Quantum random number generation on a photonic chip using single photons from hexagonal boron nitride
Simon White, Friederike Klauck, Toan Trong Tran, Nora Schmitt, Mehran Kianinia, Andrea Steinfurth, Matthias Heinrich, Milos Toth, Alexander Szameit, Igor Aharonovich, Alexander S. Solntsev · 2020
Quantum random number generation (QRNG) harnesses the intrinsic randomness of quantum mechanical phenomena. Here, we couple bright room-temperature single-photon emission from a hexagonal boron nitride atomic defect into a laser-written photonic chip and demonstrate QRNG. © 2020 The Author(s)