A compact quantum random number generator based on the measurement of the arrival time of photons is presented in this paper. The new system consists of a silicon nanocrystals light emitting device coupled with a SPAD-based detector, integrated in a 3D chip packaging. The miniaturization of the device allows a remarkable reduction of the system size with respect the state of the art. The detector consists of an array of 16 pixels connected to a cluster of 4 reconfigurable TDCs with 12 bit resolution each for photon time stamping. Maximum system bit rate, limited by the emission efficiency of the source, is 0.4 Mbps.
A compact TDC-based quantum random number generator / Massari, N.; Gasparini, L.; Perenzoni, M.; Pucker, G.; Tomasi, A.; Bisadi, Z.; Meneghetti, A.; Pavesi, L.. - (2019), pp. 815-818. (Intervento presentato al convegno 26th IEEE International Conference on Electronics, Circuits and Systems, ICECS 2019 tenutosi a ita nel 2019) [10.1109/ICECS46596.2019.8964941].
A compact TDC-based quantum random number generator
Gasparini L.;Tomasi A.;Bisadi Z.;Meneghetti A.;Pavesi L.
2019-01-01
Abstract
A compact quantum random number generator based on the measurement of the arrival time of photons is presented in this paper. The new system consists of a silicon nanocrystals light emitting device coupled with a SPAD-based detector, integrated in a 3D chip packaging. The miniaturization of the device allows a remarkable reduction of the system size with respect the state of the art. The detector consists of an array of 16 pixels connected to a cluster of 4 reconfigurable TDCs with 12 bit resolution each for photon time stamping. Maximum system bit rate, limited by the emission efficiency of the source, is 0.4 Mbps.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione
