• DocumentCode
    1770787
  • Title

    High-order single-photon W-states for random number generation

  • Author

    Grafe, M. ; Heilmann, R. ; Perez-Leija, A. ; Keil, R. ; Dreisow, F. ; Heinrich, M. ; Nolte, S. ; Christodoulides, Demetrios N. ; Szameit, A.

  • Author_Institution
    Abbe Center of Photonics, Friedrich-Schiller-Univ., Jena, Germany
  • fYear
    2014
  • fDate
    8-13 June 2014
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We experimentally realize the generation of high-order photon encoded W-states involving up to 16 optical modes. Furthermore, we exploit the inherent probabilistic properties of these multipartite entangled W-states for generating genuine random numbers.
  • Keywords
    photon counting; probability; random number generation; high-order single-photon W-states; inherent probabilistic properties; optical modes; random number generation; Integrated optics; Optical device fabrication; Optical surface waves; Optical waveguides; Photonics; Quantum entanglement; Ultrafast optics;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6989099