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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 26, 2018
Applicant:
Ut-battelle, Llc, Oak Ridge, TN (US);
Inventors:
Raphael C. Pooser, Knoxville, TN (US);
Benjamin J. Lawrie, Oak Ridge, TN (US);
Bing Qi, Knoxville, TN (US);
Brian P. Williams, Knoxville, TN (US);
Assignee:
UT-Battelle, LLC, Oak Ridge, TN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 7/58 (2006.01); G01J 1/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 7/588 (2013.01); G01J 1/0425 (2013.01); G06F 7/58 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system and method are provided to yield a QRNG based on homodyne detection of quantum noise (e.g., vacuum noise measured as shot noise) generated from a local oscillator, such as an LED. In one embodiment, a QRNG may be provided that is adjustable based on a control input to produce a random output that can be translated to one or more random data bits.