LightHash: Experimental Evaluation of a Photonic Cryptocurrency

Sunil Pai; Taewon Park; Bogdan Penkovsky; Maziyar Milanizadeh; Marshall Ball; Michael Dubrovsky; Nathnael Abebe; Francesco Morichetti; Andrea Melloni; Olav Solgaard; David A.B. Miller

LightHash: Experimental Evaluation of a Photonic Cryptocurrency

Sunil Pai, Taewon Park, Bogdan Penkovsky, Maziyar Milanizadeh, Marshall Ball, Michael Dubrovsky, Nathnael Abebe, Francesco Morichetti, Andrea Melloni, Olav Solgaard, David A.B. Miller

Computer Science

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Abstract

We propose LightHash, the first feasible photonic cryptographic hash function for blockchain technology using programmable photonic networks. We experimentally evaluate LightHash and assess whether photonic circuits can outperform digital competitors in latency and energy efficiency.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	CLEO
Subtitle of host publication	Science and Innovations, S and I 2022
Publisher	Optica Publishing Group (formerly OSA)
ISBN (Electronic)	9781557528209
State	Published - 2022
Event	CLEO: Science and Innovations, S and I 2022 - San Jose, United States Duration: May 15 2022 → May 20 2022

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Name	Optics InfoBase Conference Papers

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Conference	CLEO: Science and Innovations, S and I 2022
Country/Territory	United States
City	San Jose
Period	5/15/22 → 5/20/22

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Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Mechanics of Materials

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Pai, S, Park, T, Penkovsky, B, Milanizadeh, M, Ball, M, Dubrovsky, M, Abebe, N, Morichetti, F, Melloni, A, Solgaard, O & Miller, DAB 2022, LightHash: Experimental Evaluation of a Photonic Cryptocurrency. in CLEO: Science and Innovations, S and I 2022., SF2K.2, Optics InfoBase Conference Papers, Optica Publishing Group (formerly OSA), CLEO: Science and Innovations, S and I 2022, San Jose, United States, 5/15/22.

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