Radio-frequency spectrum coding in ultra-long fibre laser based cryptography

Abstract

We propose a new approach for secret key exchange involving the variation of the cavity length of an ultra-long fibre laser. The scheme is based on the realisation that the free spectral range of the laser cavity can be used as an information carrier. We present a proof-of-principle demonstration of this new concept using a 50-km-long fibre laser to link two users, both of whom can randomly add an extra 1-km-long fibre segment.

Publication DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/ICTON.2015.7193390
Divisions: College of Engineering & Physical Sciences > Aston Institute of Photonics Technology (AIPT)
College of Engineering & Physical Sciences > Systems analytics research institute (SARI)
Aston University (General)
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Event Title: 17th International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks
Event Type: Other
Event Dates: 2015-07-05 - 2015-07-09
Uncontrolled Keywords: fibre lasers,fibre optics communications,optical security and encryption,Computer Networks and Communications,Electrical and Electronic Engineering,Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
ISBN: 978-1-4673-7880-2
Last Modified: 24 Dec 2024 08:24
Date Deposited: 15 Oct 2015 11:25
Full Text Link: http://ieeexplo ... rnumber=7193390
Related URLs: http://www.scop ... tnerID=8YFLogxK (Scopus URL)
PURE Output Type: Conference contribution
Published Date: 2015
Authors: Krupa, K.
Tonello, A.
Boscolo, S. (ORCID Profile 0000-0001-5388-2893)
Barthélémy, A.
Kermène, V.
Desfarges-Berthelemot, A.
Shalaby, B.M.
Turitsyn, S.K. (ORCID Profile 0000-0003-0101-3834)
Ania-Castañón, J.D.

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