Wavelength-division multiplexing Fresnel transform encoding of time-varying signals

Abstract

We study the wavelength-division multiplexing implementation of the recently proposed temporal Fresnel transform encoding technique, in order to evaluate its potential application for secure data transmission in short-haul fiber optic links. The different signal broadenings produced by each stage of the encoding process are analyzed in a dual time-frequency domain by using the Wigner distribution function. Furthermore, the robustness of the proposed method is illustrated by comparing the signal-to-noise ratio between the input and the decrypted signals obtained by varying typical parameters of the encryption-decryption setup. Numerical simulations revealed good system performance. Finally, we consider experimental feasibility with current photonic technology.