Abstract
We present experimental and numerical evidence of control and synchronization of burst events in 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 display the frequency locking of bursts in a suitable interval of coupling strengths. The analogy with neuronal bursting will also be discussed in view of the role of bursting synchronization in cognitive functions.
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F. Tito Arecchi and R. Meucci acknowledge financial support from Fondazione Ente Cassa di Risparmio di Firenze and COST B27 Electric Neuronal Oscillations and Cognition. K. Al-Naimee acknowledges ICTP for financial support in the framework of TRIL program and Landau Network-Centro Volta, Como.
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Arecchi, F.T., Meucci, R., Al Naimee, K. et al. Control and synchronization of laser bursting and its implications in neuroscience. Cogn Process 10 (Suppl 1), 81–84 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10339-008-0240-0
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