Title :
Experimental investigation of security issues in OCDMA: a code-switching scheme
Author :
Leaird, D.E. ; Jiang, Z. ; Weiner, A.M.
Author_Institution :
Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN, USA
fDate :
7/7/2005 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Spectrally phase coded OCDMA with a modulation format based on switching between two codes is demonstrated. The code switching data modulation format enhances security compared to on-off keying by eliminating a vulnerability to eavesdropping based on a simple energy detector.
Keywords :
amplitude shift keying; code division multiple access; modulation coding; optical communication; optical modulation; telecommunication security; OCDMA; code switching data modulation; code-switching scheme; eavesdropping; energy detector; modulation format; security issues;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20051830
