of rolling friction on in-phase and anti-phase synchronization times are also discovered. Finally, in-phase and anti-phase synchronization conditions of non-identical metronomes are discussed. These results indicate the potential complexity of the dynamics of coupled metronomes.     

Delay-coupled discrete maps: Synchronization, bistability, and quasiperiodicity

The synchronization transition is studied in delay-coupled logistic maps. For low coupling, in-phase and out-of-phase synchronous dynamics coexist, and with increasing coupling there is a regime of quasiperiodicity before eventual attraction to a fixed point at a critical value of coupling that depends on the nonlinearity. The presence of a region of asynchrony separating two synchronized regimes—termed anomalous behaviour—has been observed earlier in continuous systems and is shown here to occur in delay mappings as well. There are regions of in-phase, anti-phase, and out-of-phase dynamics of periodic as well as chaotic attractors.     

Synchronization of coupled stochastic oscillators: The effect of topology

We study sets of genetic networks having stochastic oscillatory dynamics. Depending on the coupling topology we find regimes of phase synchronization of the dynamical variables. We consider the effect of time-delay in the interaction and show that for suitable choices of delay parameter, either in-phase or anti-phase synchronization can occur.      

Phase-flip transition in nonlinear oscillators coupled by dynamic environment

We study the dynamics of nonlinear oscillators indirectly coupled through a dynamical environment or a common medium. We observed that this form of indirect coupling leads to synchronization and phase-flip transition in periodic as well as chaotic regime of oscillators. The phase-flip transition from in- to anti-phase synchronization or vise-versa is analyzed in the parameter plane with examples of Landau-Stuart and Ro?ssler oscillators. The dynamical transitions are characterized using various indices such as average phase difference, frequency, and Lyapunov exponents. Experimental evidence of the phase-flip transition is shown using an electronic version of the van der Pol oscillators.     

Experimental and numerical study on the basin stability of the coupled metronomes

The basin stability is an effective parameter to measure the stability of multistable system under perturbations. In this paper, we try to explore the effects of the coupling strength on the basin stability of the coupled metronomes. In two coupled non-identical metronomes, the coupling strength linearly decreases the basin stability of in-phase synchronization while increases that of the anti-phase synchronization. In three coupled metronomes, there are rich coexisting collectively dynamics as in-phase, anti-phase synchronization, quasi-period states and period 4 states. The coupling strength may still change the basin stability of these coexisting dynamics states. The results are observed in experimental systems and numerical models. Our findings are significant on understanding the multistable dynamics under noisy environment.     

Consequential noise-induced synchronization of indirectly coupled self-sustained oscillators

We consider the dynamics of identical self-sustained oscillators coupled via a common linear system (beam), which is perturbed by noise. We demonstrate that increasing the noise intensity induces complete synchronization between the oscillators and, surprisingly, their in-phase synchronization with the beam. This new phenomenon of in-phase synchronization of both the oscillators and the oscillating beam arises when the noise intensity exceeds a threshold value, and can not appear in the deterministic case where the beam stably oscillates in anti-phase with the synchronized oscillators (as it is in the case of the Huygens clocks synchronization). Similar behavior persists for slightly non-identical oscillators.     

Amplitude death in nonlinear oscillators with indirect coupling

We investigate the effect of frequency mismatch in two indirectly coupled Rössler oscillators and Hindmarsh–Rose neuron model systems. While identical systems show in-phase or out-of-phase synchronization states when coupled through a dynamic environment, mismatch in the internal frequencies of the systems drives them to a fixed point state, i.e., amplitude death. There is a region in the parameter space of the frequency mismatch and coupling strength where system shows amplitude death. The numerical results of Rössler system are also experimentally verified using piece-wise Rössler circuits.     

Anti-phase synchronization and ergodicity in arrays of oscillators coupled by an elastic force

We have proposed a mechanism of interaction between two non-linear dissipative oscillators, leading to exact and robust anti-phase and in-phase synchronization. The system we have analyzed is a model for the Huygens’s two pendulum clocks system, as well as a model for synchronization mediated by an elastic media. Here, we extend these results to arrays, finite or infinite, of conservative pendula coupled by linear elastic forces. We show that, for two interacting pendula, this mechanism leads always to synchronized anti-phase small amplitude oscillations, and it is robust upon variation of the parameters. For three or more interacting pendula, this mechanism leads always to ergodic non-synchronized oscillations. In the continuum limit, the pattern of synchronization is described by a quasi-periodic longitudinal wave.     

Observation of phase-flip transition in delay-coupled Nishio-Inaba circuits

We examine the dynamics of two time-delay coupled Nishio-Inaba circuits exhibiting limit-cycle motion. By numerically solving the governing delay-differential equations, we show that the delay coupled Nishio-Inaba circuits undergo a phase-flip transition. Our results reveal that depending on the strength of coupling and the amount of time-delay, the relative phase between the oscillators changes from in-phase to anti-phase and vice versa, and the pattern repeats with increasing delay. We also verify our numerical predictions using OrCAD PSpice circuit simulation.     

An approach to chaotic synchronization

This paper deals with the chaotic oscillator synchronization. An approach to the synchronization of chaotic oscillators has been proposed. This approach is based on the analysis of different time scales in the time series generated by the coupled chaotic oscillators. It has been shown that complete synchronization, phase synchronization, lag synchronization, and generalized synchronization are the particular cases of the synchronized behavior called "time-scale synchronization." The quantitative measure of chaotic oscillator synchronous behavior has been proposed. This approach has been applied for the coupled R?ssler systems and two coupled Chua's circuits.     

Burst synchronization of electrically and chemically coupled map-based neurons

Burst synchronization and burst dynamics of a system consisting of two map-based neurons coupled through electrical or chemical synapses are discussed. Some basic characteristic quantities are introduced to describe burst synchronization and burst dynamics of neurons. It is observed that excitatory coupling leads to in-phase burst synchronization but inhibitory coupling results in anti-phase one. By using the basic characteristics of burst dynamics, the effects of the intrinsic bursting properties and the coupling schemes on complex bursting behaviors are also presented for both inhibitory and excitatory couplings. The results are instructive to identify bursting behaviors through experimental data.     

Dual phase and dual anti-phase synchronization of fractional order chaotic systems in real and complex variables with uncertainties

In the present article the nonlinear control method is used for dual phase and dual anti-phase synchronizations among fractional order chaotic systems with uncertainties. The control functions are designed to achieve synchronization with the help of nonlinear control technique. The nonlinear control method is found to be very effective and convenient to achieve dual phase and dual anti-phase synchronization with parametric uncertainties of the non-identical chaotic systems. The fractional order real and complex chaotic systems with parametric uncertainties are taken to illustrate dual phase and dual anti-phase synchronization process. Numerical simulation results show the possibility of dual phase and dual anti-phase synchronizations, which are carried out using Adams–Bashforth–Moulton method and graphical results are presented to display the effectiveness of the method. The striking feature of the article is the graphical demonstration of fast communication through signals between transmitter and receiver for the complex variable systems compared to the real variable systems.     

Field coupling-induced synchronization via a capacitor and inductor

Resistor-based voltage coupling is often used to realize complete synchronization between identical nonlinear circuits while phase synchronization is investigated between non-identical nonlinear circuits (periodic or chaotic oscillation). Indeed, the coupling resistor used to consume certain Joule heat and energy before reaching the synchronization target when continuous current passed across the coupling device. In this paper, capacitor and inductor is paralleled with one coupling resistor, respectively, and the coupling devices are used bridge connection between two LC hyperchaotic circuits for investigating synchronization problems. As a result, the coupling channel can be activated to propagate energy and balance the outputs voltage from the two circuits. The dimensionless dynamical equations are obtained by applying scale transformation on the circuit equations when field coupling is switched on. It is found that the threshold of coupling intensity for reaching synchronization and the power consumption of controller can be decreased when the coupling resistor is paralleled with on capacitor or inductor. The mechanism could be that involvement of coupling capacitor(or inductor) can trigger time-varying electric field (or magnetic field), and the energy flow of field coupling via coupling capacitor (or inductor) can contribute the exchange of energy in the coupled nonlinear circuits. It can give insights to investigate synchronization on chaotic systems, neural circuits and neural networks including synapse coupling and field coupling. Finally, the experimental results on circuits are also supplied for further verification.     

Dynamics of two coupled chaotic systems driven by external signals

Setting-up a controlled or synchronized state in a space-time chaotic structure targeting an unstable periodic orbit is a key feature of many problems in high dimensional physical, electronics, biological and ecological systems (among others). Formerly, we have shown numerically and experimentally that phase synchronization [M.G. Rosenblum, A.S. Pikovsky, J. Kurths, Phys. Rev. Lett. 78, 4193 (1997)] can be achieved in time dependent hydrodynamic flows [D. Maza, A. Vallone, H.L. Mancini, S. Boccaletti, Phys. Rev. Lett. 85, 5567 (2000)]. In that case the flow was generated in a small container with inhomogeneous heating in order to have a single roll structure produced by a Bénard-Marangoni instability [E.L. Koshmieder, Bénard Cells and Taylor Vortices (Cambridge University Press, 1993)]. Phase synchronization was achieved by a small amplitude signal injected at a subharmonic frequency obtained from the measured Fourier temperature spectrum. In this work, we analyze numerically the effects of driving two previously synchronized chaotic oscillators by an external signal. The numerical system represents a convective experiment in a small container with square symmetry, where boundary layer instabilities are coupled by a common flow. This work is an attempt to control this situation and overcome some difficulties to select useful frequency values for the driving force, analyzing the influence of different harmonic injection signals on the synchronization in a system composed by two identical chaotic Takens-Bogdanov equations (TBA and TBB) bidirectionally coupled.     

Complex transitions to synchronization in delay-coupled networks of logistic maps

A network of delay-coupled logistic maps exhibits two different synchronization regimes, depending on the distribution of the coupling delay times. When the delays are homogeneous throughout the network, the network synchronizes to a time-dependent state [F.M. Atay, J. Jost, A. Wende, Phys. Rev. Lett. 92, 144101 (2004)], which may be periodic or chaotic depending on the delay; when the delays are sufficiently heterogeneous, the synchronization proceeds to a steady-state, which is unstable for the uncoupled map [C. Masoller, A.C. Marti, Phys. Rev. Lett. 94, 134102 (2005)]. Here we characterize the transition from time-dependent to steady-state synchronization as the width of the delay distribution increases. We also compare the two transitions to synchronization as the coupling strength increases. We use transition probabilities calculated via symbolic analysis and ordinal patterns. We find that, as the coupling strength increases, before the onset of steady-state synchronization the network splits into two clusters which are in anti-phase relation with each other. On the other hand, with increasing delay heterogeneity, no cluster formation is seen at the onset of steady-state synchronization; however, a rather complex unsynchronized state is detected, revealed by a diversity of transition probabilities in the network nodes.     

Interaction function of coupled bursting neurons

The interaction functions of electrically coupled Hindmarsh–Rose(HR) neurons for different firing patterns are investigated in this paper.By applying the phase reduction technique,the phase response curve(PRC) of the spiking neuron and burst phase response curve(BPRC) of the bursting neuron are derived.Then the interaction function of two coupled neurons can be calculated numerically according to the PRC(or BPRC) and the voltage time course of the neurons.Results show that the BPRC is more and more complicated with the increase of the spike number within a burst,and the curve of the interaction function oscillates more and more frequently with it.However,two certain things are unchanged:Φ = 0,which corresponds to the in-phase synchronization state,is always the stable equilibrium,while the anti-phase synchronization state with Φ = 0.5 is an unstable equilibrium.     

From low-dimensional synchronous chaos to high-dimensional desynchronous spatiotemporal chaos in coupled systems

The dynamic behavior of coupled chaotic oscillators is investigated. For small coupling, chaotic state undergoes a transition from a spatially disordered phase to an ordered phase with an orientation symmetry breaking. For large coupling, a transition from full synchronization to partial synchronization with translation symmetry breaking is observed. Two bifurcation branches, one in-phase branch starting from synchronous chaos and the other antiphase branch bifurcated from spatially random chaos, are identified by varying coupling strength epsilon. Hysteresis, bistability, and first-order transitions between these two branches are observed.     

Isochronous synchronization in mutually coupled chaotic circuits

This paper examines the robustness of isochronous synchronization in simple arrays of bidirectionally coupled systems. First, the achronal synchronization of two mutually chaotic circuits, which are coupled with delay, is analyzed. Next, a third chaotic circuit acting as a relay between the previous two circuits is introduced. We observe that, despite the delay in the coupling path, the outer dynamical systems show isochronous synchronization of their outputs, i.e., display the same dynamics at exactly the same moment. Finally, we give here the first experimental evidence that the central relaying system is not required to be of the same kind of its outer counterparts.     

简并光学参量振荡器混沌相同步与反相同步

从广泛意义上研究了简并光学参量振荡器的混沌同步. 数值结果表明, 当最大条件李指数小于零时, 处于混沌态的两个简并光学参量振荡器通过单向耦合可以实现相同步或反相同步. 当两个简并光学参量振荡器同时实现正耦合或负耦合时为相同步, 当其中一个为正耦合而另一个为负耦合时实现反相同步.