• DocumentCode
    895718
  • Title

    Novel super structured Bragg gratings for optical encryption

  • Author

    Castro, Jose M. ; Djordjevic, Ivan B. ; Geraghty, David F.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA
  • Volume
    24
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    2006
  • fDate
    4/1/2006 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    1875
  • Lastpage
    1885
  • Abstract
    A new type of optical encryption based on super-structured Bragg gratings is proposed. Security is provided by the transformation of the signal to noiselike patterns in the optical domain, which hides any structure to nonauthorized users. Encryption at speeds of several gigabits per second with low bit error rates is simulated.
  • Keywords
    Bragg gratings; cryptography; error statistics; optical communication equipment; optical noise; telecommunication security; bit error rates; noiselike patterns; optical encryption; security; super structured Bragg gratings; Bit error rate; Bragg gratings; Chaotic communication; Communication system security; Cryptography; Optical noise; Optical pulse shaping; Optical receivers; Optical transmitters; Phase noise; Code-division multiple access (CDMA); communication system security; gratings; optical communication; optical pulse shaping;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Lightwave Technology, Journal of
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0733-8724
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/JLT.2006.871028
  • Filename
    1618778