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Hierarchical Physical-Cyber Encryption via Metasurface-Encoded Holographic Keys
Zhen Liu1,2, Changhong Dai3, Wei Zhu1,2
1School of Microelectronics, Wuhan Textile University, Wuhan, People's Republic of China.
Advanced Science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)
|July 20, 2026
Summary
This study introduces a novel physical-cyber cryptographic framework using meta-holograms for enhanced information security. The hierarchical system integrates hardware unclonability with digital protocols for robust, multi-stage encryption and decryption.
Area of Science:
- Metasurface physics
- Information security
- Cryptography
Background:
- Physical-layer encryption offers an alternative to algorithmic cryptography by embedding security in physical processes.
- Existing metasurface encryption schemes are often static and vulnerable once the physical key is exposed.
Purpose of the Study:
- To propose a hierarchical physical-cyber cryptographic framework integrating meta-holograms and dynamic digital protocols.
- To enhance security by combining hardware-level unclonability with digital algorithmic security.
Main Methods:
- Utilized a polarization-multiplexed metasurface for spin-decoupling wavefront control to generate two independent holographic keys.
- Established a three-stage cyber-decryption protocol.
- Developed a robust extraction interface using amplitude thresholding and grid statistics to handle physical channel noise.
Main Results:
- Demonstrated stable decryption performance with strong noise resilience in the microwave band.
- Successfully recovered concealed information through sequential physical reconstruction and cryptographic processing.
- Validated the framework's ability to bridge physical outputs with digital logic for reliable key recovery.
Conclusions:
- The proposed hierarchical physical-cyber framework offers a versatile and intrusion-resistant solution for next-generation information protection.
- The scheme is frequency-band universal and extendable to terahertz and optical frequencies, enabling scalable multi-band secure communication systems.
