Title :
Measurements of eavesdropping in a wavelength/time optical CDMA (O-CDMA) system, with data confidentiality implications
Author :
Mendez, Antonio J ; Hernandez, V.J. ; Bennett, C.V. ; Gagliardi, Robert M ; Lennon, W.J.
Author_Institution :
Mendez R&D Associates, USA
Abstract :
We report measurements on what an eavesdropper "sees" when tapping into a wavelength/time O-CDMA system in which 16 of 32 codes are "lit". Severe multi-access interference (MAI) provides some data confidentiality.
Keywords :
code division multiple access; codes; optical fibre communication; security of data; time division multiple access; O-CDMA system; data confidentiality; eavesdropping measurements; lit codes; multiaccess interference; time optical CDMA; wavelength optical CDMA; Bit error rate; Decoding; Laboratories; Multiaccess communication; Multiple access interference; Research and development; Signal analysis; System testing; Time measurement; Wavelength measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2005. LEOS 2005. The 18th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9217-5
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2005.1548168
