STOCHASTIC RESONANCE IN BISTABLE SYSTEMS DRIVEN BY HARMONIC NOISE

We study stochastic resonance in a bistable system which is excited simultaneously by white and harmonic noise which we understand as the signal. In our case the spectral line of the signal has a finite width as it occurs in many real situations. Using techniques of cumulant analysis as well as computer simulations we find that the effect of stochastic resonance is preserved in the case of harmonic noise excitation. Moreover, we show that the width of the spectral line of the signal at the output can be decreased via stochastic resonance. The last could be of importance in the practical use of the stochastic resonance.