SIGNAL TRANSFER AND STOCHASTIC RESONANCE IN COUPLED NONLINEAR SYSTEMS
A model of coupled nonlinear oscillators is discussed, wherein Langevin-type bistable systems are combined with self-sustained oscillators. An external harmonic signal is coupled in a subthreshold manner into the bistable systems at the initial stage of the signal chain. Signal transfer through the oscillators is studied under the influence of noise. Different noise contributions, including spatially-incoherent and spatially-coherent noise sources are considered. Results reveal a stochastic resonance kind of behavior at different stages of the signal transfer, specifically the harmonic signal is transduced through the whole system of coupled oscillators. The combined action of spatially-incoherent and spatially-coherent noise exhibits constructive as well as destructive influences on signal amplification.