Certified Quantum Random Numbers from Untrusted Light
David Drahi, Nathan Walk, Matty J. Hoban, Aleksey K. Fedorov, Roman Shakhovoy, Akky Feimov, Yury Kurochkin, W. Steven Kolthammer, Joshua Nunn, Jonathan Barrett, Ian A. Walmsley
Abstract
An experimental demonstration of a source-device-independent optical quantum random number generator---with utility in a broad range of applications---produces in real-time composably secure random numbers at a rate of 8.05 Gb/s, the fastest yet reported.
Topics & Concepts
Random number generationComputer scienceQuantumRange (aeronautics)Random accessCryptographyPhysicsQuantum cryptographyStatistical physicsQuantum networkCoin flippingRandom functionQuantum informationTheoretical computer scienceRandomnessQuantum mechanicsQuantum computerQuantum key distributionStochastic processAlgorithmQuantum error correctionRandom variableQuantum entanglementQuantum information scienceQuantum opticsCertificationNISTQuantum algorithmLimit (mathematics)Quantum Information and CryptographyQuantum Mechanics and ApplicationsChaos-based Image/Signal Encryption