Characterization of synchronized spatiotemporal states in coupled nonidentical complex Ginzburg-Landau equations

We characterize the synchronization of two nonidentical spatially extended fields ruled by one-dimensional Complex Ginzburg-Landau equations, in the two regimes of phase and amplitude turbulence. If two fields display the same dynamical regime, the coupling induces a transition to a completely synchronized state. When, instead, the two fields are in different dynamical regimes, the transition to complete synchronization is mediated by defect synchronization. In the former case, the synchronized manifold is dynamically equivalent to that of the unsynchronized systems, while in the latter case the synchronized state substantially differs from the unsynchronized one, and it is mainly dictated by the synchronization process of the space-time defects.