title: Phase control of intermittency in dynamical systems.
abstract: We present a nonfeedback method to tame or enhance crisis-induced intermittency in dynamical systems. By adding a small harmonic perturbation to a parameter of the system, the intermittent behavior can be suppressed or enhanced depending on the value of the phase difference between the main driving and the perturbation. The validity of the method is shown both in the model and in an experiment with a CO2 laser. An analysis of this scheme applied to the quadratic map near crisis illustrates the role of phase control in nonlinear dynamical systems.
authors.affiliation: Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos Group, Departamento de Ciencias de la Naturaleza y Física Aplicada, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Tulipán s/n, 28933 Móstoles, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Samuel
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zambrano
authors.forename: Inés P
authors.initials: IP
authors.lastname: Mariño
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Salvadori
authors.forename: Riccardo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Meucci
authors.forename: Miguel A F
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Sanjuán
authors.forename: F T
authors.initials: FT
authors.lastname: Arecchi