Random number generation based on the time of arrival of single photons.

Appl Opt

Laboratory of Optical Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100080, China.

Published: December 2005


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We report the demonstration of a new type of true random number generator based on the random distribution of the time interval between photons from a single-photon-like source. The experimental setup is simple and robust against mechanical and temperature disturbances. With improved detector resolution and efficiency, the random number bit rate could be increased by more than an order of magnitude to satisfy practical requirements.

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