Secure Chaotic Transmission of Electrocardiography Signals with Acousto-optic Modulation under Profiled Beam Propagation

Author(s)

Fares S. Almehmadi, University of Dayton
Monish Ranjan Chatterjee, University of DaytonFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-2015

Publication Source

Applied Optics

Abstract

Electrocardiography (ECG) signals are used for both medical purposes and identifying individuals. It is often necessary to encrypt this highly sensitive information before it is transmitted over any channel. A closed-loop acousto-optic hybrid device acting as a chaotic modulator is applied to ECG signals to achieve this encryption. Recently improved modeling of this approach using profiled optical beams has shown it to be very sensitive to key parameters that characterize the encryption and decryption process, exhibiting its potential for secure transmission of analog and digital signals. Here the encryption and decryption is demonstrated for ECG signals, both analog and digital versions, illustrating strong encryption without significant distortion. Performance analysis pertinent to both analog and digital transmission of the ECG waveform is also carried out using output signal-to-noise, signal-to-distortion, and bit-error-rate measures relative to the key parameters and presence of channel noise in the system.

Inclusive pages

195-203

ISBN/ISSN

1559-128X

Comments

Permission documentation is on file.

Copyright

Copyright © 2015, Optical Society of America

Publisher

Optical Society of America

Volume

54

Peer Reviewed

yes

Issue

2

eCommons Citation

Almehmadi, Fares S. and Chatterjee, Monish Ranjan, "Secure Chaotic Transmission of Electrocardiography Signals with Acousto-optic Modulation under Profiled Beam Propagation" (2015). Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Publications. 308.
https://ecommons.udayton.edu/ece_fac_pub/308