Spatio-temporal optical random number generator

We present a first random number generator (RNG) which simultaneously uses independent spatial and temporal quantum randomness contained in an optical system. Availability of the two independent sources of entropy makes the RNG resilient to hardware failure and signal injection attacks. We show that...

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Published in:Optics express 2015-05, Vol.23 (9), p.11619-11631
Main Authors: Stipčević, M, Bowers, J E
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:We present a first random number generator (RNG) which simultaneously uses independent spatial and temporal quantum randomness contained in an optical system. Availability of the two independent sources of entropy makes the RNG resilient to hardware failure and signal injection attacks. We show that the deviation from randomness of the generated numbers can be estimated quickly from simple measurements thus eliminating the need for usual time-consuming statistical testing of the output data. As a confirmation it is demonstrated that generated numbers pass NIST Statistical test suite.
ISSN:1094-4087
1094-4087
DOI:10.1364/OE.23.011619