• DocumentCode
    1291792
  • Title

    Message encoding and decoding using chaotic external-cavity diode lasers

  • Author

    Sivaprakasam, S. ; Shore, K.A.

  • Author_Institution
    Sch. of Electron. Eng. & Comput. Syst., Wales Univ., Bangor, UK
  • Volume
    36
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    2000
  • Firstpage
    35
  • Lastpage
    39
  • Abstract
    Synchronization of chaotic external-cavity diode lasers has been studied in a master-slave configuration. A message is encoded into the chaotic master laser by amplitude modulation and transmitted to the slave laser. A scheme for decoding the message at the slave is demonstrated.
  • Keywords
    amplitude modulation; cryptography; decoding; encoding; laser cavity resonators; optical chaos; optical communication equipment; optical modulation; semiconductor lasers; synchronisation; amplitude modulation; chaotic external-cavity diode lasers; chaotic master laser; decoding; master-slave configuration; message encoding; synchronization; Chaotic communication; Communication system control; Decoding; Diode lasers; Encoding; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Frequency synchronization; Laser feedback; Laser modes; Laser noise;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9197
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/3.817636
  • Filename
    817636