title: Stages of chaotic synchronization.
abstract: In an experimental investigation of the response of a chaotic system to a chaotic driving force, we have observed synchronization of chaos of the response system in the forms of generalized synchronization, phase synchronization, and lag synchronization to the driving signal. In this paper we compare the features of these forms of synchronized chaos and study their relations and physical origins. We found that different forms of chaotic synchronization could be interpreted as different stages of nonlinear interaction between the coupled chaotic systems. (c) 1998 American Institute of Physics.
authors.affiliation: Physics Department and the Centre for Laser Science, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Qld 4072, Australia.
authors.forename: D. Y.
authors.initials: DY
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.forename: R.
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Dykstra
authors.forename: M. W.
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Hamilton
authors.forename: N. R.
authors.initials: NR
authors.lastname: Heckenberg