title: High speed optical quantum random number generation.
abstract: We present a fully integrated, ready-for-use quantum random number generator (QRNG) whose stochastic model is based on the randomness of detecting single photons in attenuated light. We show that often annoying deadtime effects associated with photomultiplier tubes (PMT) can be utilized to avoid postprocessing for bias or correlations. The random numbers directly delivered to a PC, generated at a rate of up to 50 Mbit/s, clearly pass all tests relevant for (physical) random number generators.
authors.affiliation: Fakultät für Physik, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, D-80799 München, Germany 2qutools GmbH, D-80539 München, Germany. martin.fuerst@qutools.com
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fürst
authors.forename: Henning
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Weier
authors.forename: Sebastian
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nauerth
authors.forename: Davide G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Marangon
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kurtsiefer
authors.forename: Harald
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Weinfurter