Polarization Switching in VCSELs Subject to Current Modulation for Quantum Random Number Generation

We report an experimental study of the excitation of the linearly polarized modes of a gain-switched VCSEL in order to obtain random bits. The generated bit strings pass all tests in the standard test suite for random number generators provided by NIST.

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Published in2022 28th International Semiconductor Laser Conference (ISLC) pp. 1 - 2
Main Authors Valle-Minon, Marcos, Quirce, Ana, Valle, Angel, Gutierrez, Jaime
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published IEICE 16.10.2022
Subjects
Generators
Laser modes
Modulation
NIST
Semiconductor lasers
Switches
Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers
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Summary:We report an experimental study of the excitation of the linearly polarized modes of a gain-switched VCSEL in order to obtain random bits. The generated bit strings pass all tests in the standard test suite for random number generators provided by NIST.
DOI:10.23919/ISLC52947.2022.9943461