IEEE Avionics, Fiber-Optics and Photonics Technology Conference (AVFOP)

Novel Secure Platform for Avionic Applications Based on Optical CDMA

Ivan Glesk, Y-K. Huang, Brian L. Uhlhorn, Paul R. Prucnal

Published Oct 1, 2007• 1 citation

Abstract

We designed, built, and demonstrated a novel optical CDMA-based platform running at OC-24 data rate, with three users and one eavesdropper. Error-free operation with BER better than 10-12was achieved. Based on our simulations, the testbed can support ten simultaneous users with BER-9. Novel "dual-code" OCDMA transmitter and receiver were designed and demonstrated to deliver more secure data transmission approaching One-time Pad security by implementing optical layer XOR and having the capability to perform bit-to-bit code swapping. The testbed was developed under DARPA contract and delivered to Lockheed Martin for further performance evaluations in different avionic applications.

DOI: 10.1109/avfop.2007.4365731

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