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

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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 languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publication2022 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, CLEO 2022 - Proceedings
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9781957171050
StatePublished - 2022
Event2022 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, CLEO 2022 - San Jose, United States
Duration: May 15 2022May 20 2022

Publication series

Name2022 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, CLEO 2022 - Proceedings

Conference

Conference2022 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, CLEO 2022
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySan Jose
Period5/15/225/20/22

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Instrumentation
  • Spectroscopy
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
  • Materials Science (miscellaneous)
  • Acoustics and Ultrasonics
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

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