Master--slave synchronization of coupled fractional-order chaotic oscillators

The dynamics of fractional-order systems have attracted increasing attentions in recent years. In this paper, we study the synchronization technique based on the master--slave synchronization scheme and apply it to the synchronization of two coupled nonlinear fractional-order electronic chaotic oscillators. Simulations show that two coupled fractional-order chaotic oscillators can be brought to an exact synchronization with appropriate coupling strength. It is interesting that the synchronization rate of the fractional-order chaotic oscillators is slower than its integer-order counterpart; however, with the increase of system order, the curves of synchronization error can be smoothened, which indicates that the master--slave synchronization of two coupled fractional order oscillators can be smoothened and stabilized.