Key Space Enhancement of Chaos Communication Using Semiconductor Lasers with Spectrum-Programmable Optoelectronic Feedback

Abstract

We propose a scheme for key-space-enhanced chaos secure communication using semiconductor lasers with spectrum-programmable optoelectronic feedback. This feedback consists of multiple parallel optoelectronic feedback loops composed of bandpass filters and radio-frequency amplifiers. The centre frequencies of the filters and gain coefficients of the amplifiers increase the key space. We use 12 parallel filtered feedback loops to analyse the effects of parameter mismatch on the synchronization quality. The simulation result indicates that the key space reaches approximately 2100 at a data rate of 10 Gbit/s, and it can be further enhanced by increasing the number of feedback loops. These results suggest an alternative approach for security-enhanced optical chaos communication.