# Effects of Kerr nonlinearity in physical unclonable functions

arXiv: https://arxiv.org/abs/2211.11499 · HTML: https://mlsanity.com/paper/2211.11499/

## Key facts

- Cited by 1 papers in the map (data through 14 Oct 2026).
- First posted on arXiv 21 Nov 2022.

## Built on by (most cited first, 1 of 1)

- [Polynomial Bounds for Learning Noisy Optical Physical Unclonable Functions and Connections to Learning With Errors](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2308.09199/) (2023)

## Abstract (arXiv)

We address the question of whether the presence of Kerr nonlinearity in multiple-scattering optical media offers any advantage with respect to the design of physical unclonable functions. Our results suggest that under certain conditions, nonlinear physical unclonable functions can be more robust against the potential cloning of the medium, relative to their linear counterparts that have been exploited in the context of various cryptographic applications.