Secure Key Distribution Based on Dynamic Chaos Synchronization of Cascaded Semiconductor Laser Systems

A new secure key distribution scheme based on the dynamic chaos synchronization of two cascaded semiconductor laser systems (CSLSs) subject to common chaotic injection and random phase-modulated optical feedback is demonstrated. In this scheme, Alice and Bob adopt two independent random sequences to control the phase modulators of CSLSs, which induces a dynamic perturbation to the chaos synchronization. We thoroughly investigate the chaos synchronization performance under different phase-shift conditions with cross-correlation function, and systematically discuss the feasibility and security of the system. The results show that, with proper injection and feedback strength, the correlation coefficient gap between phase shift match and mismatch is clear and robust to the parameter mismatches in the CSLSs and those between the two CSLSs. Based on this, high-quality key distribution can be performed by picking out the identical random bits from the two independent random sequences according to the computational correlation. Moreover, the investigations on the information theoretic security and rate of the key distribution show that the security of the key distribution scheme can be further enhanced by properly increasing the number of layers in the CSLSs or employing high-order modulation format.

[1]  Lamberto Rondoni,et al.  Synchronization of time delayed semiconductor lasers and its applications in digital cryptography , 2011 .

[2]  Shen Li,et al.  High-speed secure key distribution over an optical network based on computational correlation imaging. , 2013, Optics letters.

[3]  Atsushi Uchida,et al.  Fast nondeterministic random-bit generation using on-chip chaos lasers , 2011 .

[4]  Atsushi Uchida,et al.  Synchronization by injection of common chaotic signal in semiconductor lasers with optical feedback. , 2009, Optics express.

[5]  Lei Yang,et al.  Properties of leader-laggard chaos synchronization in mutually coupled external-cavity semiconductor lasers. , 2010, Physical review. E, Statistical, nonlinear, and soft matter physics.

[6]  I. Kanter,et al.  An optical ultrafast random bit generator , 2010 .

[7]  C. R. Mirasso,et al.  ON/OFF phase shift keying for chaos-encrypted communication using external-cavity semiconductor lasers. (Invited paper) , 2002 .

[8]  Fan-Yi Lin,et al.  Chaotic communication in radio-over-fiber transmission based on optoelectronic feedback semiconductor lasers. , 2007, Optics express.

[9]  Mengfan Cheng,et al.  Enhanced secure strategy for electro-optic chaotic systems with delayed dynamics by using fractional Fourier transformation. , 2014, Optics express.

[10]  S. Deligiannidis,et al.  Implementation of 140 Gb/s true random bit generator based on a chaotic photonic integrated circuit. , 2010, Optics express.

[11]  Wolfgang Kinzel,et al.  Public-channel cryptography based on mutual chaos pass filters , 2006, Physical review. E, Statistical, nonlinear, and soft matter physics.

[12]  Malur K. Sundareshan,et al.  Secure communication in internet environments: a hierarchical key management scheme for end-to-end encryption , 1989, IEEE Trans. Commun..

[13]  Jun Muramatsu,et al.  Information-theoretic secure key distribution based on common random-signal induced synchronization in unidirectionally-coupled cascades of semiconductor lasers. , 2013, Optics express.

[14]  Atsushi Uchida,et al.  Tb/s physical random bit generation with bandwidth-enhanced chaos in three-cascaded semiconductor lasers. , 2015, Optics express.

[15]  Wei Pan,et al.  Loss of Time Delay Signature in Broadband Cascade-Coupled Semiconductor Lasers , 2012, IEEE Photonics Technology Letters.

[16]  Adonis Bogris,et al.  Chaos-on-a-chip secures data transmission in optical fiber links. , 2010, Optics express.

[17]  M. C. Soriano,et al.  Permutation-information-theory approach to unveil delay dynamics from time-series analysis. , 2010, Physical review. E, Statistical, nonlinear, and soft matter physics.

[18]  Fan-Yi Lin,et al.  Diverse waveform generation using semiconductor lasers for radar and microwave applications , 2004 .

[19]  Wei Pan,et al.  Phase-modulated dual-path feedback for time delay signature suppression from intensity and phase chaos in semiconductor laser , 2014 .

[20]  Wolfgang Kinzel,et al.  Synchronization of random bit generators based on coupled chaotic lasers and application to cryptography. , 2010, Optics express.

[21]  Wei Pan,et al.  Conceal Time Delay Signature of Chaos in Semiconductor Lasers With Dual-Path Injection , 2013, IEEE Photonics Technology Letters.

[22]  Yun-Cai Wang,et al.  Route to broadband chaos in a chaotic laser diode subject to optical injection. , 2009, Optics letters.

[23]  Duality of existence conditions for synchronization of unidirectionally coupled chaotic external cavity semiconductor lasers , 2002 .

[24]  Jun Muramatsu,et al.  Secure key distribution using correlated randomness in lasers driven by common random light. , 2012, Physical review letters.

[25]  H. Bechmann-Pasquinucci,et al.  Quantum cryptography , 2001, quant-ph/0101098.

[26]  D S Citrin,et al.  Loss of time-delay signature in the chaotic output of a semiconductor laser with optical feedback. , 2007, Optics letters.

[27]  Ingo Fischer,et al.  Synchronization properties of three delay-coupled semiconductor lasers. , 2008, Physical review. E, Statistical, nonlinear, and soft matter physics.

[28]  Sze-Chun Chan,et al.  Random bit generation using an optically injected semiconductor laser in chaos with oversampling. , 2012, Optics letters.

[29]  Jun Muramatsu,et al.  Information Theoretic Security Based on Bounded Observability , 2009, ICITS.

[30]  Jacob Scheuer,et al.  Giant fiber lasers: a new paradigm for secure key distribution. , 2006, Physical review letters.

[31]  A Argyris,et al.  Photonic integrated device for chaos applications in communications. , 2008, Physical review letters.

[32]  Ying-Cheng Lai,et al.  Dynamical origin of low frequency fluctuations in external cavity semiconductor lasers , 2000 .

[33]  A. Uchida,et al.  Fast physical random bit generation with chaotic semiconductor lasers , 2008 .

[34]  O Buskila,et al.  Secure communication in fiber optic systems via transmission of broad-band optical noise. , 2008, Optics express.

[35]  Mohsen Razavi,et al.  Multiple-Access Quantum Key Distribution Networks , 2011, IEEE Transactions on Communications.

[36]  J. Ohtsubo.  Chaos synchronization and chaotic signal masking in semiconductor lasers with optical feedback , 2002 .

[37]  Kun Qiu,et al.  Key distribution based on synchronization in bandwidth-enhanced random bit generators with dynamic post-processing. , 2015, Optics express.

[38]  Ivan Martinovic,et al.  Key Generation in Wireless Sensor Networks Based on Frequency-selective Channels - Design, Implementation, and Analysis , 2010, ArXiv.

[39]  D. Syvridis,et al.  Feedback Phase in Optically Generated Chaos: A Secret Key for Cryptographic Applications , 2008, IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics.

[40]  Lamberto Rondoni,et al.  Multi-image encryption based on synchronization of chaotic lasers and iris authentication , 2012 .

[41]  Wei Pan,et al.  Chaos Synchronization and Communication in Mutually Coupled Semiconductor Lasers Driven by a Third Laser , 2010, Journal of Lightwave Technology.

[42]  R. Lang,et al.  External optical feedback effects on semiconductor injection laser properties , 1980 .