Secure communication in fiber optic systems via transmission of broad-band optical noise.
We propose a new scheme for data encryption in the physical layer. Our scheme is based on the distribution of a broadband optical noise-like signal between Alice and Bob. The broadband signal is used for the establishment of a secret key that can be used for the secure transmission of information by using the one-time-pad method. We characterize the proposed scheme and study its applicability to the existing fiber-optics communications infrastructure.
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Department of Electrical Engineering, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel.
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D000465:Algorithms; D003142:Communication; D003198:Computer Simulation; D005336:Fiber Optic Technology / Q000295:instrumentation*; D016247:Information Storage and Retrieval / Q000379:methods*; D015233:Models, Statistical; D055100:Optical Fibers; D012637:Security Measures