Optical Authentication Leveraging Chaotic-Cavity VCSEL Far-Field Patterns with Deep Learning

Hang Lu; Zhican Zhou; Juan M. Marin; Chun Hong Kang; Omar Alkhazragi; Heming Lin; Islam Ashry; Tien Khee Ng; Yating Wan; Boon S. Ooi

doi:10.1109/IPC65510.2025.11282390

Optical Authentication Leveraging Chaotic-Cavity VCSEL Far-Field Patterns with Deep Learning

Hang Lu
, Zhican Zhou
, Juan M. Marin
, Chun Hong Kang
, Omar Alkhazragi
, Heming Lin
, Islam Ashry
, Tien Khee Ng
, Yating Wan
, Boon S. Ooi^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

We present an optical authentication system that leverages far-field patterns of chaotic-cavity VCSELs and real-time CNN-based recognition, achieving 100 % identification accuracy with high robustness to misalignment. This scalable and cost-effective approach promises secure and practical anticounterfeit and authentication solutions for next-generation consumer electronics.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2025 IEEE Photonics Conference, IPC 2025 - Proceedings
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)	9798331525590
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/IPC65510.2025.11282390
State	Published - 2025
Externally published	Yes
Event	2025 IEEE Photonics Conference, IPC 2025 - Singapore, Singapore Duration: 9 Nov 2025 → 13 Nov 2025

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Name	2025 IEEE Photonics Conference, IPC 2025 - Proceedings

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Conference	2025 IEEE Photonics Conference, IPC 2025
Country/Territory	Singapore
City	Singapore
Period	9/11/25 → 13/11/25

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Keywords

VCSEL
chaotic cavity
optical authentication

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Computer Networks and Communications
Hardware and Architecture
Signal Processing
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

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Lu, H., Zhou, Z., Marin, J. M., Kang, C. H., Alkhazragi, O., Lin, H., Ashry, I., Ng, T. K., Wan, Y., & Ooi, B. S. (2025). Optical Authentication Leveraging Chaotic-Cavity VCSEL Far-Field Patterns with Deep Learning. In 2025 IEEE Photonics Conference, IPC 2025 - Proceedings (2025 IEEE Photonics Conference, IPC 2025 - Proceedings). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/IPC65510.2025.11282390

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Lu, H, Zhou, Z, Marin, JM, Kang, CH, Alkhazragi, O, Lin, H, Ashry, I, Ng, TK, Wan, Y & Ooi, BS 2025, Optical Authentication Leveraging Chaotic-Cavity VCSEL Far-Field Patterns with Deep Learning. in 2025 IEEE Photonics Conference, IPC 2025 - Proceedings. 2025 IEEE Photonics Conference, IPC 2025 - Proceedings, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2025 IEEE Photonics Conference, IPC 2025, Singapore, Singapore, 9/11/25. https://doi.org/10.1109/IPC65510.2025.11282390

Optical Authentication Leveraging Chaotic-Cavity VCSEL Far-Field Patterns with Deep Learning. / Lu, Hang; Zhou, Zhican; Marin, Juan M. et al.
2025 IEEE Photonics Conference, IPC 2025 - Proceedings. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2025. (2025 IEEE Photonics Conference, IPC 2025 - Proceedings).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

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Optical Authentication Leveraging Chaotic-Cavity VCSEL Far-Field Patterns with Deep Learning

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