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Quantum Randomness Certified by the Uncertainty Principle

Quantum Physics 2014-12-23 v2

Abstract

We present an efficient method to extract the amount of true randomness that can be obtained by a Quantum Random Number Generator (QRNG). By repeating the measurements of a quantum system and by swapping between two mutually unbiased bases, a lower bound of the achievable true randomness can be evaluated. The bound is obtained thanks to the uncertainty principle of complementary measurements applied to min- and max- entropies. We tested our method with two different QRNGs, using a train of qubits or ququart, demonstrating the scalability toward practical applications.

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@article{arxiv.1401.7917,
  title  = {Quantum Randomness Certified by the Uncertainty Principle},
  author = {G. Vallone and D. Marangon and M. Tomasin and P. Villoresi},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1401.7917},
  year   = {2014}
}

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10 pages

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