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dc.contributor.advisorHopf, Frederic A.en_US
dc.contributor.authorKaplan, David Louis.
dc.creatorKaplan, David Louis.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2011-10-31T17:08:21Zen
dc.date.available2011-10-31T17:08:21Zen
dc.date.issued1988en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10150/184440en
dc.description.abstractTurbulence and periodic oscillations are easily seen with an optically bistable device with a delay in the feedback. The device is a hybrid, having both optical and electronic components. The details of the time-dependent output are investigated. In particular, as the input intensity is increased, the device output goes through a series of second-order nonequilibrium phase transitions or bifurcations. A truncated period-doubling sequence is observed prior to the onset of turbulence or chaos. The truncation is shown to be due to a noise-induced bifurcation gap. Within the chaotic regime, the device largely follows the reverse bifurcation scheme of Lorenz. In addition, there is a small domain of frequency-locked behavior that exists within the chaotic domain. These frequency-locked waveforms represent an alternate path to chaos. With the route to choas well understood, it remained to characterize the erratic motion itself. Dimension and correlation entropy are measured for various settings of our hybrid device. The measured dimension is found to be significantly less than dimensions consistent with a conjecture due to Kaplan and Yorke. The standard method of determining correlation entropy is shown to yield more than one value.
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dc.publisherThe University of Arizona.en_US
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dc.subjectChaotic behavior in systems.en_US
dc.subjectOptical bistability.en_US
dc.titleCharacterizing chaos in a hybrid optically bistable device.en_US
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dc.typeDissertation-Reproduction (electronic)en_US
dc.identifier.oclc701250826en_US
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Arizonaen_US
thesis.degree.leveldoctoralen_US
dc.contributor.committeememberGibbs, Hyatt M.en_US
dc.contributor.committeememberShoemaker, Richard L.en_US
dc.identifier.proquest8820131en_US
thesis.degree.disciplineOptical Sciencesen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineGraduate Collegeen_US
thesis.degree.namePh.D.en_US
refterms.dateFOA2018-08-22T18:36:54Z
html.description.abstractTurbulence and periodic oscillations are easily seen with an optically bistable device with a delay in the feedback. The device is a hybrid, having both optical and electronic components. The details of the time-dependent output are investigated. In particular, as the input intensity is increased, the device output goes through a series of second-order nonequilibrium phase transitions or bifurcations. A truncated period-doubling sequence is observed prior to the onset of turbulence or chaos. The truncation is shown to be due to a noise-induced bifurcation gap. Within the chaotic regime, the device largely follows the reverse bifurcation scheme of Lorenz. In addition, there is a small domain of frequency-locked behavior that exists within the chaotic domain. These frequency-locked waveforms represent an alternate path to chaos. With the route to choas well understood, it remained to characterize the erratic motion itself. Dimension and correlation entropy are measured for various settings of our hybrid device. The measured dimension is found to be significantly less than dimensions consistent with a conjecture due to Kaplan and Yorke. The standard method of determining correlation entropy is shown to yield more than one value.


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