title: Experimental Chua-plasma phase synchronization of chaos.
abstract: Experimental phase synchronization of chaos is demonstrated for two different chaotic oscillators: a plasma discharge and the Chua circuit. Our technique includes real-time capability for observing synchronization-desynchronization transitions. This capability results from a strong combination of synchronization and control, and allows tuning adjustments for search and stabilization of synchronous states. A power law is observed for the mean time between 2pi phase slips for different coupling strenghts. The experimental results are consistent with the numerical simulations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, Illinois State University, Normal, Illinois 61790-4567, USA.
authors.forename: Epaminondas
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Rosa
authors.forename: Catalin M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Ticos
authors.forename: William B
authors.initials: WB
authors.lastname: Pardo
authors.forename: Jonathan A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Walkenstein
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Monti
authors.forename: Jürgen
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kurths