Scalable and CMOS compatible silicon photonic physical unclonable functions for supply chain assurance
Abstract We demonstrate the uniqueness, unclonability and secure authentication of N = 56 physical unclonable functions (PUFs) realized from silicon photonic moiré quasicrystal interferometers. Compared to prior photonic-PUF demonstrations typically limited in scale to only a handful of unique devic...
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| author | Farhan Bin Tarik Azadeh Famili Yingjie Lao Judson D. Ryckman |
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| description | Abstract We demonstrate the uniqueness, unclonability and secure authentication of N = 56 physical unclonable functions (PUFs) realized from silicon photonic moiré quasicrystal interferometers. Compared to prior photonic-PUF demonstrations typically limited in scale to only a handful of unique devices and on the order of 10 false authentication attempts, this work examines > 103 inter-device comparisons and false authentication attempts. Device fabrication is divided across two separate fabrication facilities, allowing for cross-fab analysis and emulation of a malicious foundry with exact knowledge of the PUF photonic circuit design and process. Our analysis also compares cross-correlation based authentication to the traditional Hamming distance method and experimentally demonstrates an authentication error rate AER = 0%, false authentication rate FAR = 0%, and an estimated probability of cloning below 10−30. This work validates the potential scalability of integrated photonic-PUFs which can attractively leverage mature wafer-scale manufacturing and automated contact-free optical probing. Such structures show promise for authenticating hardware in the untrusted supply chain or augmenting conventional electronic-PUFs to enhance system security. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3e48b4a94d4a454f8d695fa3140cc8852022-12-22T03:18:08ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222022-09-011211810.1038/s41598-022-19796-zScalable and CMOS compatible silicon photonic physical unclonable functions for supply chain assuranceFarhan Bin Tarik0Azadeh Famili1Yingjie Lao2Judson D. Ryckman3Holcombe Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Clemson UniversityHolcombe Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Clemson UniversityHolcombe Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Clemson UniversityHolcombe Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Clemson UniversityAbstract We demonstrate the uniqueness, unclonability and secure authentication of N = 56 physical unclonable functions (PUFs) realized from silicon photonic moiré quasicrystal interferometers. Compared to prior photonic-PUF demonstrations typically limited in scale to only a handful of unique devices and on the order of 10 false authentication attempts, this work examines > 103 inter-device comparisons and false authentication attempts. Device fabrication is divided across two separate fabrication facilities, allowing for cross-fab analysis and emulation of a malicious foundry with exact knowledge of the PUF photonic circuit design and process. Our analysis also compares cross-correlation based authentication to the traditional Hamming distance method and experimentally demonstrates an authentication error rate AER = 0%, false authentication rate FAR = 0%, and an estimated probability of cloning below 10−30. This work validates the potential scalability of integrated photonic-PUFs which can attractively leverage mature wafer-scale manufacturing and automated contact-free optical probing. Such structures show promise for authenticating hardware in the untrusted supply chain or augmenting conventional electronic-PUFs to enhance system security.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-19796-z |
| spellingShingle | Farhan Bin Tarik Azadeh Famili Yingjie Lao Judson D. Ryckman Scalable and CMOS compatible silicon photonic physical unclonable functions for supply chain assurance Scientific Reports |
| title | Scalable and CMOS compatible silicon photonic physical unclonable functions for supply chain assurance |
| title_full | Scalable and CMOS compatible silicon photonic physical unclonable functions for supply chain assurance |
| title_fullStr | Scalable and CMOS compatible silicon photonic physical unclonable functions for supply chain assurance |
| title_full_unstemmed | Scalable and CMOS compatible silicon photonic physical unclonable functions for supply chain assurance |
| title_short | Scalable and CMOS compatible silicon photonic physical unclonable functions for supply chain assurance |
| title_sort | scalable and cmos compatible silicon photonic physical unclonable functions for supply chain assurance |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-19796-z |
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