Document Type

Article

Publication Date

6-29-2016

Publication Title

Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)

Department

Thayer School of Engineering

Abstract

A new quantum random number generation method is proposed. The method is based on the randomness of the photon emission process and the single photon counting capability of the Quanta Image Sensor (QIS). It has the potential to generate high-quality random numbers with remarkable data output rate. In this paper, the principle of photon statistics and theory of entropy are discussed. Sample data were collected with QIS jot device, and its randomness quality was analyzed. The randomness assessment method and results are discussed.

DOI

10.3390/s16071002

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