A scheme for a random number generator based on the intrinsic randomness of quantum mechanics is proposed. A Fresnel multiple prism which can act as a perfect beam splitter is used to realize the random events by choosing single photons from a polarized laser beam. A procedure to get rid of the bias of the raw sequences is discussed in detail together with the random number generation efficiency per light pulse.
REFERENCES
1.
J.
Ackermann
, U.
Tangen
, B.
Bödekker
, J.
Breyer
, E.
Stoll
, and J. S.
McCaskill
, Comput. Phys. Commun.
140
, 293
(2001
);S. J.
Tu
and E.
Fischbach
, Phys. Rev. E
67
, 016113
(2003
).2.
N.
Gisin
, G.
Ribordy
, W.
Tittel
, and H.
Zbinden
, Rev. Mod. Phys.
74
, 145
(2002
).3.
4.
S. K.
Park
and K. W.
Miller
, Commun. ACM
31
, 1192
(1988
).5.
6.
J. T.
Gleeson
, Appl. Phys. Lett.
81
, 1949
(2002
).7.
H. Q.
Ma
, S. M.
Wang
, D.
Zhang
, J. T.
Chang
, L. L.
Ji
, Y. X.
Hou
, and L. A.
Wu
, Chin. Phys. Lett.
21
, 1961
(2004
);P.
Xue
, C. F.
Li
, and G. C.
Guo
, Phys. Rev. A
65
, 022317
(2002
);T.
Jennewein
, U.
Achleitner
, G.
Weihs
, H.
Weinfurter
, and A.
Zeilinger
, Rev. Sci. Instrum.
71
, 1675
(2000
);A.
Stefanov
, N.
Gisin
, O.
Guinnard
, L.
Guinnard
, and H.
Zbinden
, J. Mod. Opt.
47
, 595
(2000
);J. G.
Rarity
, P. C. M.
Owens
, and P. R.
Tapster
, J. Mod. Opt.
41
, 2435
(1994
);8.
9.
E. U.
Condon
, Rev. Mod. Phys.
9
, 432
(1937
);11.
A.
Migdall
, S.
Castelltto
, I. P.
Degiovanni
, and M. L.
Rastello
, Appl. Opt.
41
, 2914
(2002
).12.
13.
V.
Vedral
, Rev. Mod. Phys.
74
, 197
(2002
).14.
15.
H.
Zbinden
, H.
Bechmann-Pasquinucci
, N.
Gisin
, and G.
Ribordy
, Appl. Phys. B: Lasers Opt.
67
, 743
(1998
).© 2006 American Institute of Physics.
2006
American Institute of Physics
You do not currently have access to this content.
