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Phys. Rev. E 68, 066208 (2003) [5 pages]

Self-stabilization of high-frequency oscillations in semiconductor superlattices by time-delay autosynchronization

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J. Schlesner1, A. Amann1, N. B. Janson1,2, W. Just1,3,*, and E. Schöll1
1Institut für Theoretische Physik, Technische Universität Berlin, Hardenbergstraße 36, D-10623 Berlin, Germany
2Department of Physics, Lancaster University, Lancaster LA1 4YB, United Kingdom
3Theoretische Physik I, Technische Universität Chemnitz, D-09107 Chemnitz, Germany

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Received 21 March 2003; revised 17 September 2003; published 24 December 2003; publisher error corrected 26 January 2004

We present a scheme to stabilize high-frequency domain oscillations in semiconductor superlattices by a time-delayed feedback loop. Applying concepts from chaos control theory we propose to control the spatiotemporal dynamics of fronts of accumulation and depletion layers which are generated at the emitter and may collide and annihilate during their transit, and thereby suppress chaos. The proposed method only requires the feedback of internal global electrical variables, viz., current and voltage, which makes the practical implementation very easy.

© 2003 The American Physical Society

URL:
http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevE.68.066208
DOI:
10.1103/PhysRevE.68.066208
PACS:
05.45.Gg, 05.45.Pq, 72.20.Ht, 73.61.-r

*Permanent address: School of Mathematical Sciences, Queen Mary/University of London, Mile End Road, London E1 4NS, U.K.

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Publisher's Note: J. Schlesner, A. Amann, N. B. Janson, W. Just, and E. Scholl, Publisher’s Note: Self-stabilization of high-frequency oscillations in semiconductor superlattices by time-delay autosynchronization [Phys. Rev. E 68, 066208 (2003)], Phys. Rev. E 69, 029901 (2004).