Title :
Towards a Cryptanalysis of Spectral-Phase Encoded Optical CDMA with Phase-Scrambling
Author :
Goldberg, Sharon ; Menendez, Ronald C. ; Prucnal, PAul R.
Author_Institution :
Princeton Univ., Princeton
Abstract :
We show how an eavesdropper with a small amount of knowledge about the traffic sent via a spectral-phase optical CDMA system with phase-scrambling can break the confidentially of certain systems within a few bit intervals.
Keywords :
code division multiple access; cryptography; optical communication; telecommunication traffic; code division multiple access; cryptanalysis; eavesdropper; phase-scrambling; spectral-phase encoded optical CDMA; Decoding; Delay; Frequency; Multiaccess communication; Optical devices; Optical pulse shaping; Petroleum; Phase detection; Tellurium; Watches;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2007. OFC/NFOEC 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-831-4
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2007.4348693
