Chaotic frequency modulation

Paul A. Bernhardt

doi:10.1117/12.162671

18 November 1993 Chaotic frequency modulation

Paul A. Bernhardt

Proceedings Volume 2038, Chaos in Communications; (1993) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.162671
Event: SPIE's 1993 International Symposium on Optics, Imaging, and Instrumentation, 1993, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

Chaotic Frequency Modulation (CFM) provides the basis for a nonlinear communications system with (1) good noise suppression and (2) analogue signal encryption for secure communication links. A practical realization for a CFM transmitter employs an autonomous chaotic relaxation oscillator (ACRO) circuit for use as a chaotic voltage controlled oscillator (CVCO). The ACRO is simple to construct, consisting of only two capacitors, one inductor, a bistable nonlinear element, and a modulated current source. The CVCO period (P_k) is a nonlinear function of the current (m_k) and the two previous pulse periods. Demodulation requires the use of at least three successive waveform-periods. Experimental and theoretical studies of the CVCO circuit have shown that (1) the ACRO return maps of pulse periods are embedded in three dimensions, (2) chaotic outputs are difficult to decode without prior knowledge of the circuit parameters, and (3) demodulation may be accomplished with a digital signal processor.

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Paul A. Bernhardt "Chaotic frequency modulation", Proc. SPIE 2038, Chaos in Communications, (18 November 1993); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.162671

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