Performance of random number generators using noise-based superluminescent diode and chaos-based semiconductor lasers

IEEE Journal on Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2013, Pages

  Yamazaki, Taiki ^a   Uchida, Atsushi ^a  

^a SAITAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chaos; information technology; noise; random number generation; semiconductor laser; superluminescent diode (SLD)

Indexed keywords

AMPLIFIED SPONTANEOUS EMISSION NOISE; CHAOTIC LASERS; GENERATION RATE; INTENSITY FLUCTUATIONS; NOISE; OVERALL CHARACTERISTICS; RANDOM NUMBER GENERATORS; SUPERLUMINESCENT DIODE;

BANDWIDTH; CHAOS THEORY; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

RANDOM NUMBER GENERATION;

EID: 84877846840     PISSN: 1077260X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSTQE.2013.2246777     Document Type: Article

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