Two Modified for Chaos Negative Impedance Converter Op Amp Oscillators with Symmetrical and Antisymmetrical Nonlinearities

Abstract

Two sinusoidal oscillator circuits, that employ an operational amplifier (op amp) as a current negative impedance converter (CNIC), are modified for chaos using a nonlinear resistor of anti-symmetrical current-voltage characteristics formed by a junction field effect transistor (JFET) operating in the triode region. The internal op amp dominant pole is found to contribute significantly to the chaotic nature of one circuit while the other circuit develops different chaotic attractors when cubic and fifth power odd symmetrical nonlinearities are used. Mathematical models of the two generators are presented. Experimental laboratory results, circuit simulations and numerical simulations of the mathematical models well agree and are included.