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FPGA-based Toeplitz Strong Extractor for Quantum Random Number Generators

Year: 2024
Type: conference-paper
Abstract: Quantum Random Number Generators (QRNGs) serve as high entropy sources for Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) systems. The raw data from quantum sources however require post-processing to generate a nearly uniform distribution. This work presents a state-of-the-art implementation of the Toeplitz Strong Extractor on an FPGA, achieving a benchmark extraction speed of 26.57 Gbps. A detailed implementation flow of the post-processing on FPGA is presented along with the various execution speeds obtained based on different randomness extraction ratios. Raw data from an in-house phase noise-based QRNG is processed on the FPGA using the implementation and the output is validated via the NIST STS 2.1.2 statistical randomness tests suite.
Language: English
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W4404238961
FWCI: 0.587
Cites: 26
Cited by: 2
Related to: 10