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A Photonic System for Generating Unconditional Polarization-Entangled Photons Based on Multiple Quantum Interference
Published on: September 5, 2019
Low-bias high-speed quantum random number generator via shaped optical pulses
Michael A Wayne1, Paul G Kwiat
1Department of Physics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1110 W. Green Street, Urbana IL, 61801, USA. mwayne@illinois.edu
Abstract:
We present an optical quantum random number generator (QRNG) based on the digitized time interval between random photon arrivals. By tailoring the photon flux of the laser diode, the statistics of the waiting-time distribution are altered to approximate the ideal, uniform case. This greatly reduces the need for post-processing, and enables fast, secure quantum random number generation at rates exceeding 110 Mbit/s.
