Investigation of quantum random number generation based on space-time division of photons
Abstract
In this paper we investigate a quantum random number generator based on the splitting of a beam of laser emitted light. Statistics of random numbers that depend on a parameter characterizing the symmetry of the beam splitter is theoretically analyzed and simulated. Degree of deviation of the obtained distribution from the uniform random distribution is investigated on a basis of series of statistical tests.
About the Authors
A. E. Ivanova
St. Petersburg National Research University of Information Technologies, Mechanics and Optics
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
St. Petersburg
V. I. Egorov
St. Petersburg National Research University of Information Technologies, Mechanics and Optics
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
St. Petersburg
S. A. Chivilikhin
St. Petersburg National Research University of Information Technologies, Mechanics and Optics
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
St. Petersburg
A. V. Gleim
St. Petersburg National Research University of Information Technologies, Mechanics and Optics
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
St. Petersburg
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Ivanova A.E., Egorov V.I., Chivilikhin S.A., Gleim A.V. Investigation of quantum random number generation based on space-time division of photons. Nanosystems: Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics. 2013;4(4):550-554.
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