title: Chaotic synchronization through coupling strategies.
abstract: Usually, complete synchronization (CS) is regarded as the form of synchronization proper of identical chaotic systems, while generalized synchronization (GS) extends CS in nonidentical systems. However, this generally accepted view ignores the role that the coupling plays in determining the type of synchronization. In this work, we show that by choosing appropriate coupling strategies, CS can be observed in coupled chaotic systems with parameter mismatch, and GS can also be achieved in coupled identical systems. Numerical examples are provided to demonstrate these findings. Moreover, experimental verification based on electronic circuits has been carried out to support the numerical results. Our work provides a method to obtain robust CS in synchronization-based chaos communications.
authors.affiliation: Temasek Laboratories, National University of Singapore, 5 Sports Drive 2, 117508 Singapore and Beijing-Hong Kong-Singapore Joint Center of Nonlinear and Complex Systems (Singapore), National University of Singapore, 117543 Singapore.
authors.forename: Shuguang
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Guan
authors.forename: Kun
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: C-H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Lai
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D000818:Animals; D001683:Biological Clocks / Q000502:physiology*; D003198:Computer Simulation; D005246:Feedback / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008954:Models, Biological; D017711:Nonlinear Dynamics