Birth of oscillation in coupled non-oscillatory Rayleigh–Duffing oscillators

Abstract

We have studied the dynamics of two bilaterally-coupled non-oscillatory Rayleigh–Duffing oscillators (RDOs). With the increase of coupling factor (CF) between RDOs, birth of periodic oscillations observed. For increased values of CF, dynamics becomes chaotic through a quasi-periodicroute but for even higher CF, synchronized stable periodic oscillations in RDOs are found. Taking direct and anti-diffusive coupling cases into consideration, we derive conditions for periodic bifurcation in parameter space analytically and verified them through numerical solution of system equations. Numerical simulation is also used to predict system states in two parameter space involving CF and linear damping parameter of RDOs. It indicates non-oscillatory, periodic, quasi-periodic and chaotic zones of system dynamics. Qualitative explanation of the simulated dynamics is given using homoclinic perturbation theory. Hardware experiment is performed on analog circuits simulating RDO model and obtained results confirm the predictions regarding birth of periodic oscillation and other features of system dynamics. Experimental results examining onset of oscillations in two under-biased bi-laterally coupled X-band Gunn oscillators (which are modelled as RDOs) is presented in support of the analysis.