Color image encryption based on interference and virtual optics

• Main Authors: Quan, Chenggen, Tay, Cho Jui, Fu, Yu, Chen, Wen
• Other Authors: Temasek Laboratories
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2010
• Subjects: DRNTU::Science::Physics::Optics and light
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/92123; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/6489
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

We propose two approaches to encrypt color images based on interference and virtual optics. In the first method, a color image is first decomposed into three independent channels, i.e., red, green and blue.Each channel of the input image is encrypted into two random phase-only masks based on interference.In the second method, a color image is first converted into an image matrix and a color map, and only the image matrix is encrypted into random-phase masks based on interference. After the phase masks are retrieved, a concept based on virtual optics is further applied to enhance the security level. Numerical simulations are demonstrated to show the feasibility and effectiveness of the proposed methods.