Ikeda Hopf bifurcation revisited (Q1885891)

The scalar differential delay equation \[ \varepsilon y'= -y+ f(\lambda, y(t-1)) \] depending on two parameters describes a variety of passive optical systems subject to a delayed feedback. The case \(f(\lambda, y)= \lambda(1-\sin y)\) represents a class of Ikeda equations. Small (large) \(\varepsilon\) corresponds to a large (small) feedback delay time. The authors revisite the Hopf bifurcation both for small and large \(\varepsilon\) with \(\lambda\) as bifurcation parameter analytically and numerically. The analysis is done in the spirit of the theory of matched asymptotic expansions.