DocumentCode
1681749
Title
A quantum random number generator based on photon number resolving detection of successive photon pulses
Author
Ren, Min ; Wu, E. ; Liang, Yan ; Wu, Guang ; Zeng, Heping
Author_Institution
State Key Lab. of Precision Spectrosc., East China Normal Univ., Shanghai, China
fYear
2012
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
We demonstrated a quantum random number generator based on the inherent randomness of photon number distributed in individual pulses, measured by using a silicon multipixel photon counter. The random bit generation efficiency reached over 40%.
Keywords
optical pulse generation; photon counting; photons; bit generation efficiency; photon number resolving detection; quantum random number generator; silicon multipixel photon counter; successive photon pulses; Clocks; Detectors; Generators; Lasers; Photonics; Silicon; Standards;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN
978-1-4673-1839-6
Type
conf
Filename
6326729
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