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On chaotic electromagnetic wave propagation
Author(s) -
Wu Thomas X.,
Jaggard Dwight L.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
microwave and optical technology letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.304
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1098-2760
pISSN - 0895-2477
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1098-2760(19990620)21:6<448::aid-mop14>3.0.co;2-l
Subject(s) - chaotic , wideband , synchronization (alternating current) , electromagnetic radiation , microwave , physics , channel (broadcasting) , wave propagation , electronic engineering , computer science , acoustics , telecommunications , engineering , optics , artificial intelligence
We consider chaotic electromagnetic waves which are candidates for secure communications, target detection, imaging, and remote sensing. Although baseband chaotic waves share a wideband feature with short pulse electromagnetic waves, these chaotic waves have, in addition, multiscale characteristics, and can also be subject to synchronization. We examine what is apparently the first application of chaos and synchronization to wave propagation in a simple model of imperfect channel or target. We give the definition of synchronization mismatch, and investigate its dependence on channel or target characteristics. ©1999 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Microwave Opt Technol Lett 21: 448–451, 1999.