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Optical Encryption Based on Cancellation of Analog Noise

Ben Wu, Matthew P. Chang, Zhenxing Wang, Bhavin J. Shastri, Paul R. Prucnal

Published Jan 1, 2014• 5 citations
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Abstract

We propose an optical encryption technique where the data is encrypted with wideband analog noise. Matching both the phase and amplitude of the noise is required, providing a large key space for the encryption process.
DOI
10.1364/cleo_at.2014.aw3p.5

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