Providing network security with optical signal processing

Mable P. Fok; Konstantin Kravtsov; Yanhua Deng; Zhenxing Wang; Paul R. Prucnal

doi:10.1109/IPGC.2008.4781422

Providing network security with optical signal processing

Mable P. Fok, Konstantin Kravtsov, Yanhua Deng, Zhenxing Wang, Paul R. Prucnal

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Abstract

We propose and demonstrate the enhancement of data networks security using optical signal processing. Optical steganography that based on spread spectrum is used to inhibit the observation and analysis of data traffic. With the use of opticalCDMA, service interruption is prevented in the presence of infrastructure attacks. Unlike conventional wavelength and time multiplexing approaches, the soft blocking capability provides protection paths without the need of permanently reserving the bandwidth. Optical CDMA also provides a large code set and the large cardinality reduces the probability of interception of the secure signal by an eavesdropper. To prevent side-channel attacks, all-optical encryption is demonstrated that provides real-time encryption.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	2008 IEEE PhotonicsGlobal at Singapore, IPGC 2008
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/IPGC.2008.4781422
State	Published - 2008
Event	2008 IEEE PhotonicsGlobal at Singapore, IPGC 2008 - Singapore, Singapore Duration: Dec 8 2008 → Dec 11 2008

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Name	2008 IEEE PhotonicsGlobal at Singapore, IPGC 2008

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Other	2008 IEEE PhotonicsGlobal at Singapore, IPGC 2008
Country/Territory	Singapore
City	Singapore
Period	12/8/08 → 12/11/08

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Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Computer Networks and Communications

Keywords

Network security
Optical code division multiple access
Optical encryption
Optical signal processing
Optical steganography

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