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ACTA PHOTONICA SINICA

Optical Quantum Random Number Generator Based on Parity of the Number of Photons Detected in Equal Time Intervals

鄢秋荣 YAN Qiu-rong, 赵宝升 ZHAO Bao-sheng, 张华 ZHANG Hua, Liao Qing-Hong, 陈荣伶 CHEN Rong-ling

Published Jan 1, 2015• 0 citations
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10.3788/gzxb20154406.0627003

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