Optical Key Distribution System using Atmospheric Turbulence as the Randomness Generating Function: Classical Optical Protocol for Information Assurance (COPIA)

Abstract

This article describes an experimental laboratory system that generates and distributes random binary sequence bit streams between two optical terminals (labeled Alice and Bob). The random binary sequence is generated through probing the optical channel of a turbulent atmospherebetween the two terminals with coincident laser beams.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2013
Accession Number
AD1108774

Entities

People

  • C. Bas
  • D. Gervais
  • D. Townsend
  • J. Francoeur
  • J. J. Rushanan
  • M. D. Drake
  • M. Stenner
  • N. Donnangelo
  • P. Renda

Organizations

  • MITRE Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Cyber
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Sensors
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Atmospheric Motion
  • Bragg Gratings
  • Communication Channels
  • Communication Systems
  • Data Acquisition
  • Data Sets
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Fiber Bragg Gratings
  • Laser Beams
  • Lasers
  • Measurement
  • Optical Communications
  • Phase Measurement
  • Phase Modulators
  • Quantum Key Distribution
  • Refractive Index

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Ocean-Atmosphere Mesoscale Modeling, Data Assimilation, and Flux Boundary Layers
  • Quantum spin resonance or Electron Paramagnetic Resonance spectroscopy.
  • Radio communications and signal processing.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy