Superconductive random number generator using thermal noises in SFQ circuits

IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 630-633

  Yamanashi, Yuki ^a   Yoshikawa, Nobuyuki ^a  

^a YOKOHAMA NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Josephson junction; Random number; Single flux quantum circuit; Thermal noise

Indexed keywords

CLOCK FREQUENCY; CRYPTOGRAPHIC APPLICATIONS; GENERATION FREQUENCY; HIGH-SENSITIVITY; HIGH-SPEED; INFORMATION PROCESSING; JOSEPHSON JUNCTION; LOW FREQUENCY; PARALLELIZING; PHYSICAL RANDOM NUMBERS; RANDOM NUMBER; RANDOM NUMBER GENERATORS; RANDOM NUMBERS; SFQ CIRCUIT; SINGLE FLUX QUANTUM CIRCUIT;

AMPLIFICATION; COMPARATORS (OPTICAL); DATA PROCESSING; JOSEPHSON JUNCTION DEVICES; LOGIC CIRCUITS; NIOBIUM; NUMBER THEORY; PASSIVE NETWORKS; QUANTUM OPTICS; SQUIDS; THERMAL NOISE;

RANDOM NUMBER GENERATION;

EID: 68649118786     PISSN: 10518223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TASC.2009.2019294     Document Type: Conference Paper

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