In:
Optics Letters, Optica Publishing Group, Vol. 46, No. 13 ( 2021-07-01), p. 3175-
Abstract:
To date, various quantum random number schemes have been demonstrated. However, the cost, size, and final random bit generation rate usually limits their wide application on-shelf. To overcome these limitations, we propose and demonstrate a compact, simple, and low-cost quantum random number generation based on a linear optocoupler. Its integrated structure consists mainly of a light emitting diode and a photodetector. Random bits are generated by directly measuring the intensity noise of the output light, which originates from the random recombination between holes of the p region and electrons of the n region in a light emitting diode. Moreover, our system is robust against fluctuation of the operating environment, and can be extended to a parallel structure, which will be of great significance for the practical and commercial application of quantum random number generation. After post-processing by the SHA-256 algorithm, a random number generation rate of 43 Mbps is obtained. Finally, the final random bit sequences have low autocorrelation coefficients with a standard deviation of 3.16 × 10 − 4 and pass the NIST-Statistical Test Suite test.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0146-9592
,
1539-4794
Language:
English
Publisher:
Optica Publishing Group
Publication Date:
2021
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243290-0
detail.hit.zdb_id:
1479014-2
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