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Self-correcting random number generator

Patent ·
OSTI ID:1320887

A system and method for generating random numbers. The system may include a random number generator (RNG), such as a quantum random number generator (QRNG) configured to self-correct or adapt in order to substantially achieve randomness from the output of the RNG. By adapting, the RNG may generate a random number that may be considered random regardless of whether the random number itself is tested as such. As an example, the RNG may include components to monitor one or more characteristics of the RNG during operation, and may use the monitored characteristics as a basis for adapting, or self-correcting, to provide a random number according to one or more performance criteria.

Research Organization:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC05-00OR22725
Assignee:
UT-Battelle, LLC (Oak Ridge, TN)
Patent Number(s):
9,436,436
Application Number:
14/178,863
OSTI ID:
1320887
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

References (2)

Secure self-calibrating quantum random-bit generator journal March 2007
Low-bias high-speed quantum random number generator via shaped optical pulses journal January 2010

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