Title :
Bistable vertical cavity laser as a truly random number generator
Author :
Chizhevsky, V.N. ; Horoshko, D.B. ; Pustakhod, D.I. ; Kilin, S.Ya.
Author_Institution :
NASB, Minsk
Abstract :
In this report we present a comprehensive statistical analysis of experimentally measured time intervals between spontaneous polarization switchings in a bistable VCSEL from standpoint of a possibility to generate random numbers. We propose an effective and robust algorithm of conversion of residence times into truly random binary numbers. This algorithm allows one to avoid the problem of biasing in the output bit stream as well as to obtain low correlation between bits.
Keywords :
laser cavity resonators; optical bistability; random number generation; statistical analysis; surface emitting lasers; VCSEL; bistable vertical cavity laser; bit stream; random binary numbers; random number generator; spontaneous polarization switching; statistical analysis; Laser theory; Polarization; Probability distribution; Random number generation; Robustness; Sampling methods; Surface emitting lasers; Testing; Time measurement; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007 and the International Quantum Electronics Conference. CLEOE-IQEC 2007. European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0931-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0931-0
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE-IQEC.2007.4385929
