Project objectives

The project “Security Risks of Photonic Communication Networks” or just “FiberRisks” deals with a complex analysis of security risks of optical fiber networks. Fiber optics is the most widely used medium for high-speed transmission of data. Although considered safe and immune to eavesdropping or electromagnetic interference, in a proper configuration the optical fiber can be used as a very sensitive sensor of electromagnetic field, acoustic vibrations, temperature and other quantities. In addition to distributed sensing, the project also addresses the risks of interception of data signals in optical networks, as well as security risks in using ultra sensitive fiber optic microphones. The results are intended for a guarantor, but will be presented in the form of publications and they will also be disseminated to the professional public via organizing workshops.

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01/01/2021—31/12/2025

Ministry of Interior of the Czech Republic

Security Research – Impakt1

38,572 thou. CZK

Assoc. prof. Petr Münster, Ph.D. (Brno Uni of Technology)

Ondřej Číp, Ph.D. (ISI of the CAS)

Tomáš Horváth, Ph.D. (Brno Uni of Technology)

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Brno University of Technology / Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Communication / Department of Telecommunications

Technická 3082/12
616 00 Brno
Czech Republic

Institute of Scientific Instruments of the Czech Academy of Sciences

Královopolská 147
612 64 Brno
Czech Republic