Encriptación óptica empleando llaves Weierstrass-Mandelbrot

Abstract

This paper presents the generation of encryption keys using the local oscillating properties of the partial sums of Weierstrass-Mandelbrot fractal function. In this way, the security key can be replicated if the parameters used to obtain it are known. Therefore, these parameters can be sent instead of sending the key. This procedure reduces the amount of information to be sent and prevents possible interception of the key. Moreover, the key can not be affected by data loss or pollution. The effectiveness of the Weierstrass-Mandelbrot keys were demonstrated by computer simulation in a 4f optical encryption system and the double random phase encoding technique. These keys allow us to encrypt and to retrieve the information, which is the evidence of their effectiveness for data security. Furthermore, it is shown that if the encrypted data is obtained under an attack, it is not possible to access the information without the security key.

Keywords

• Optical cryptography
• Fractal key
• Double-masked