Massively parallel ultrafast random bit generation with a chip-scale laser
Abstract
The security of our digital networks is underpinned by the ability to generate streams of random numbers or bits. As networks expand in an ever-connected way, the challenge is to increase the generation rate of the random numbers to keep pace with demand. Kim et al. designed a chip-scale laser diode that generates random bits at an ultrahigh rate (see the Perspective by Fischer and Gauthier). By tailoring the geometry of the cavity, they were able to exploit the spatiotemporal interference of many lasing modes to generate picosecond-scale emission intensity fluctuations in space and time, producing ultrafast random bit streams in parallel. Such a device will find a wide range of applications requiring an ultrafast, compact, robust, and energy-efficient random bit generator.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Pub Defense Publication
- Publication Date
- Feb 26, 2021
- Source ID
- 10.1126/science.abc2666
Entities
People
- Hui Cao
- Kyungduk Kim
- Ortwin Hess
- Qi Jie Wang
- Stefan Bittner
- Stefano Guazzotti
- Yongquan Zeng
Organizations
- CentraleSupélec
- Imperial College London
- Nanyang Technological University
- National Research Foundation
- National Science Foundation
- Office of Naval Research
- Science Foundation Ireland
- Trinity College Dublin
- Yale University