Spatiotemporal communication with synchronized optical chaos

We propose a model system that allows communication of spatiotemporal infor mation using an optical chaotic carrier waveform. The system is based on br oad-area nonlinear optical ring cavities, which exhibit spatiotemporal chao s in a wide parameter range. Message recovery is possible through chaotic s ynchronization between transmitter and receiver. Numerical simulations demo nstrate the feasibility of the proposed scheme, and the benefit of the para llelism of information transfer with optical wave fronts.