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Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin - Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Fakultät I - Nanooptik

Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin | Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Fakultät I | Institut für Physik | Nanooptik | Publications | An ultrafast quantum random number generator with provably bounded output bias based on photon arrival time measurements

Michael Wahl, Matthias Leifgen, Michael Berlin, Tino Röhlicke, Hans-Jürgen Rahn, and Oliver Benson (2011)

An ultrafast quantum random number generator with provably bounded output bias based on photon arrival time measurements

Applied Physics Letters, 98:171105.

We report the implementation of a quantum random number generator based on photon arrival times. Due to fast and high resolution timing we are able to generate the highest bitrate of any current generator based on photon arrival times. Bias in the raw data due to the exponential distribution of the arrival times is removed by postprocessing which is directly integrated in the field programmable logic of the timing electronics.