Edgar Rueda

Experimental multiplexing of encrypted movies using a JTC architecture

We present the first experimental technique to encrypt a movie under a joint transform correlator architecture. We also extend the method to multiplex several movies in a single package. We use a Mach-Zehnder interferometer to encrypt experimentally each movie. One arm of the interferometer is the joint transform correlator and the other arm is the reference wave. We include the complete description of the procedure along with experimental results supporting the proposal.

Noise-free recovery of optodigital encrypted and multiplexed images.

We present a method that allows storing multiple encrypted data using digital holography and a joint transform correlator architecture with a controllable angle reference wave. In this method, the information is multiplexed by using a key and a different reference wave angle for each object. In the recovering process, the use of different reference wave angles prevents noise produced by the nonrecovered objects from being superimposed on the recovered object; moreover, the position of the recovered object in the exit plane can be fully controlled. We present the theoretical analysis and the experimental results that show the potential and applicability of the method.

Lateral shift multiplexing with a modified random mask in a joint transform correlator encrypting architecture

The joint transform correlator JTC is a classical optical ar- chitecture, recently associated with interesting applications in optical se- curity. In addition, multiplexing is a tactic associated with optical encrypt- ing mechanisms that provide security for multiple users. However, experimental constraints arise when we intend to reproduce a diffuser shifting multiplexing option. This is due to the invariance to lateral shifts under a JTC setup. To overcome this problem, we propose a setup modi- fication that allows its use under a multiplexing approach. Instead of placing the encrypting mask in contact with the input JTC plane, we use the actual optical Fourier transform of a diffuser projected over the en- trance plane of the JTC. We present a theoretical explanation, along with computer simulations and experimental results, that support our proposal.

Master key generation to avoid the use of an external reference wave in an experimental JTC encrypting architecture

In experimental optodigital encrypting architectures, the use of a reference wave is essential. In this contribution, we present an experimental alternative to avoid the reference wave during the encrypting procedure in a joint transform correlator architecture by introducing the concept of a master key. Besides, the master key represents an additional security element for the entire protocol. In our method, the master key is holographically processed and used during the encryption process with the encrypting key. We give the mathematical description for the process in case of a single input object and then we extend it to multiple input objects. We present the experimental demonstration of the proposed method including two examples where this technique is successfully applied for several input objects.

High-quality optical vortex-beam generation by using a multilevel vortex-producing lens

In the present work, we propose a method to generate high-quality optical vortices with a reduced number of phase levels by using multilevel vortex-producing lenses (VPLs). The VPL is implemented in a liquid-crystal spatial light modulator with limited capacity to project phase levels. The proposed method significantly improves the quality of the optical vortex obtained by employing spiral phase plates with the same number of phase levels. Simulations and experimental results confirming the effectiveness of the method are presented.

Generation of optical vortices by using binary vortex producing lenses

Experimental high-quality optical vortices of different topological charges are generated by using a vortex producing lens with two phase levels. In our setup, the lens is displayed on a liquid-crystal spatial light modulator that only attains phase modulation of around 1.2π. This achievement opens the real possibility of creating high-quality optical vortices with devices of very low phase modulation capacity. The experimental setup is fully described, and the considerations to set the optimal parameters to obtain high-quality optical vortices are discussed and experimentally established. The phase and intensity of the optical vortices are recovered. The phase is obtained through a phase-shifting method that is directly programmed onto the modulator avoiding any class of mechanical displacement.

Nonlinear optical properties of bulk cuprous oxide using single beam Z-scan at 790 nm

The two-photon absorption (TPA) coefficient β and the nonlinear index of refraction n2 for bulk cuprous oxide (Cu2O) direct gap semiconductor single crystal have been measured by using a balance-detection Z-scan single beam technique, with an excellent signal to noise ratio. Both coefficients were measured at 790 nm using a 65 fs laser pulse at a repetition rate of 90.9 MHz, generated by a Ti:Sapphire laser oscillator. The experimental values for β were explained by using a model that includes allowed-allowed, forbidden-allowed, and forbidden-forbidden transitions. It was found that the forbidden-forbidden transition is the dominant mechanism, which is consistent with the band structure of Cu2O. The low value for β found in bulk, as compared with respect to thin film, is explained in terms of the structural change in thin films that result in opposite parities of the conduction and valence band. The n2 is also theoretically calculated by using the TPA dispersion curve and the Kramers-Kronig relations for ...

Optodigital protocol to avoid an external reference beam in a JTC encrypting processor

We use a JTC optodigital approach, but avoiding an external reference beam to record the encoded information. We only encode a master key in a Mach-Zehnder arrangement, leading to a corresponding simpler encrypting procedure.

Autocorrelation measurement of an ultra-short optical pulse using an electrically focus-tunable lens

In this communication, a novel technique to measure the temporal width of an ultra-short optical pulse using an electrically focus-tunable lens (EFTL) is proposed and implemented (no need for a mechanical translation stage). The principle is based on the time delay experienced by the pulse when it passes through the deformed membrane of the EFTL as the focal length changes by an applied current. The resolution of the system is approximately 0.23 fs, with a total time delay of 0.69 ps. A typical autocorrelation can be performed in less than 5 s with an excellent Signal to Noise Ratio. The same technique can be implemented to study ultrafast phenomena like electronic relaxation or ultrafast fluorescence in a pump-probe configuration.

Measurement of nonlinear optical Absorption and non-linear optical refraction in CdS and ZnSe using an electrically focus-tunable lens

The non-linear optical properties of CdS and ZnSe using a new setup which we have named “f-scan”. It uses an electrically-focus-tunable-lens instead of a mechanical translation stage. In this talk I will outline the theory, and experimental implementation.