Quantum Random Number Generator with Internal Consistency Check and Public Verification
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| author | Piera, Rodrigo De Santis, Gianluca Sanchez, Agustin Kurochkin, Yury Grieve, James A. |
| author_facet | Piera, Rodrigo De Santis, Gianluca Sanchez, Agustin Kurochkin, Yury Grieve, James A. |
| contents | Quantum Random Number Generators provide true physical randomness based on quantum processes, essential for cryptographic and scientific applications. However, practical implementations face challenges in robustness and verifiability: ensuring that the entropy source remains secure and stable over time, and enabling independent confirmation of randomness quality without compromising security. We present a system based on a simple looped beam splitter architecture that uses only passive optical components. The device features an intrinsic self-testing mechanism derived from the stability of detection-probability ratios, allowing continuous validation of correct operation. In addition, the same physical process generates two independent random sequences with identical entropy: a private sequence, used for secure applications, and a public one, enabling external statistical verification with zero mutual information between them. This approach demonstrates that robust, self-testing, and publicly verifiable quantum randomness can be achieved with minimal optical complexity without jeopardizing security. |
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| spellingShingle | Quantum Random Number Generator with Internal Consistency Check and Public Verification Piera, Rodrigo De Santis, Gianluca Sanchez, Agustin Kurochkin, Yury Grieve, James A. Quantum Physics Quantum Random Number Generators provide true physical randomness based on quantum processes, essential for cryptographic and scientific applications. However, practical implementations face challenges in robustness and verifiability: ensuring that the entropy source remains secure and stable over time, and enabling independent confirmation of randomness quality without compromising security. We present a system based on a simple looped beam splitter architecture that uses only passive optical components. The device features an intrinsic self-testing mechanism derived from the stability of detection-probability ratios, allowing continuous validation of correct operation. In addition, the same physical process generates two independent random sequences with identical entropy: a private sequence, used for secure applications, and a public one, enabling external statistical verification with zero mutual information between them. This approach demonstrates that robust, self-testing, and publicly verifiable quantum randomness can be achieved with minimal optical complexity without jeopardizing security. |
| title | Quantum Random Number Generator with Internal Consistency Check and Public Verification |
| topic | Quantum Physics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.26415 |