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A post-processing-free single-photon random number generator with ultra-low latency

Michael A. Wayne, Alan L. Migdall, Zachary H. Levine, Joshua C. Bienfang

Published Nov 29, 2018• 3 citations
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Abstract

and demonstrate the utility of the Allan variance as a tool for characterizing non-idealities in RNGs.
DOI
10.1364/oe.26.032788

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