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Title: On the theory of signal filtration in a bistable moderately dissipating oscillatory system

Journal Article · · Quantum Electronics (Woodbury, N.Y.)
 [1]; ;  [2]
  1. Moscow State Institute of Radio Engineering, Electronics and Automatics (Technical University), Moscow (Russian Federation)
  2. P.N. Lebedev Physics Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow (Russian Federation)

The interaction of a weak periodic signal with noise is studied theoretically in bistable systems. Based on the generalised Smoluhowski equation, it is shown that, depending on the relation between the friction coefficient and the oscillation eigenfrequency, the solution of this equation has the aperiodic or oscillatory character. Within the framework of the linear response theory, the stochastic resonance effect is explained and the optimum value of the friction coefficient is found at which the output signal-to-noise ratio of a bistable system exceeds the input signal-to-noise ratio. (nonlinear optical phenomena)

OSTI ID:
21470839
Journal Information:
Quantum Electronics (Woodbury, N.Y.), Vol. 35, Issue 11; Other Information: DOI: 10.1070/QE2005v035n11ABEH006584; ISSN 1063-7818
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English