Year: 2007
Type: article
Abstract: We report upon the realization of a novel fast nondeterministic random number generator whose randomness relies on the intrinsic randomness of the quantum physical processes of photonic emission in semiconductors and subsequent detection by the photoelectric effect. Timing information of detected photons is used to generate binary random digits-bits. The bit extraction method based on the restartable clock method theoretically eliminates both bias and autocorrelation while reaching efficiency of almost 0.5 bits per random event. A prototype has been built and statistically tested.
Source: Review of Scientific Instruments
DOI: 10.1063/1.2720728
Authors: M. Stipčević, B. Medved Rogina
Institution: Ruđer Bošković Institute
Language: English
Subfield: Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Field: Physics and Astronomy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
Funder: Sveučilište u Zagrebu
OpenAlex ID: W2951159855