Fast random bit generation using a chaotic laser: Approaching the information theoretic limit

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 49, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 910-918

  Oliver, Neus ^a   Soriano, Miguel Cornelles ^a   Sukow, David W ^b   Fischer, Ingo ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE FÍSICA INTERDISCIPLINAR Y SISTEMAS COMPLEJOS IFISC CSIC UIB   (Spain)

^b WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chaos; Information technology; Random number generation; Semiconductor lasers

Indexed keywords

DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTS; DYNAMICAL PROPERTIES; INFORMATION-THEORETIC LIMITS; OPTIMAL CONDITIONS; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; RANDOM BIT GENERATIONS; RANDOM BIT GENERATORS; ROBUST PROCEDURES;

CHAOS THEORY; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; NUMBER THEORY; RANDOM NUMBER GENERATION; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

INFORMATION THEORY;

EID: 84884852258     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JQE.2013.2280917     Document Type: Article

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