title: Zero-lag synchronization and multiple time delays in two coupled chaotic systems.
abstract: Zero-lag synchronization (ZLS) between two chaotic systems coupled by a portion of their signal is achieved for restricted ratios between the delays of the self-feedback and the mutual coupling. We extend this scenario to the case of a set of multiple self-feedbacks {Ndi} and a set of multiple mutual couplings {Ncj}. We demonstrate both analytically and numerically that ZLS can be achieved when SigmaliNdi+igmamjNcj=0, where li,mj(epsilon)Z. Results which were mainly derived for Bernoulli maps and exemplified with simulations of the Lang-Kobayashi differential equations, indicate that ZLS can be achieved for a continuous range of mutual coupling delay. This phenomenon has an important implication in the possible use of ZLS in communication networks.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan 52900, Israel.
authors.forename: Meital
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zigzag
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Butkovski
authors.forename: Anja
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Englert
authors.forename: Wolfgang
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Kinzel
authors.forename: Ido
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kanter