Optical layer security in fiber-optic networks

IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security

Volumn 6, Issue 3 PART 1, 2011, Pages 725-736

  Fok, Mable P ^a   Wang, Zhexing ^a   Deng, Yanhua ^a   Prucnal, Paul R ^a  

^a Princeton University   (United States)

Author keywords

Fiber optics network; optical layer security; optical signal processing; physical layer security

Indexed keywords

ANTI-JAMMING; BROADBAND OPERATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC IMMUNITY; FIBER-OPTICS NETWORK; INTENSIVE RESEARCH; LOW LATENCY; NETWORK CAPACITY; OPTICAL CODE DIVISION MULTIPLE ACCESS; OPTICAL ENCRYPTION; OPTICAL LAYERS; OPTICAL NETWORK SECURITY; OPTICAL RINGS; OPTICAL SIGNALS; OPTICAL TECHNIQUE; PHYSICAL LAYER SECURITY; PHYSICAL LAYERS; REALTIME PROCESSING; SECURITY THREATS; SELF-HEALING; SPECIFIC AREAS;

FIBER OPTIC NETWORKS; FIBER OPTICS; JAMMING; NETWORK LAYERS; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; OPTICAL SIGNAL PROCESSING; SECURITY SYSTEMS;

NETWORK SECURITY;

EID: 80051743311     PISSN: 15566013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TIFS.2011.2141990     Document Type: Article

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