Photon arrival time quantum random number generation

Michael A. Wayne; Evan R. Jeffrey; Gleb M. Akselrod; Paul G. Kwiat

doi:10.1080/09500340802553244

Photon arrival time quantum random number generation

Michael A. Wayne, Evan R. Jeffrey, Gleb M. Akselrod, Paul G. Kwiat

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Abstract

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.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	516-522
Number of pages	7
Journal	Journal of Modern Optics
Volume	56
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/09500340802553244
State	Published - Feb 2009

Keywords

Photon counting
Quantum cryptography
Quantum random number generation

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Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

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