title: Synchronization of spontaneous bursting in a CO2 laser.
abstract: We present experimental and numerical evidence of synchronization of burst events in two different modulated CO2 lasers. Bursts appear randomly in each laser as trains of large amplitude spikes intercalated by a small amplitude chaotic regime. Experimental data and model show the frequency locking of bursts in a suitable interval of coupling strength. We explain the mechanism of this phenomenon and demonstrate the inhibitory properties of the implemented coupling.
authors.affiliation: Istituto Nazionale di Ottica Applicata, Largo E. Fermi, 6 50125 Firenze, Italy.
authors.forename: Riccardo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Meucci
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Salvadori
authors.forename: Mikhail V
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Ivanchenko
authors.forename: Kais
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Al Naimee
authors.forename: Chansong
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: F Tito
authors.initials: FT
authors.lastname: Arecchi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Boccaletti
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kurths