Chinese Journal of Quantum Electronics, Volume. 41, Issue 6, 924(2024)

A miniaturized quantum random number generator device based on CMOS

WANG Qibing1... WANG Linsong1,*, WANG Yaqi1, LI Li2, XU Huaxing3,4, and WANG Shaohua34 |Show fewer author(s)
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  • 1QUDOOR Technologies Inc., Beijing 100089, China
  • 2School of Automation, Central South University, Changsha 410000, China
  • 3National Engineering Research Center for Risk Perception and Prevention, China Academy of Electronics and;Information Technology, Beijing 100041, China
  • 4CETC Academy of Electronics and Information Technology Group Co., Ltd., Beijing 100041, China
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    To meet the miniaturization and integrated application of quantum random number generator (QRNG), a QRNG based on light emitting diode (LED) light source and complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) detection is designed. Quantum random numbers ensure the high security of random numbers based on the inherent characteristics of optical quantum, and their low cost and high speed processing methods also have high application value. However, traditional data sampling methods based on high-speed analog-to-digital converter (ADC) have the problems of high cost, complex system, and high post-processing requirements. In addition, the imperfection of ADC sampling also introduces pseudo-random characteristics, reducing the random number characteristics of the system, thus limiting its further commercial application and promotion. In the QRNG proposed in this paper, a binary method based on voltage comparison is proposed, which utilizes the randomness of the detection voltage between pixels, and uses the voltage difference between adjacent pulses in the output voltage sequence detected with CMOS pixels as a random number entropy source to obtain a quantum random number sequence. This method has the advantages of simplicity, reliability and easy realization, which is more conducive to the industrial promotion of products.

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    Qibing WANG, Linsong WANG, Yaqi WANG, Li LI, Huaxing XU, Shaohua WANG. A miniaturized quantum random number generator device based on CMOS[J]. Chinese Journal of Quantum Electronics, 2024, 41(6): 924

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    Received: Jan. 13, 2023

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Jan. 8, 2025

    The Author Email: WANG Linsong (wangls062679@163.com)

    DOI:10.3969/j.issn.1007-5461.2024.06.009

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