Abstract
We find that intrinsic localized modes (ILMs) in microelectromechanical cantilever arrays can be induced by the spatiotemporal chaos dynamics. For typical settings, spatiotemporal chaos is ubiquitous and can act as a natural platform for ILMs to arise. Our study suggests an experimental approach to preventing ILMs, i.e., to choose the modulation frequency so as to place the system in a regime where there is a low energy stable state. (C) 2008 American Institute of Physics.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 241914 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Applied Physics Letters |
Volume | 92 |
Issue number | 24 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 16 Jun 2008 |
Keywords
- micromechanical oscillator arrays