LiNbO3-based Optical PUFs for Post-Quantum Cryptographic Key Generation and Authentication: Dual Doping Pathways, Entropy Model, and Security Analysis
Sergiy Skrebtsov, Gennady Khalimov, Volodymyr Oleksiyovych Chyshkala
Abstract
We extend the analytical entropy model of LiNbO3-based optical Physical Unclonable Functions (PUFs) in two directions. First, we introduce and compare two independent photorefractive suppression pathways: MgO doping (calibrated, four experimental points, zero residual error) and ZnO doping (new, partially calibrated via a real nonlinearity point at 4.6 mol.% ZnO). A critical