Photonics Research, Volume. 10, Issue 3, 646(2022)

Mutually testing source-device-independent quantum random number generator

Jialin Cheng1、†, Jiliang Qin1,2、†, Shaocong Liang1, Jiatong Li1, Zhihui Yan1,2,3、*, Xiaojun Jia1,2,4、*, and Kunchi Peng1,2
Author Affiliations
  • 1State Key Laboratory of Quantum Optics and Quantum Optics Devices, Institute of Opto-Electronics, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China
  • 2Collaborative Innovation Center of Extreme Optics, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China
  • 3e-mail: zhyan@sxu.edu.cn
  • 4e-mail: jiaxj@sxu.edu.cn
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    Paper Information

    Category: Quantum Optics

    Received: Oct. 4, 2021

    Accepted: Dec. 26, 2021

    Published Online: Feb. 9, 2022

    The Author Email: Zhihui Yan (zhyan@sxu.edu.cn), Xiaojun Jia (jiaxj@sxu.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.1364/PRJ.444853

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