Title :
Secure communications over a public fiber-optical network
Author :
Wu, Bernard ; Narimanov, Evgenii
Author_Institution :
Electr. Eng. Dept., Princeton Univ., Princeton, NJ
Abstract :
We develop a spread-spectrum based approach to secure communications over existing public fiber-optical networks. The secure channel is hidden under the noise floor of the network thus allowing cryptographic and steganographic security capabilities.
Keywords :
cryptography; optical communication; optical fibre networks; spread spectrum communication; steganography; telecommunication channels; cryptographic security; public fiber-optical network; secure channel; secure communications; spread-spectrum; steganographic security; Communication system security; Cryptography; Decoding; Optical amplifiers; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber networks; Optical noise; Optical receivers; Spread spectrum communication; Steganography; (060 2330) Fiber optics communications; (060 2360) Fiber optics links and subsystems;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4628537
