Method and apparatus for quantum-mechanically generating a random number

A method (100) and apparatus (200) for quantum-mechanically generating a random number based on polarization states of spontaneous parametric down- converted photons. The method (100) and apparatus (200) comprises a photon source (202) to generate a beam of photons (102), a first type-l nonlinear cr...

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Main Authors: , Suryadi, Mohd Zain, Norzaliman, Wahiddin, Mohamed Ridza
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Language:English
Published: 2010
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spelling iium-122152013-05-21T08:14:21Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/12215/ Method and apparatus for quantum-mechanically generating a random number , Suryadi Mohd Zain, Norzaliman Wahiddin, Mohamed Ridza QC Physics A method (100) and apparatus (200) for quantum-mechanically generating a random number based on polarization states of spontaneous parametric down- converted photons. The method (100) and apparatus (200) comprises a photon source (202) to generate a beam of photons (102), a first type-l nonlinear crystal (206) and a type-l second nonlinear crystal (207) to down-convert the beam of photons through spontaneous parametric down conversions to generate a pair of unidirectional beam of photons with random polarization states (104), characterized in that the first type-l nonlinear crystal (206) is adjacent to the second type-l nonlinear crystal (207) and optical axis of the first type-l nonlinear crystal (206) is orthogonal to optical axis of the second type-l nonlinear crystal (208), a polarized beam splitter (210) to split the pair of unidirectional beam of photons based on polarization states of the pair of unidirectional beam of photons into a beam of horizontally polarized photons and a beam of vertically polarized photons (106), a first detector (212) and a second detector (214) to detect the presence of the beam of horizontally polarized photons and the beam of vertically polarized photons respectively (108), and an electronic logic (216) to assign a first value to every photon in the beam of horizontally polarized photons and assign a second value to every photon in the beam of vertically polarized photons to generate a random number (110). 2010-03-25 Patent NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/12215/1/WO2010033013A3.pdf , Suryadi and Mohd Zain, Norzaliman and Wahiddin, Mohamed Ridza (2010) Method and apparatus for quantum-mechanically generating a random number. WO2010033013A3. WO2010033013A3
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Wahiddin, Mohamed Ridza
Method and apparatus for quantum-mechanically generating a random number
description A method (100) and apparatus (200) for quantum-mechanically generating a random number based on polarization states of spontaneous parametric down- converted photons. The method (100) and apparatus (200) comprises a photon source (202) to generate a beam of photons (102), a first type-l nonlinear crystal (206) and a type-l second nonlinear crystal (207) to down-convert the beam of photons through spontaneous parametric down conversions to generate a pair of unidirectional beam of photons with random polarization states (104), characterized in that the first type-l nonlinear crystal (206) is adjacent to the second type-l nonlinear crystal (207) and optical axis of the first type-l nonlinear crystal (206) is orthogonal to optical axis of the second type-l nonlinear crystal (208), a polarized beam splitter (210) to split the pair of unidirectional beam of photons based on polarization states of the pair of unidirectional beam of photons into a beam of horizontally polarized photons and a beam of vertically polarized photons (106), a first detector (212) and a second detector (214) to detect the presence of the beam of horizontally polarized photons and the beam of vertically polarized photons respectively (108), and an electronic logic (216) to assign a first value to every photon in the beam of horizontally polarized photons and assign a second value to every photon in the beam of vertically polarized photons to generate a random number (110).
format Patent
author , Suryadi
Mohd Zain, Norzaliman
Wahiddin, Mohamed Ridza
author_facet , Suryadi
Mohd Zain, Norzaliman
Wahiddin, Mohamed Ridza
author_sort , Suryadi
title Method and apparatus for quantum-mechanically generating a random number
title_short Method and apparatus for quantum-mechanically generating a random number
title_full Method and apparatus for quantum-mechanically generating a random number
title_fullStr Method and apparatus for quantum-mechanically generating a random number
title_full_unstemmed Method and apparatus for quantum-mechanically generating a random number
title_sort method and apparatus for quantum-mechanically generating a random number
publishDate 2010
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/12215/
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http://irep.iium.edu.my/12215/1/WO2010033013A3.pdf
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