title: Low-bias high-speed quantum random number generator via shaped optical pulses.
abstract: We present an optical quantum random number generator (QRNG) based on the digitized time interval between random photon arrivals. By tailoring the photon flux of the laser diode, the statistics of the waiting-time distribution are altered to approximate the ideal, uniform case. This greatly reduces the need for post-processing, and enables fast, secure quantum random number generation at rates exceeding 110 Mbit/s.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1110 W. Green Street, Urbana IL, 61801, USA. mwayne@illinois.edu
authors.forename: Michael A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Wayne
authors.forename: Paul G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Kwiat