Photon arrival time quantum random number generation. (English) Zbl 1169.81321
Summary: We present an efficient random number generator based on the randomness present in photon emission and detection. The interval between successive photons from a light source with Poissonian statistics is separated into individual time bins, which are then used to create several random bits per detection event. Using a single-photon counter and FPGA-based data processing allows for a cost-efficient and convenient implementation that outputs data at rates of roughly 40 Mbit s\(^{-1}\).
MSC:
| 81P68 | Quantum computation |
| 81V80 | Quantum optics |
| 65C10 | Random number generation in numerical analysis |
| 94A60 | Cryptography |
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