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Nature Research, npj Quantum Information, 1(2), 2016

DOI: 10.1038/npjqi.2016.21

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Quantum random number generation

Journal article published in 2016 by Xiongfeng Ma ORCID, Xiao Yuan ORCID, Zhu Cao, Bing Qi, Zhen Zhang
This paper is made freely available by the publisher.
This paper is made freely available by the publisher.

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Abstract

AbstractQuantum physics can be exploited to generate true random numbers, which have important roles in many applications, especially in cryptography. Genuine randomness from the measurement of a quantum system reveals the inherent nature of quantumness—coherence, an important feature that differentiates quantum mechanics from classical physics. The generation of genuine randomness is generally considered impossible with only classical means. On the basis of the degree of trustworthiness on devices, quantum random number generators (QRNGs) can be grouped into three categories. The first category, practical QRNG, is built on fully trusted and calibrated devices and typically can generate randomness at a high speed by properly modelling the devices. The second category is self-testing QRNG, in which verifiable randomness can be generated without trusting the actual implementation. The third category, semi-self-testing QRNG, is an intermediate category that provides a tradeoff between the trustworthiness on the device and the random number generation speed.