Silicon Photonics, the technology where optical devices are fabricated by the mainstream
microelectronic processing technology, was proposed almost 30 years ago. I joined this …

Quantum based technologies have been fundamental in our world. After producing the laser
and the transistor, the devices that have shaped our modern information society, the …

The advent of quantum computing threatens blockchain protocols and networks because
they utilize non-quantum resistant cryptographic algorithms. When quantum computers …

Semi-device independent (Semi-DI) quantum random number generators (QRNGs) gained
attention for security applications, offering an excellent trade-off between security and …

Random numbers are a basic ingredient of simulation algorithms and cryptography, and
play a significant part in computer simulation and information processing. One prominent …

We present the physical model for the entropy source of a quantum-random-number-
generator chip based on the quantum fluctuations of the photon number emitted by light …

Quantum entanglement represents an ideal resource to guarantee the security of random
numbers employed in many scientific and cryptographic applications. However …

Quantum random number generators (QRNGs) are currently in high demand across a large
number of cryptographic applications as secure sources of true randomness. In this work, we …

Quantum key distribution (QKD) and quantum random number generation (QRNG) will play
a key role in the future of data communication security. QKD can be used by trusted parties …

To date, various quantum random number schemes have been demonstrated. However, the
cost, size, and final random bit generation rate usually limits their wide application on-shelf …