Synchronization transition in degenerate optical parametric oscillators induced by nonlinear coupling

In this paper, the synchronization of certain degenerate optical parametric oscillators is investigated in detail. Complete and/or partial synchronization can be reached when linear controller, constructed by the real part or imaginary part of the subharmonic mode, is imposed on the chaotic degenerate optical parametric oscillators with appropriate coupling intensity. The Lyapunov exponents under different coupling coefficients are calculated to find the critical condition for complete synchronization. Transition from complete synchronization to partial synchronization is observed when nonlinear coupling is introduced into the two chaotic oscillators. It is found that synchronization of chaotic oscillators keeps robust when the intensity of the nonlinear coupling is less than the intensity of the linear coupling; the complete synchronization state is destructed and transient period for partial synchronization is in certain delay when the intensity of the nonlinear coupling is beyond the intensity of the linear coupling.     

Synchronization of Colpitts oscillators with different orders

In this paper, we consider chaos synchronization between chaotic Colpitts oscillators with different orders, consisting of standard and improved version of Colpitts oscillators. Firstly, the normalized state equation of the improved version of the Colpitts oscillator designed to operate in the ultrahigh frequency range are presented. It is found that this version is described by fourth-order nonlinear differential equations. The equations of motion are solved numerically using the Runge–Kutta algorithm and simulations demonstrate chaos in the microwave frequencies range. Secondly, the problem of synchronization dynamics of third and fourth orders systems in the chaotic states is also investigated, and a controller is proposed based on stability theory by constructing the Lyapunov function, to ensure synchronization between both oscillators. Computer experiments demonstrate the effectiveness and feasibility of the proposed technique for these oscillators.     

Synchronization for two coupled oscillators with inhibitory connection

In this paper we present an oscillatory neural network composed of two coupled neural oscillators with inhibitory connections. Each of the oscillators describes the dynamics of average activities of excitatory and inhibitory populations of neurons. Regarding time delays τ as the bifurcation parameter, we not only obtain the existence of Hopf bifurcations but also investigate the bifurcation direction and stability of bifurcated periodic solutions by employing normal form theory and center manifold reduction. Finally, numerical simulations are provided to illustrate the theoretical results. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Synchronization analysis in an array of asymmetric neural networks with time-varying delays and nonlinear coupling

In this paper, the global exponential synchronization is investigated for an array of asymmetric neural networks with time-varying delays and nonlinear coupling, assuming neither the differentiability for time-varying delays nor the symmetry for the inner coupling matrices. By employing a new Lyapunov-Krasovskii functional, applying the theory of Kronecker product of matrices and the technique of linear matrix inequality (LMI), a delay-dependent sufficient condition in LMIs form for checking global exponential synchronization is obtained. The proposed result generalizes and improves the earlier publications. An example with chaotic nodes is given to show the effectiveness of the obtained result.     

Dynamics of microbubble oscillators with delay coupling

We investigate the stability of the in-phase mode in a system of two delay-coupled bubble oscillators. The bubble oscillator model is based on a 1956 paper by Keller and Kolodner. Delay coupling is due to the time it takes for a signal to travel from one bubble to another through the liquid medium that surrounds them. Using techniques from the theory of differential-delay equations as well as perturbation theory, we show that the equilibrium of the in-phase mode can be made unstable if the delay is long enough and if the coupling strength is large enough, resulting in a Hopf bifurcation. We then employ Lindstedt’s method to compute the amplitude of the limit cycle as a function of the time delay. This work is motivated by medical applications involving noninvasive localized drug delivery via microbubbles.     

Synchronization in oscillator networks with coupling balance

Under the hypothesis of coupling balance, both locally and globally asymptotically synchronization of oscillator networks with nonlinear coupling in general form are studied for the first time. In order to study the globally asymptotically synchronization, we first show that the oscillator network is eventually dissipative if the uncoupled oscillators are eventual dissipative. Then in its absorbing domain, two methods developed recently are combined to study the asymptotically synchronization and two theorems are derived. Numerical simulations confirm the validity of the results.     

Synchronization of two coupled multimode oscillators with time-delayed feedback

Effects of synchronization in a system of two coupled oscillators with time-delayed feedback are investigated. Phase space of a system with time delay is infinite-dimensional. Thus, the picture of synchronization in such systems acquires many new features not inherent to finite-dimensional ones. A picture of oscillation modes in cases of identical and non-identical coupled oscillators is studied in detail. Periodical structure of amplitude death and “broadband synchronization” zones is investigated. Such a behavior occurs due to the resonances between different modes of the infinite-dimensional system with time delay.     

Synchronization of time-delay coupled pulse oscillators

We present a detailed study of the dynamics of pulse oscillators with time-delayed coupling. We get the return maps, obtain strict solutions and analyze their stability. For the case of two oscillators, a periodical structure of synchronization regions is found in parameter space, and the regions corresponding to in-phase and antiphase regimes alternate with growth of time delay. Two types of switching between in-phase and antiphase regimes are studied. We also show that for different parameters coupling delay may have synchronizing or desynchronizing effect. Another novel result is that phase locked regimes exist for arbitrary large values. The specificity of system dynamics with large delay is studied.     

Variational approach for nonlinear oscillators

We propose a novel variational approach for limit cycles of a kind of nonlinear oscillators. Some examples are given to illustrate the effectiveness and convenience of the method. The obtained results are valid for the whole solution domain with high accuracy.     

Variational approach for nonlinear oscillators

We propose a novel variational approach for limit cycles of a kind of nonlinear oscillators. Some examples are given to illustrate the effectiveness and convenience of the method. The obtained results are valid for the whole solution domain with high accuracy.     

Bifurcations from infinity in asymmetric nonlinear oscillators

We study the existence of large-amplitude periodic or almost periodic solutions of second order differential equations with asymmetric nonlinearities, when the system is close to "nonlinear resonance". Received September 1998     

Synchronization of hyperchaotic oscillators via single unidirectional chaotic-coupling

In this paper, synchronization of two hyperchaotic oscillators via a single variable’s unidirectional coupling is studied. First, the synchronizability of the coupled hyperchaotic oscillators is proved mathematically. Then, the convergence speed of this synchronization scheme is analyzed. In order to speed up the response with a relatively large coupling strength, two kinds of chaotic coupling synchronization schemes are proposed. In terms of numerical simulations and the numerical calculation of the largest conditional Lyapunov exponent, it is shown that in a given range of coupling strengths, chaotic-coupling synchronization is quicker than the typical continuous-coupling synchronization. Furthermore, A circuit realization based on the chaotic synchronization scheme is designed and Pspice circuit simulation validates the simulated hyperchaos synchronization mechanism.     

Synchronization of nonlinear systems with delays via periodically nonlinear intermittent control

In this paper, the synchronization for a class of nonlinear chaotic systems with delays is proposed by using periodically intermittent nonlinear feedback control. Some synchronization criteria are derived based on Lyapunov functional theory and several differential inequalities such as Halanay inequality. As a special case, some sufficient conditions are obtained to ensure the synchronization of nonlinear systems without delays. Finally, some numerical simulations are presented to verify the theoretical results.     

Approximate limit cycles of coupled nonlinear oscillators with fractional derivatives

In this paper, the homotopy analysis method (HAM) is presented to establish the accurate approximate analytical solutions for multi-degree-of-freedom (MDOF) coupled nonlinear oscillators with fractional derivatives. Approximate limit cycles (LCs) of two systems of the coupled fractional van der Pol (VDP) oscillators and the fractional damped Duffing resonator driven by a fractional VDP oscillator are exampled for illustrating the validity and great potential of the HAM. The presented approach can provide approximate LCs very accurately and efficiently compared with some direct simulation results. This method can keep high accuracy and efficiency for both weakly and strongly nonlinear problems with any given fractional order. Furthermore, it is capable of tracking unstable LCs which cannot be generated by some time-marching numerical algorithm. Based on the obtained results, we analyze effect of different fractional orders, coupling coefficient, and nonlinear coefficient of the coupled equations on amplitudes and frequencies of the LCs.     

Synchronization and anti-synchronization of chaotic oscillators under input saturation

This paper addresses the design of simple state feedback controllers for synchronization and anti-synchronization of chaotic oscillators under input saturation and disturbance. By employing sector condition, linear matrix inequality (LMI)-based sufficient conditions are derived to design (global or local) controllers for chaos synchronization. The proposed local synchronization strategy guarantees a region of stability in terms of difference between states of the master–slave systems. This region of stability can be enlarged by means of an LMI-based optimization algorithm, through which asymptotic synchronization of chaotic oscillators can be ensured for a large difference in their initial conditions. Further, a novel LMI-based robust control strategy is developed, for local synchronization of input-constrained chaotic oscillators, by providing an upper bound on synchronization error in terms of disturbance and initial conditions of chaotic systems. Moreover, the proposed robust state feedback control methodology is modified to provide an inaugural treatment for robust anti-synchronization of chaotic systems under input saturation and disturbance. The results of the proposed methodologies are verified through numerical simulations for synchronization and anti-synchronization of the master–slave chaotic Chua’s circuits under input saturation.     

Closed-loop suppression of chaos in nonlinear driven oscillators

Summary This paper discusses the suppression of chaos in nonlinear driven oscillators via the addition of a periodic perturbation. Given a system originally undergoing chaotic motions, it is desired that such a system be driven to some periodic orbit. This can be achieved by the addition of a weak periodic signal to the oscillator input. This is usually accomplished in open loop, but this procedure presents some difficulties which are discussed in the paper. To ensure that this is attained despite uncertainties and possible disturbances on the system, a procedure is suggested to perform control in closed loop. In addition, it is illustrated how a model, estimated from input/output data, can be used in the design. Numerical examples which use the Duffing-Ueda and modified van der Pol oscillators are included to illustrate some of the properties of the new approach.This work has been supported by CNPq (Brazil) under Grant 200597/90-6 and SERC (UK) under Grant GR/H 35286.     

Sufficient descent nonlinear conjugate gradient methods with conjugacy condition

In this paper, by the use of Gram-Schmidt orthogonalization, we propose a class of modified conjugate gradient methods. The methods are modifications of the well-known conjugate gradient methods including the PRP, the HS, the FR and the DY methods. A common property of the modified methods is that the direction generated by any member of the class satisfies g_k^Td_k=-||g_k||²g_{k}^{T}d_k=-\|g_k\|^2. Moreover, if line search is exact, the modified method reduces to the standard conjugate gradient method accordingly. In particular, we study the modified YT and YT+ methods. Under suitable conditions, we prove the global convergence of these two methods. Extensive numerical experiments show that the proposed methods are efficient for the test problems from the CUTE library.     

Chaotic dynamics of two Van der Pol-Duffing oscillators with Huygens coupling

We consider a system of two coupled Van der Pol-Duffing oscillators with Huygens coupling as an appropriate model of two mechanical oscillators connected to a movable platform via a spring. We examine the complicated dynamics of the system and study its multistable behavior. In particular, we reveal the co-existence of several chaotic regimes and study the structure of the associated riddled basins.     

Impulsive consensus in directed networks of identical nonlinear oscillators with switching topologies

In this paper, we investigate the problem of impulsive consensus of multi-agent systems, where each agent can be modeled as an identical nonlinear oscillator. Firstly, an impulsive control protocol is designed for directed networks with switching topologies based on the local information of agents. Then sufficient conditions are given to guarantee the consensus of the networked nonlinear oscillators. How to select the discrete instants and impulsive constants is also discussed. Numerical simulations show the effectiveness of our theoretical results.