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Digital Communication Using Self-Synchronizing Chaotic Pulse Position Modulation

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Digital Communications Using Chaos and Nonlinear Dynamics

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We review a new approach to communication with chaotic signals based upon chaotic signals in the form of pulse trains where intervals between the pulses are determined by chaotic dynamics of a pulse nary information is modulated onto this carrier by the pulse position modulation method, such that each pulse is either left unchanged or delayed by a certain time, depending on whether 0 or 1 is transmitted. By synchronizing the receiver to the chaotic-pulse train we can anticipate the timing of pulses corresponding to 0 and 1 and thus can decode the transmitted information. Based on the results of theoretical and experimental studies we discuss the basic design principles for the chaotic-pulse generator, its synchronization, and the performance of the chaotic-pulse communication scheme in the presence of channel noise and filtering.

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  1. Institute for Nonlinear Science, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, 92093-0402

    Nikolai F. Rulkov, Alexander R. Volkovskii & Lev S. Tsimring

  2. Therma-Wave Inc., Fremont, CA, 94539

    Michail M. Sushchik

  3. Dept. of Physics, Duke University, Durham, NC, 27708

    Lucas Illing

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  1. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of California, San Diego La Jolla, CA, 92093-0402, USA

    Lawrence E. Larson

  2. Institute for Nonlinear Science, University of California, San Diego La Jolla, CA, 92093-0402, USA

    Lev S. Tsimring

  3. Department of Electrical Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, 90095-1594, USA

    Jia-Ming Liu

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Rulkov, N.F., Volkovskii, A.R., Sushchik, M.M., Tsimring, L.S., Illing, L. (2006). Digital Communication Using Self-Synchronizing Chaotic Pulse Position Modulation. In: Larson, L.E., Tsimring, L.S., Liu, JM. (eds) Digital Communications Using Chaos and Nonlinear Dynamics. Institute for Nonlinear Science. Springer, New York, NY . https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-29788-X_2

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