A generator for unique quantum random numbers based on vacuum states

Nature Photonics

Volumn 4, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 711-715

  Gabriel, Christian ^a,b   Wittmann, Christoffer ^a,b   Sych, Denis ^a,b   Dong, Ruifang ^a,b,c   Mauerer, Wolfgang ^d   Andersen, Ulrik L ^a,b,c   Marquardt, Christoph ^a,b   Leuchs, Gerd ^a,b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR THE SCIENCE OF LIGHT   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^d SIEMENS AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTINUOUS VARIABLES; DIVERSE APPLICATIONS; HIGH-RELIABILITY; HOMODYNE MEASUREMENTS; INTRINSIC RANDOMNESS; QUANTUM RANDOM NUMBER GENERATORS; QUANTUM VACUUM; VALUABLE COMPONENT;

QUANTUM THEORY; RANDOM PROCESSES; VACUUM;

RANDOM NUMBER GENERATION;

EID: 77957598925     PISSN: 17494885     EISSN: 17494893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nphoton.2010.197     Document Type: Article

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