A new spatiotemporally chaotic cryptosystem and its security and performance analyses

A one-way-coupled chaotic map lattice is proposed for cryptography of self-synchronizing stream cipher. The system performs basic floating-point analytical computation on real numbers, incorporating auxiliarily with few simple algebraic operations on integer numbers. Parallel encryption (decryption) operations of multiple chaotic sites are conducted. It is observed that the system has high practical security, fast encryption (decryption) speed with software realization, and excellent reliability against strong channel noise, and its overall cryptographic properties are considerably better than both known chaotic cryptosystems and currently used conventional cryptosystems, including the advanced encryption standard.     

Reconfigurable dynamic all-optical chaotic logic operations in an optically injected VCSEL

In a chaotic system of vertical cavity surface emitting laser(VCSEL) with external optical-injection, we propose a novel implementation scheme for reconfigurable dynamic all-optical chaotic logic operations(AOCLOs). Under different key parameters, such as the bias current, the injection strength and the frequency detuning of the injected light field and the VCSEL, we also explore the evolutions of the polarization-bistability with the amplitude of the injected light field when the output of VCSEL is chaotic wave. According to the dynamic evolutions, we find out the optimal value of the frequency detuning that is considered as a control logic signal, and further implement different AOCLOs, such as AND, NAND, OR,NOR, XOR, and XNOR, by controlling the logic operation of the control logic signal between two logic inputs. Moreover,the ability to reconstruct these logic operations is demonstrated under relatively low noise strength of the spontaneous emission.     

线宽增强因子对光反馈半导体激光器混沌信号生成随机数性能的影响

基于光反馈半导体激光器产生的宽带混沌信号作为物理熵源生成物理随机数已得到广泛研究.线宽增强因子的存在会导致半导体激光器出现大量不稳定动态特性,因此,本文着重研究半导体激光器的线宽增强因子对生成随机数性能的影响.数值仿真结果表明:随着线宽增强因子的增加,光反馈半导体激光器输出混沌信号的延时峰值逐渐减小、最大李雅普诺夫指数逐渐增大.基于不同线宽增强因子下产生的混沌信号提取随机数,并利用NIST SP 800-22软件对生成随机数的性能进行测试.测试结果表明,选取线宽增强因子较大的半导体激光器产生混沌信号作为物理熵源易于生成性能良好的随机数.     

A new image cipher in time and frequency domains

Recently, various encryption techniques based on chaos have been proposed. However, most existing chaotic encryption schemes still suffer from fundamental problems such as small key space, weak security function and slow performance speed. This paper introduces an efficient encryption scheme for still visual data that overcome these disadvantages. The proposed scheme is based on hybrid Linear Feedback Shift Register (LFSR) and chaotic systems in hybrid domains. The core idea is to scramble the pixel positions based on 2D chaotic systems in frequency domain. Then, the diffusion is done on the scrambled image based on cryptographic primitive operations and the incorporation of LFSR and chaotic systems as round keys. The hybrid compound of LFSR, chaotic system and cryptographic primitive operations strengthen the encryption performance and enlarge the key space required to resist the brute force attacks. Results of statistical and differential analysis show that the proposed algorithm has high security for secure digital images. Furthermore, it has key sensitivity together with a large key space and is very fast compared to other competitive algorithms.     

A four-wing and double-wing 3D chaotic system based on sign function

Many four-wing chaotic systems have been developed based on cross product or quadratic operations. Differently, we construct a three-dimensional chaotic system generating four-wing or double-wing attractors by virtue of sign function. Dynamical properties such as equilibrium points, Poincaré map, Lyapunov exponent spectra, Hopf bifurcations and bifurcation diagrams of the system are theoretically and numerically analyzed. Results of mathematical analyses and simulation tests indicate that the proposed chaotic system can keep chaotic to generate four-wing or double-wing attractors within a large scope of parameters. The system also shows hyperchaotic behaviors in some parameter range. Besides, circuit implementation of the chaotic system is studied. That proves the system is physically realizable.     

Efficient Entropic Security with Joint Compression and Encryption Approach Based on Compressed Sensing with Multiple Chaotic Systems

This paper puts forward a new algorithm that utilizes compressed sensing and two chaotic systems to complete image compression and encryption concurrently. First, the hash function was utilized to obtain the initial parameters of two chaotic maps, which were the 2D-SLIM and 2D-SCLMS maps, respectively. Second, a sparse coefficient matrix was transformed from the plain image through discrete wavelet transform. In addition, one of the chaotic sequences created by 2D-SCLMS system performed pixel transformation on the sparse coefficient matrix. The other chaotic sequences created by 2D-SLIM were utilized to generate a measurement matrix and perform compressed sensing operations. Subsequently, the matrix rotation was combined with row scrambling and column scrambling, respectively. Finally, the bit-cycle operation and the matrix double XOR were implemented to acquire the ciphertext image. Simulation experiment analysis showed that the compressed encryption scheme has advantages in compression performance, key space, and sensitivity, and is resistant to statistical attacks, violent attacks, and noise attacks.     

利用混沌激光多位量化实时产生14 Gb/s的物理随机数

提出了一种基于混沌激光多位量化的高速物理随机数实时产生方法.利用外腔反馈混沌半导体激光器作为物理熵源,通过时钟速率为7 GHz的多位模数转换器对其采样量化,生成6位有效位的二进制随机比特,然后利用现场可编程软件抽取低2位有效位的随机序列并进行自延迟异或处理,获得了实时速率为14 Gb/s的物理随机数.该随机数具有良好的统计随机性,可成功通过随机数行业测试标准(NIST SP 800-22).     

A universal algorithm to generate pseudo-random numbers based on uniform mapping as homeomorphism

A specific uniform map is constructed as a homeomorphism mapping chaotic time series into [0,1] to obtain sequences of standard uniform distribution. With the uniform map, a chaotic orbit and a sequence orbit obtained are topologically equivalent to each other so the map can preserve the most dynamic properties of chaotic systems such as permutation entropy. Based on the uniform map, a universal algorithm to generate pseudo random numbers is proposed and the pseudo random series is tested to follow the standard 0-1 random distribution both theoretically and experimentally. The algorithm is not complex, which does not impose high requirement on computer hard ware and thus computation speed is fast. The method not only extends the parameter spaces but also avoids the drawback of small function space caused by constraints on chaotic maps used to generate pseudo random numbers. The algorithm can be applied to any chaotic system and can produce pseudo random sequence of high quality, thus can be a good universal pseudo random number generator.     

Quantum Computation of Fuzzy Numbers

We study the possibility of performing fuzzy set operations on a quantum computer. After giving a brief overview of the necessary quantum computational and fuzzy set theoretical concepts we demonstrate how to encode the membership function of a digitized fuzzy number in the state space of a quantum register by using a suitable superposition of tensor product states that form a computational basis. We show that a standard quantum adder is capable to perform Kaufmann's addition of fuzzy numbers in the course of only one run by acting at once on all states in the superposition, which leads to a considerable gain in the number of required operations with respect to performing such addition on a classical computer.     

面向全光物理随机数发生器的混沌实时光采样研究

基于混沌激光实现全光物理随机数发生器的物理基础是完成对混沌光信号的高速实时全光采样. 本文利用偏振无关的SOA构建出TOAD全光采样门, 以光反馈半导体激光器产生混沌激光, 对混沌激光的全光采样可行性进行了原理性实验论证, 实现了对光反馈半导体激光器产生的6.4 GHz带宽的混沌激光5 GSa/s的实时、高保真全光采样. 进一步研究显示, 光采样周期与外腔反馈时间成比例与否对混沌信号弱周期性的抑制水平影响显著. 当两者不成比例时, 可有效消除原始混沌信号的弱周期性, 有利于高质量物理随机数的产生.     

Research on Color Image Encryption Algorithm Based on Bit-Plane and Chen Chaotic System

In response to the problems of high complexity and the large amount of operations of existing color image encryption algorithms, a low-complexity, low-operation color image encryption algorithm based on a combination of bit-plane and chaotic systems is proposed that is interrelated with plaintext information. Firstly, three channels of an RGB image are extracted, and the gray value of each pixel channel can be expressed by an eight-bit binary number. The higher- and lower-four bits of the binary gray value of each pixel are exchanged, and the position of each four-bit binary number is scrambled by a logistic chaotic sequence, and all the four-bit binary numbers are converted into hexadecimal numbers to reduce the computational complexity. Next, the position of the transformed image is scrambled by a logistic chaotic sequence. Then, the Chen chaos sequence is used to permute the gray pixel values of the permuted image. Finally, the gray value of the encrypted image is converted into a decimal number to form a single-channel encrypted image, and the three-channel encrypted image is synthesized into an encrypted color image. Through MATLAB simulation experiments, a security analysis of encryption effects in terms of a histogram, correlation, a differential attack, and information entropy is performed. The results show that the algorithm has a better encryption effect and is resistant to differential attacks.     

Novel quantum secret image-sharing scheme

In this paper, we propose a novel quantum secret image-sharing scheme which constructs m quantum secret images into m+1 quantum share images. A chaotic image generated by the logistic map is utilized to assist in the construction of quantum share images first. The chaotic image and secret images are expressed as quantum image representation by using the novel enhanced quantum representation. To enhance the confidentiality, quantum secret images are scrambled into disordered images through the Arnold transform. Then the quantum share images are constructed by performing a series of quantum swap operations and quantum controlled-NOT operations. Because all quantum operations are invertible, the original quantum secret images can be reconstructed by performing a series of inverse operations. Theoretical analysis and numerical simulation proved both the security and low computational complexity of the scheme, which has outperformed its classical counterparts. It also provides quantum circuits for sharing and recovery processes.     

An Improved Calculation Formula of the Extended Entropic Chaos Degree and Its Application to Two-Dimensional Chaotic Maps

The Lyapunov exponent is primarily used to quantify the chaos of a dynamical system. However, it is difficult to compute the Lyapunov exponent of dynamical systems from a time series. The entropic chaos degree is a criterion for quantifying chaos in dynamical systems through information dynamics, which is directly computable for any time series. However, it requires higher values than the Lyapunov exponent for any chaotic map. Therefore, the improved entropic chaos degree for a one-dimensional chaotic map under typical chaotic conditions was introduced to reduce the difference between the Lyapunov exponent and the entropic chaos degree. Moreover, the improved entropic chaos degree was extended for a multidimensional chaotic map. Recently, the author has shown that the extended entropic chaos degree takes the same value as the total sum of the Lyapunov exponents under typical chaotic conditions. However, the author has assumed a value of infinity for some numbers, especially the number of mapping points. Nevertheless, in actual numerical computations, these numbers are treated as finite. This study proposes an improved calculation formula of the extended entropic chaos degree to obtain appropriate numerical computation results for two-dimensional chaotic maps.     

Effect of metal oxide arrester on the chaotic oscillations in the voltage transformer with nonlinear core loss model using chaos theory

In this paper, controlling chaos when chaotic ferroresonant oscillations occur in a voltage transformer with nonlinear core loss model is performed. The effect of a parallel metal oxide surge arrester on the ferroresonance oscillations of voltage transformers is studied. The metal oxide arrester(MOA) is found to be effective in reducing ferroresonance chaotic oscillations. Also the multiple scales method is used to analyze the chaotic behavior and different types of fixed points in ferroresonance of voltage transformers considering core loss. This phenomenon has nonlinear chaotic dynamics and includes sub-harmonic, quasi-periodic, and also chaotic oscillations. In this paper, the chaotic behavior and various ferroresonant oscillation modes of the voltage transformer is studied. This phenomenon consists of different types of bifurcations such as period doubling bifurcation(PDB), saddle node bifurcation(SNB), Hopf bifurcation(HB), and chaos. The dynamic analysis of ferroresonant circuit is based on bifurcation theory. The bifurcation and phase plane diagrams are illustrated using a continuous method and linear and nonlinear models of core loss. To analyze ferroresonance phenomenon, the Lyapunov exponents are calculated via the multiple scales method to obtain Feigenbaum numbers. The bifurcation diagrams illustrate the variation of the control parameter. Therefore, the chaos is created and increased in the system.     

Lightweight secure image encryption scheme based on chaotic differential equation

The ultimate secure choice for block cryptosystem until now is advanced encryption standard (AES). It is very difficult to implement AES for the constrained situations such as sensor networks, image encryption and RFID tags. In this article, a chaotic oscillator generated by a second order differential equation is used to produce confusion and diffusion in the plaintext message to achieve the desired secrecy. The produced chaotic sequence of random numbers from dynamical system is utilized to scramble the pixels of an image to obtain an encrypted image. Chaos based encryption technique is found secure enough to tackle chosen plaintext attacks and brute force attacks. The specific attributes of chaotic system like, sensitivity to initial conditions, randomness and uncertainty make it suitable for the design of cryptosystem. The dominance of the proposed scheme is acknowledged due to the fact of better cryptographic properties when compared with the algorithms already developed in the literature.     

Constructing a one-way hash function based on the unified chaotic system

A new one-way hash function based on the unified chaotic system is constructed. With different values of a key parameter, the unified chaotic system represents different chaotic systems, based on which the one-way hash function algorithm is constructed with three round operations and an initial vector on an input message. In each round operation, the parameters are processed by three different chaotic systems generated from the unified chaotic system. Feed-forwards are used at the end of each round operation and at the end of each element of the message processing. Meanwhile, in each round operation, parameter-exchanging operations are implemented. Then, the hash value of length 160 bits is obtained from the last six parameters. Simulation and analysis both demonstrate that the algorithm has great flexibility, satisfactory hash performance, weak collision property, and high security.     

一类多涡卷混沌吸引子及电路设计

提出了一种产生多涡卷混沌吸引子的方法并给出了相应的电路设计.该方法由若干个分段线性函数构成混沌系统的非线性函数,构造不同的分段数可以获得不同数量的涡卷混沌吸引子.数值仿真和EWB仿真结果表明了该方法的有效性. 关键词： 多涡卷混沌吸引子 分段线性函数 电路设计 电路实验结果     

Synchronization of chaos in resistive-capacitive-inductive shunted Josephson junctions

We present a scheme for chaotic synchronization in two resistive- capacitive-inductive shunted Josephson junctions （RCLSJJs） by using another chaotic RCLSJJ as a driving system. Numerical simulations show that whether the two RCLSJJs are chaotic or not before being driven, they can realize chaotic synchronization with a suitable driving intensity, under which the maximum condition Lyapunov exponent （MCLE） is negative. On the other hand, if the driving system is in different periodic states or chaotic states, the two driven RCLSJJs can be controlled into the periodic states with different period numbers or chaotic states but still maintain the synchronization.     

半导体激光器输出混沌光的延时特性和带宽

提出一个新的方案用于抑制半导体激光器输出混沌光的延时特性并研究其带宽.在该方案中,将由伪随机信号驱动的相位调制器加到具有双路光反馈的半导体激光器的两个反馈腔中,从而构成具有双路相位调制光反馈的分布反馈半导体激光器系统.数值研究了延迟时间和反馈系数等参数对该系统输出混沌光的延时特性的影响,用自相关函数曲线中的延时特征峰的最大值表示延时特性.然后将该系统对延时特性的抑制效果和具有双路光反馈的分布反馈半导体激光器系统以及具有单路相位调制光反馈的分布反馈半导体激光器系统进行比较,结果表明本文所提出方案的抑制效果最好.进而基于能有效抑制延时特性的参数条件研究了具有双路相位调制光反馈的分布反馈半导体激光器输出混沌光的带宽,结果表明,抽运因子的增大和反馈系数的增加都能使系统输出混沌光的带宽变大.     

Mechanisms for the development of unstable dimension variability and the breakdown of shadowing in coupled chaotic systems

A chaotic attractor containing unstable periodic orbits with different numbers of unstable directions is said to exhibit unstable dimension variability (UDV). We present general mechanisms for the progressive development of UDV in uni- and bidirectionally coupled systems of chaotic elements. Our results are applicable to systems of dissimilar elements without invariant manifolds. We also quantify the severity of UDV to identify coupling ranges where the shadowability and modelability of such systems are significantly compromised.