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Key technologies in chaotic optical communications

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In this paper, the key technologies and research progress of chaotic optical communication are reviewed. We first discuss the chaos generation methods based on different nonlinear components. Then we focus on the frontiers of chaotic optical communications, including how to improve the security, and the development about the transmission capacity and distance of chaotic optical communication in laboratory and field. At last, we discuss limitations and potentials of chaotic optical communications and draw a conclusion.

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    Junxiang Ke, Lilin Yi, Tongtong Hou & Weisheng Hu

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Junxiang Ke received the bachelor degree in electronic science and technology from Department of Optoelectronic Information in the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC) in 2015. He is now pursuing his Ph.D. degree in information and communication engineering in the State Key Lab of Advanced Optical Communication Systems and Networks. His main research field is chaotic optical communication.

Lilin Yi received the B.S. and M.S. degrees from Shanghai Jiao Tong University in China on 2002 and 2005, respectively. He achieved the Ph.D. degree from Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Télécommunications (ENST, currently named as Telecom ParisTech), France and Shanghai Jiao Tong University on 2008 as a joint-educated Ph.D. student. After graduation, he worked at Avanex R&D center as a product development manager for optical amplifier design and management. Since 2010, he joined Shanghai Jiao Tong University as a faculty. Currently, he is a full professor. His main research topics include optical signal processing, high-speed optical access networks and secure optical communications. Dr. Yi is the author and coauthor of more than 100 papers in peer-reviewed journals and conferences, including 3 invited papers and 20 invited talks, which have been cited by more than 1200 times (Google Scholar). Dr. Yi achieved the awards of “National excellent PhD thesis in China” and “National Science Fund for Excellent Young Scholars of China”. He is the track/symposium co-chairs of IEEE CSN&DSP2012, ICCC2014, OECC2015, PIERS2016, the local organizing committee secretary of ACP2014 and the TPC member of ACP2016, ICOCN2016, OFC2017.

Tongtong Hou is a master candidate at Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU). She received her B.S. (2014) degree from the Ocean University of China and continues her study for a master’s degree in the State Key Laboratory of Advanced Optical Communication Systems and Networks. Her research interest is optical secure communications, especially on chaotic optical communication.

Weisheng Hu received the B.S. (86), M.S. (89), and Ph.D. (94) degrees from Tsinghua, Bei**g, University of Science and Technology (BUST), and Nan**g University. He joined Wuhan University of Science and Technology as assistant professor in 1989–1994, SJTU as post-doctorate fellow in 1997–1999, and as professor in 1999. He was director of the State Key Lab of Advanced Optical Communication Systems and Networks (2003–2007), member of coordinate task force of CAINONet and 3Tnet (1999–2006), and technology forecast of Shanghai (2004–). He serves TPC for OFC, APOC, Optics East, LEOS/PS, CLEO/PS, ICICS, and editorial board for JLT, COL, and FOE. He led and participated 32 grants supported by NSFC, 863, MOE, and Shanghai. He received one National Award and three Provincial/Ministry Awards for Science and Technology Progress.

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Ke, J., Yi, L., Hou, T. et al. Key technologies in chaotic optical communications. Front. Optoelectron. 9, 508–517 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12200-016-0570-y

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