najoNanosystems: Physics, Chemistry, MathematicsНаносистемы: физика, химия, математика2220-80542305-7971Университет ИТМО10.17586/2220-8054-2021-12-2-156-160najo-353Research ArticlePHYSICSФИЗИКАQuantum random number generator using vacuum fluctuationsКвантовый генератор случайных чисел на основе вакуумных флуктуацийПервушинБорис Е.PervushinB. E.

Kronverkskiy, 49, St. Petersburg, 197101

Kronverkskiy, 49, St. Petersburg, 197101

borispervushin@itmo.ruФадеевМаксим А.FadeevM. A.

Kronverkskiy, 49, St. Petersburg, 197101,

6 liniya, Vasilievsky island d.59, korp. 1, lit. B, St. Petersburg, 199178

Kronverkskiy, 49, St. Petersburg, 197101,

6 liniya, Vasilievsky island d.59, korp. 1, lit. B, St. Petersburg, 199178

wertsam@itmo.ruЗиновьевАлександр В.ZinovevA. V.

Kronverkskiy, 49, St. Petersburg, 197101

Kronverkskiy, 49, St. Petersburg, 197101

 

avzinovev15@yandex.ruГончаровРоман К.GoncharovR. K.

Kronverkskiy, 49, St. Petersburg, 197101

Kronverkskiy, 49, St. Petersburg, 197101

rkgoncharov@itmo.ruСантьевАлексей А.SantevA. A.

Kronverkskiy, 49, St. Petersburg, 197101

Kronverkskiy, 49, St. Petersburg, 197101

aasantev@itmo.ruИвановаАлена Е.IvanovaA. E.

Kronverkskiy, 49, St. Petersburg, 197101,

6 liniya, Vasilievsky island d.59, korp. 1, lit. B, St. Petersburg, 199178

Kronverkskiy, 49, St. Petersburg, 197101,

6 liniya, Vasilievsky island d.59, korp. 1, lit. B, St. Petersburg, 199178

aeivanova@itmo.ruСамсоновЭдуард О.SamsonovE. O.

Kronverkskiy, 49, St. Petersburg, 197101,

6 liniya, Vasilievsky island d.59, korp. 1, lit. B, St. Petersburg, 199178

Kronverkskiy, 49, St. Petersburg, 197101,

6 liniya, Vasilievsky island d.59, korp. 1, lit. B, St. Petersburg, 199178

eosamsonov@itmo.ruITMO University, KronverkskiyITMO University, KronverkskiyITMO University, Kronverkskiy; Quanttelecom LLCITMO University, Kronverkskiy; Quanttelecom LLCITMO University, Kronverkskiy; Quanttelecom LLCITMO University, Kronverkskiy; Quanttelecom LLC202128072025122156160Copyright © Pervushin B.E., Fadeev M.A., Zinovev A.V., Goncharov R.K., Santev A.A., Ivanova A.E., Samsonov E.O., 20252025Первушин Б.Е., Фадеев М.А., Зиновьев А.В., Гончаров Р.К., Сантьев А.А., Иванова А.Е., Самсонов Э.О.Pervushin B.E., Fadeev M.A., Zinovev A.V., Goncharov R.K., Santev A.A., Ivanova A.E., Samsonov E.O.Данная работа распространяется под лицензией Creative Commons Attribution 4.0.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.https://nanojournal.ifmo.ru/jour/article/view/353

Experimental implementation of a quantum random number generator based on vacuum fluctuation is presented in this paper. A Y-splitter is used in optical setup of the quantum random number generator. The generation of random numbers in real time with a speed of 300 Mb/s is demonstrated. The conditional minimum entropy is used to estimate the randomness. A cryptographic hashing function is used for post-processing. The resulting sequence has passed DieHard and NIST statistical tests successfully.

В работе представлена экспериментальная реализация квантового генератора случайных чисел на основе вакуумных флуктуаций. В оптической схеме используется Y-делитель. Продемонстрирована генерация случайных чисел в реальном времени со скоростью 300 Мбит/с. Условная min-энтропия используется для оценки случайности. Криптографическая хеш-функция используется для постобработки. Полученная последовательность успешно прошла статистические тесты DieHard и NIST. 

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