Color image encryption based on orthogonal composite grating and double random phase encoding technique

A new method of color image encryption based on orthogonal composite grating and double random phase encoding technique is proposed. The red (R), green (G) and blue (B) components of a color image to be encrypted is modulated into an orthogonal composite grating. The deformed composite grating is subsequently encrypted using double random phase encoding technique. At the decoding end, the deformed composite grating is decrypted through double random phase decoding system. By filtering in frequency domain and phase demodulating, the modulated RGB components can be recovered. Computer simulation experiments have proved the validity of the new method. The proposed method is also applicable to encrypt three color images simultaneously after they have been transformed respectively into indexed formats.