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Novel optical scanning cryptography using Fresnel telescope imaging

Aimin Yan, Jianfeng Sun, Zhijuan Hu, Jingtao Zhang, Liren Liu

Published Jul 7, 2015• 14 citations
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Abstract

We propose a new method called modified optical scanning cryptography using Fresnel telescope imaging technique for encryption and decryption of remote objects. An image or object can be optically encrypted on the fly by Fresnel telescope scanning system together with an encryption key. For image decryption, the encrypted signals are received and processed with an optical coherent heterodyne detection system. The proposed method has strong performance through use of secure Fresnel telescope scanning with orthogonal polarized beams and efficient all-optical information processing. The validity of the proposed method is demonstrated by numerical simulations and experimental results.

DOI
10.1364/oe.23.018428

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