Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, Volume. 61, Issue 9, 0904001(2024)

Broadband and High-Flatness Balanced Homodyne Detector for Continuous-Variable Quantum Random Number Generation

Juan Deng1,2, Yangqiang Guo1,2, Hong Lin1, Jiehong Lin1, and Xiaomin Guo1、*
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  • 1Key Laboratory of Advanced Transducers and Intelligent Control System, Ministry of Education, College of Physics, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, Shanxi, China
  • 2State Key Laboratory of Cryptology, Beijing 100878, China
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    This study presents a high-gain broadband balanced homodyne detector, utilizing cascade amplification to generate continuous-variable quantum random numbers. The innovative approach of distributed parameter circuit analysis and optimization simulation is introduced into the circuit design of the broadband balanced homodyne detector. The objective is to enhance the transmission attributes of the ultra-high-frequency circuit. This is realized by optimally combining different elements and selecting key electronic components, guided by system stability indicators. Hence, a balanced homodyne detector was developed with a bandwidth surpassing 1.65 GHz and gain flatness of ±2 dB within the 0.2?930 MHz range. This study proposes a novel design perspective for broadband balanced homodyne detectors. The enhanced features of the detectors facilitate a more efficient derivation of continuous-variable quantum state random entropy sources, thereby propelling the rate enhancement and practical advancement of continuous-variable quantum random number generators.

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    Juan Deng, Yangqiang Guo, Hong Lin, Jiehong Lin, Xiaomin Guo. Broadband and High-Flatness Balanced Homodyne Detector for Continuous-Variable Quantum Random Number Generation[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2024, 61(9): 0904001

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    Paper Information

    Category: Detectors

    Received: May. 6, 2023

    Accepted: Jun. 20, 2023

    Published Online: May. 10, 2024

    The Author Email: Guo Xiaomin (guoxiaomin@tyut.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/LOP231233

    CSTR:32186.14.LOP231233

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