Eavesdropping in chaotic optical communication using the feedback length of an external-cavity laser as a key

Applied Optics

Volumn 48, Issue 18, 2009, Pages 3515-3520

  Zhao, Qingchun ^a   Wang, Yuncai ^a   Wang, Anbang ^a  

^a TAIYUAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SECURITY SYSTEMS;

1 GBIT/S; CHAOTIC OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS; CHAOTIC STATE; EXTERNAL CAVITY LASERS; NON-RETURN TO ZEROS;

OPTICAL COMMUNICATION;

EID: 67849130459     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 15394522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.48.003515     Document Type: Article

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