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View SchemaOptical Quantum Random Number Generator
| Authors | André Stefanov, Nicolas Gisin, Olivier Guinnard, Laurent Guinnard, Hugo Zbinden |
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| ArXiv ID | quant-ph/9907006 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/9907006 |
| DOI | 10.1080/09500340008233380 |
| Journal | J. Modern Optics, 47, 595-598, 2000 |
Abstract
A physical random number generator based on the intrinsic randomness of quantum mechanics is described. The random events are realized by the choice of single photons between the two outputs of a beamsplitter. We present a simple device, which minimizes the impact of the photon counters' noise, dead-time and after pulses.
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