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Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics

High speed device-independent quantum random number generation without detection loophole

Yang Liu, Xiao Yuan, Minghan Li, Weijun Zhang, Qi Zhao, Jiaqiang Zhong, Yuan Cao, Yu-Huai Li, Luo-Kan Chen, Hao Li, Tianyi Peng, Yu-Ao Chen, Cheng-Zhi Peng, Sheng‐Cai Shi, Zhen Wang, Lixing You, Xiongfeng Ma, Jingyun Fan, Qiang Zhang, Jian-Wei Pan

Published Jan 1, 2018• 27 citations
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Abstract

We report a an experimental study of device-independent quantum random number generation based on an detection-loophole free Bell test with entangled photons. After considering statistical fluctuations and applying an 80 Gb × 45.6 Mb Toeplitz matrix hashing, we achieve a final random bit rate of 114 bits/s, with a failure probability less than 10−5.

DOI
10.1364/cleo_qels.2018.ftu4a.4

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What is the most efficient way to generate random numbers deviceindependently using a photon pair source based on spontaneous parametric down conversion (SPDC)? We consider this question by comparing two implementations of a detection-loophole-free Bell test. In particular, we study in detail a scenario where a heralded single photon source (HSPS) is used to herald path-entangled states, i.e. entanglement between two spatial modes sharing a single photon and where nonlocality is revealed using photon counting preceded by small displacement operations. ar X iv :1 40 9. 80 51 v1 [ qu an tph ] 2 9 Se p 20 14 Device-independent quantum random number generator with a photon pair source 2 We start by giving a theoretical description of such a measurement. We then show how to optimize the Bell-CHSH violation through a non-perturbative calculation, taking the main experimental imperfections into account. We finally bound the amount of randomness that can be extracted and compare it to the one obtained with the conventional scenario using photon pairs entangled e.g. in polarization and analyzed through photon counting. While the former requires higher overall detection efficiencies, it is far more efficient in terms of both the entropy per experimental run and the rate of random bit generation. PACS numbers: 03.65.Ud Device-independent quantum random number generator with a photon pair source 3
We present a practical high-speed quantum random number generator, where the timing of single-photon detection relative to an external time reference is measured as the raw data. The bias of the raw data can be substantially reduced compared with the previous realizations. The raw random bit rate of our generator can reach 109 Mbps. We develop a model for the generator and evaluate the min-entropy of the raw data. Toeplitz matrix hashing is applied for randomness extraction, after which the final random bits are able to pass the standard randomness tests.
Device-independent quantum random number generators (DI-QRNGs) are crucial for many information-processing applications, requiring certified quantumness to ensure genuine randomness. However, inherent technical challenges in implementing quantumness tests often result in a low bit rate. Here, we present a high-bit-rate DI-QRNG with live quantumness certification through the Bell test. By employing spontaneous parametric down-conversion (SPDC) in a polarization Sagnac interferometer, which generates entangled degenerate pair-photons in annular ring distribution with strong temporal and spatial correlations due to energy and momentum conservation, we divide the annular ring into six diametrically opposite sections, forming three robust entangled photon sources from a single laser and nonlinear crystal. The pair-photons from these three sources exhibit bias-free quantum mechanical randomness. By utilizing the coincidence counts of pair-photons from two sources, we generate raw bits, while the third source simultaneously measures the Bell’s parameter without any loss of QRNG bits. We have generated 90 million raw bits in 46.4 seconds with the Bell parameter (S > 2), with a minimum entropy extraction ratio exceeding 97%. Post-processed using a Toeplitz matrix, the DI-QRNG achieves a bit rate of 1.8 Mbps, passing all NIST 800-22 and TestU01 tests. In the absence of Bell’s parameter for a non-maximally entangled state, g (2) (0) can be the metric for quantumness measure. Free from the requirement of any physical devices such as beam-splitters, this scalable DI-QRNG scheme promises high bit-rates and trustworthy certifications essential for practical applications.