title: Quantum Random Number Generation Using a Quanta Image Sensor.
abstract: A new quantum random number generation method is proposed. The method is based on the randomness of the photon emission process and the single photon counting capability of the Quanta Image Sensor (QIS). It has the potential to generate high-quality random numbers with remarkable data output rate. In this paper, the principle of photon statistics and theory of entropy are discussed. Sample data were collected with QIS jot device, and its randomness quality was analyzed. The randomness assessment method and results are discussed.
authors.affiliation: ID Quantique SA, Ch. de la Marbrerie 3, 1227 Carouge, Switzerland. emna.amri@idquantique.com.
authors.forename: Emna
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Amri
authors.affiliation: ID Quantique SA, Ch. de la Marbrerie 3, 1227 Carouge, Switzerland. yacine.felk@idquantique.com.
authors.forename: Yacine
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Felk
authors.affiliation: ID Quantique SA, Ch. de la Marbrerie 3, 1227 Carouge, Switzerland. damien.stucki@idquantique.com.
authors.forename: Damien
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Stucki
authors.affiliation: Thayer Engineering School at Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, USA. Jiaju.Ma.TH@dartmouth.edu.
authors.forename: Jiaju
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.affiliation: Thayer Engineering School at Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, USA. eric.r.fossum@dartmouth.edu.
authors.forename: Eric R
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Fossum
keywords: QIS; QRNG; entropy; jot; photon counting; quanta image sensor; random number generator; randomness