The 2D non-separable linear canonical transform (2D-NS-LCT) can describe a variety of paraxial optical systems. Digital algorithms to numerically evaluate the 2D-NS-LCTs are not only important in modeling the light field propagations but also of interest in various signal processing based applications, for instance optical encryption. Therefore, in this paper, for the first time, a 2D-NS-LCT based optical Double-random- Phase-Encryption (DRPE) system is proposed which offers encrypting information in multiple degrees of freedom. Compared with the traditional systems, i.e. (i) Fourier transform (FT); (ii) Fresnel transform (FST); (iii) Fractional Fourier transform (FRT); and (iv) Linear Canonical transform (LCT), based DRPE systems, the proposed system is more secure and robust as it encrypts the data with more degrees of freedom with an augmented key-space.

Date Published: 15 May 2017
PDF: 8 pages
Proc. SPIE 10233, Holography: Advances and Modern Trends V, 102331B (15 May 2017); doi: 10.1117/12.2265863

Published in SPIE Proceedings Vol. 10233:
Holography: Advances and Modern Trends V
Miroslav Hrabovský; John T. Sheridan; Antonio Fimia, Editor(s)