Damping Coefficient Induces Stochastic Multiresonance in Bistable System with Asymmetric Dichotomous Noise

Stochastic resonance (SR) and stochastic multiresonance (SMR) phenomena as a function of the underdamping and overdamping coefficients in bistable system with asymmetric dichotomous noise are investigated numerically. By the efficient numerical simulation of the asymmetric dichotomous noise and the fourth-order Runge-Kutta algorithm, we calculate the system responses, the averaged power spectrum, and the signal-noise-ratio (SNR) that can be a measure of the existence of SR and SMR phenomenon. And the effects of damping coefficients on the three characteristics are analyzed. Firstly, it is found that the periodic asymmetric distribution of the particle’s hopping between two potential wells in the system response is gradually weakened as underdamping coefficient is increased to overdamping coefficient. And it also displays the periodic asymmetric distribution under the circumstance of overdamping coefficient. Then the averaged power spectrum exhibits multiple sharp peaks, and the highest peak increases and decreases for underdamping coefficient which is added to overdamping coefficient. Finally, SNR versus the damping coefficient for the system parameters and the noise parameters are acquired and they show multiple peaks and valleys, which illustrates the obvious SMR phenomena in bistable system with asymmetric dichotomous noise

Stochastic resonance in chua's circuit driven by alpha-stable noise

Thesis (Master)--Izmir Institute of Technology, Electronics and Communication Engineering, Izmir, 2012Includes bibliographical references (leaves: 75-80)Text in English; Abstract: Turkish and Englishx, 80 leavesThe main aim of this thesis is to investigate the stochastic resonance (SR) in Chua's circuit driven by alpha-stable noise which has better approximation to a real-world signal than Gaussian distribution. SR is a phenomenon in which the response of a nonlinear system to a sub-threshold (weak) input signal is enhanced with the addition of an optimal amount of noise. There have been an increasing amount of applications based on SR in various fields. Almost all studies related to SR in chaotic systems assume that the noise is Gaussian, which leads researchers to investigate the cases in which the noise is non-Gaussian hence has infinite variance. In this thesis, the spectral power amplification which is used to quantify the SR has been evaluated through fractional lower order Wigner Ville distribution of the response of a system and analyzed for various parameters of alpha-stable noise. The results provide a visible SR effect in Chua’s circuit driven by symmetric and skewed-symmetric alpha-stable noise distributions. Furthermore, a series of simulations reveal that the mean residence time that is the average time spent by the trajectory in an attractor can vary depending on different alpha-stable noise parameters

A review of stochastic resonance: Circuits and measurement

Copyright © 2002 IEEENoise in dynamical systems is usually considered a nuisance. However, in certain nonlinear systems, including electronic circuits and biological sensory systems, the presence of noise can enhance the detection of weak signals. The phenomenon is termed stochastic resonance and is of great interest for electronic instrumentation. We review and investigate the stochastic resonance of several bistable circuits. A new type of S characteristic circuit is demonstrated using simple nonlinear elements with an operational amplifier. Using this circuit, the effects on stochastic resonance were determined as the slope of the S shaped characteristic curve was varied.Gregory P. Harmer, Bruce R. Davis and Derek Abbot

Contribution du bruit aux phénomènes de résonance et à la propagation de l'information dans les réseaux électroniques non linéaires

This manuscript presents research aiming to show possible positive effects of deterministic and stochastic perturbations on the responses of different nonlinear systems. To that end, both numerical and experimental studies were carried out on two kinds of structures : an elementary electronic FitzHugh-Nagumo oscillator and an electrical line developed by resistively coupling 45 elementary cells. In the first section, the elementary cell characterization was undertaken in a deterministic regime. In the presence of a bichromatic stimulus, it is shown that when the low frequency component is subthreshold, its detection can be maximized for an optimal magnitude of the second component thanks to vibrational resonance. Next, it is established that this resonance may be enhanced for specific frequencies of the second component ; this phenomenon is referred to as frequency resonance. Furthermore, white and colored noise sources effects on vibrational resonance are reported. Then, for any other bichromatic excitation configuration, attention was focused on ghost stochastic resonance. Contrary to the other phenomena introduced in this manuscript, this one differs in the fact that the frequency of interest in the system output is here not applied on the input. Finally, the last part of the manuscript is devoted to the study of the coupled structure. It is shown that information propagation through line cells can be enhanced by vibrational propagation and noise assisted propagation phenomena. These nonlinear effects respectively occur when the system is under a high frequency deterministic perturbation or a random noise source.Les possibles effets bénéfiques de perturbations déterministes ou stochastiques sur la réponse de différents systèmes non linéaires sont étudiés. À cet effet, des études numériques et expérimentales sont conjointement proposées sur deux structures distinctes : un oscillateur électronique de type FitzHugh-Nagumo et une ligne électrique constituée de 45 de ces oscillateurs couplés résistivement. La caractérisation de l’oscillateur élémentaire est d’abord réalisée en régime déterministe. En présence d’une excitation bichromatique, il est notamment montré que lorsque la composante de fréquence la plus faible est subliminale, sa détection en sortie du système peut être maximisée pour une amplitude particulière de la seconde composante, qui agit alors comme une perturbation haute fréquence. Par la suite, il est établi que ce phénomène de résonance vibrationnelle peut être amélioré pour quelques fréquences spécifiques de cette perturbation déterministe. Par ailleurs, en introduisant une composante stochastique dans l’excitation, l’attention est ensuite portée sur le phénomène de résonance stochastique fantôme. Celui-ci se distingue par le fait que la fréquence d’intérêt en sortie du système ne fait désormais plus partie du signal excitateur. La dernière partie est consacrée à l’étude de la structure couplée. Il est montré que la propagation d’une information à travers les cellules de la ligne peut être améliorée via les phénomènes de propagation vibrationnelle et de propagation assistée par le bruit. Ceux-ci se produisent sous certaines conditions, lorsque le système est respectivement sous l’influence d’une perturbation déterministe haute fréquence ou d’une source de bruit

Acoustic Waves

The concept of acoustic wave is a pervasive one, which emerges in any type of medium, from solids to plasmas, at length and time scales ranging from sub-micrometric layers in microdevices to seismic waves in the Sun's interior. This book presents several aspects of the active research ongoing in this field. Theoretical efforts are leading to a deeper understanding of phenomena, also in complicated environments like the solar surface boundary. Acoustic waves are a flexible probe to investigate the properties of very different systems, from thin inorganic layers to ripening cheese to biological systems. Acoustic waves are also a tool to manipulate matter, from the delicate evaporation of biomolecules to be analysed, to the phase transitions induced by intense shock waves. And a whole class of widespread microdevices, including filters and sensors, is based on the behaviour of acoustic waves propagating in thin layers. The search for better performances is driving to new materials for these devices, and to more refined tools for their analysis