14 December 2020 Single-pixel postprocessing-free 5 Mbps quantum random number generator using a single-photon avalanche diode detector and a T/(T − t) pulse-shaped laser driver
Alija Dervić, Nikša Tadić, Hiwa Mahmoudi, Bernhard Goll, Michael Hofbauer, Horst Zimmermann
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Abstract

Experimental demonstration of a quantum random number generator based on one single-photon avalanche diode (SPAD) detector, a T  /    (  T  −  t  )   pulse-shaped laser, and an field-programmable gate array (FPGA) acquisition module is presented. An integrated laser driver drives an external laser diode at 670 nm wavelength, whereas the SPAD with a photon detection probability of 18.5% is integrated together with an active quenching-resetting circuit. The SPAD detector generates counts for the interarrival time (IAT) measurement system implemented in an FPGA, where the change of the IATs between consecutive pulses is used to derive a random bit stream. It is shown how the application of a pulse-shaped laser driver can increase the performance of the system as compared to the continuous-wave operation of the laser diode to achieve the maximum generation rate of 5 Mbps while using a single SPAD. The generated numbers pass all randomness tests of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Dieharder, and ENT test (pseudorandom number sequence test) suits.

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Alija Dervić, Nikša Tadić, Hiwa Mahmoudi, Bernhard Goll, Michael Hofbauer, and Horst Zimmermann "Single-pixel postprocessing-free 5 Mbps quantum random number generator using a single-photon avalanche diode detector and a T/(T − t) pulse-shaped laser driver," Optical Engineering 59(12), 127105 (14 December 2020). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.OE.59.12.127105
Received: 8 September 2020; Accepted: 20 November 2020; Published: 14 December 2020
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KEYWORDS
Sensors

Field programmable gate arrays

Continuous wave operation

Semiconductor lasers

Time correlated photon counting

Avalanche photodiodes

Optical engineering

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