title: Delayed self-synchronization in homoclinic chaos.
abstract: The chaotic spike train of a homoclinic dynamical system is self-synchronized by applying a time-delayed correction proportional to the laser output intensity. Due to the sensitive nature of the homoclinic chaos to external perturbations, stabilization of very long-periodic orbits is possible. On these orbits, the dynamics appears chaotic over a finite time, but then it repeats with a recurrence time that is slightly longer than the delay time. The effect, called delayed self-synchronization, displays analogies with neurodynamic events that occur in the buildup of long-term memories.
authors: Istituto Nazionale di Ottica Applicata, Largo E. Fermi 6, 50125 Florence, Italy.
authors: F T
authors: FT
authors: Arecchi
authors: R
authors: R
authors: Meucci
authors: E
authors: E
authors: Allaria
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Di Garbo
authors: L S
authors: LS
authors: Tsimring