Transition from quasi-periodicity to chaos in a system of coupled nonlinear oscillators

The global bifurcation structure for a model of coupled nonlinear oscillators has been analysed numerically. It is shown that destruction of the two-torus preceding chaos is usually observed in this system. The critical surface of the invariant two-torus and its collapse in the course of rotation are firstly observed in a realistic differential equation system. A scaling property for the fine structure of phase-locking regions has also been confirmed.     

Anomalous spatio-temporal chaos in a two-dimensional system of nonlocally coupled oscillators

A two-dimensional system of nonlocally coupled complex Ginzburg-Landau oscillators is investigated numerically for the first time. As previously shown for the one-dimensional case, this two-dimensional system exhibits anomalous spatio-temporal chaos characterized by power-law spatial correlations. In this chaotic regime, the amplitude difference between neighboring elements displays temporal noisy on-off intermittency. The system is also spatially intermittent in this regime, as revealed by multiscaling analysis: The amplitude field is multiaffine and the difference field is multifractal. Correspondingly, the probability distribution function of the measure defined for each field is strongly non-Gaussian, exhibiting scale-dependent deviations in the tail due to intermittency. (c) 1999 American Institute of Physics.     

Hyperbolic chaos in a system of resonantly coupled weakly nonlinear oscillators

We show that a hyperbolic chaos can be observed in resonantly coupled oscillators near a Hopf bifurcation, described by normal-form-type equations for complex amplitudes. The simplest example consists of four oscillators, comprising two alternatively activated, due to an external periodic modulation, pairs. In terms of the stroboscopic Poincaré map, the phase differences change according to an expanding Bernoulli map that depends on the coupling type. Several examples of hyperbolic chaos for different types of coupling are illustrated numerically.     

Synchronized oscillations in a system of two coupled van-der-pol-duffing oscillators

The results of analysis of the periodic solutions obtained within the framework of complete and truncated equations for a system of identical Van-der-Pol-Duffing oscillators with nonlinear coupling are compared. This work was presented at the Summer Workshop “Dynamic Days” (Nizhny Novgorod, June 30–July 2, 1998). Institute of Applied Physics of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia. Translated from Izvestiya Vysshikh Uchebnykh Zavedenii, Radiofizika, Vol. 41, No. 12, pp. 1531–1536, December, 1998.     

Synchronization of chaos in unidirectionally coupled vertical-cavity surface-emitting semiconductor lasers

Synchronization of chaos is achieved experimentally in unidirectionally coupled external-cavity vertical-cavity surface-emitting semiconductor lasers operating in an open-loop regime. Synchronization is observed when the polarization of the transmitter is perpendicular to the polarization (x polarization) of the free-running receiver. The ratio of transmitter output to y-polarized receiver output power shows normal (positive-slope) synchronization. However, inverse (negative-slope) synchronization is found to arise between the transmitter output and the x-polarized receiver output power.     

Properties of fully developed chaos in one-dimensional maps

We consider single-humped symmetric one-dimensional maps generating fully developed chaotic iterations specified by the property that on the attractor the mapping is everywhere two to one. To calculate the probability distribution function, and in turn the Lyapunov exponent and the correlation function, a perturbation expansion is developed for the invariant measure. Besides deriving some general results, we treat several examples in detail and compare our theoretical results with recent numerical ones. Furthermore, a necessary condition is deduced for the probability distribution function to be symmetric and an effective functional iteration method for the measure is introduced for numerical purposes.     

Generating macroscopic chaos in a network of globally coupled phase oscillators

We consider an infinite network of globally coupled phase oscillators in which the natural frequencies of the oscillators are drawn from a symmetric bimodal distribution. We demonstrate that macroscopic chaos can occur in this system when the coupling strength varies periodically in time. We identify period-doubling cascades to chaos, attractor crises, and horseshoe dynamics for the macroscopic mean field. Based on recent work that clarified the bifurcation structure of the static bimodal Kuramoto system, we qualitatively describe the mechanism for the generation of such complicated behavior in the time varying case.     

Parametric generator of hyperbolic chaos based on two coupled oscillators with nonlinear dissipation

The design of a parametric chaos generator based on two coupled Q-modulated oscillators with working frequencies differing by a factor of two and pumped by pulses at triple frequency with a repetition period equal to the modulation period of the Q factor is considered. We analyze a model in which the time evolution comprises four periodically repeated stages of the same duration. At the first stage, the oscillators are excited parametrically in the presence of linear dissipation; at the second stage, the second oscillator is damped; at the third stage, the oscillators interact via a quadratic nonlinearity; while at the fourth stage, the first oscillator is damped. The transformation of the oscillation phase over four stages is defined by an expanding circle map. In the phase space of the four-dimensional mapping describing the variation of the state over the modulation period, the Smale-Williams attractor occurs. We consider the results of numerical analysis of chaotic dynamics determined by the presence of the attractor as well as the result of calculations confirming its hyperbolic nature on the basis of the cone criterion known from the mathematical literature.     

Nonlinear resonance and synchronization in the ring of unidirectionally coupled Toda oscillators

In the ring of unidirectionally coupled Toda oscillators the nonlinear resonance and the synchronization are investigated. It is shown how the nonlinear resonance affects the structure of the main synchronization region. As a result of nonlinear resonance we observe the coexistence of two stable limit cycles near the resonant frequency, which leads to coexistence of periodic and quasi-periodic regimes within the synchronization region.     

Transition to spatiotemporal chaos in a two-dimensional hydrodynamic system

We study the transition to spatiotemporal chaos in a two-dimensional hydrodynamic experiment where liquid columns take place in the gravity induced instability of a liquid film. The film is formed below a plane grid which is used as a porous media and is continuously supplied with a controlled flow rate. This system can be either ordered (on a hexagonal structure) or disordered depending on the flow rate. We observe, for the first time in an initially structured state, a subcritical transition to spatiotemporal disorder which arises through spatiotemporal intermittency. Statistics of numbers, creations, and fusions of columns are investigated. We exhibit a critical behavior close to the directed percolation one.     

Dissipation conditions in a system of coupled oscillators

A system of interacting oscillators with a quadratic Hamiltonian is investigated. The necessary and sufficient conditions are determined for the system to exhibit dissipative properties with respect to one designated oscillator. One of the necessary conditions is the existence of a continuous frequency spectrum in the system.Translated from Izvestiya Vysshikh Uchebnykh Zavedenii, Fizika, No. 1, pp. 94–98, January, 1988.     

Transition to coherence in populations of coupled chaotic oscillators: a linear response approach

We consider the collective dynamics in an ensemble of globally coupled chaotic maps. The transition to the coherent state with a macroscopic mean field is analyzed in the framework of the linear response theory. The linear response function for the chaotic system is obtained using the perturbation approach to the Frobenius-Perron operator. The transition point is defined from this function by virtue of the self-excitation condition for the feedback loop. Analytical results for the coupled Bernoulli maps are confirmed by the numerics.     

Enhanced chaos synchronization in unidirectionally coupled vertical-cavity surface-emitting semiconductor lasers with polarization-preserved injection

We experimentally study chaos synchronization in unidirectionally coupled vertical-cavity surface-emitting semiconductor lasers (VCSELs) with polarization-preserved and polarization-selected optical injection. The measurements show, in agreement with theoretical predictions, that the maximum cross coefficient of 0.884 obtained with polarization-preserved optical injection is significantly higher than the maximum cross coefficient of 0.724 obtained with polarization-selected optical injection.     

超混沌振荡器的单变量单向耦合同步及其电路实验仿真

研究了一个超混沌振荡器的耦合同步问题,只用单变量单向耦合就可实现两个超混沌振荡器的同步.本方法的最大特点是易于工程实现.数值研究和电路实验仿真证明了本方法的有效性.电路实验仿真中出现一种新的同步现象,即系统的某个变量达到广义同步时,其他变量还可以实现精确同步.     

Coexisting chaotic attractors,their basin of attractions and synchronization of chaos in two coupled Duffing oscillators

Two coupled Duffing oscillators equations with several coexisting chaotic attractors are considered. Six coexisting chaotic attractors are observed for the range of initial conditions considered in our study. For two attractors the basin of attraction is a simple disconnected straight line, while for the rest of the attractors it appears to be very complex. Phase portraits of (two) subsystems are found to be distinct for two attractors while identical for the other four attractors. Among these four attractors, state variables of the subsystems are perfectly synchronized for two attractors and asynchronized for the other two attractors. Synchronization of subsystems is studied by employing a continuous feedback method.     

超混沌振荡器的单变量单向耦合同步及其电路实验仿真

研究了一个超混沌振荡器的耦合同步问题,只用单变量单向耦合就可实现两个超混沌振荡器的同步.本方法的最大特点是易于工程实现.数值研究和电路实验仿真证明了本方法的有效性.电路实验仿真中出现一种新的同步现象,即系统的某个变量达到广义同步时,其他变量还可以实现精确同步