title: Distribution of residence times in bistable noisy systems with time-delayed feedback.
abstract: We analyze theoretically and experimentally the residence time distribution of bistable systems in the presence of noise and time-delayed feedback. We explain various nonexponential features of the residence time distribution using a two-state model and obtain a quantitative agreement with an experiment based on a Schmitt trigger. The limitations of the two-state model are also analyzed theoretically and experimentally using a semiconductor laser with optoelectronic feedback.
authors.affiliation: Physics Department, National University of Ireland, University College, Cork, Ireland.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Curtin
authors.forename: S P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Hegarty
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Goulding
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Houlihan
authors.forename: Th
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Busch
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Masoller
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Huyet