Quantum RNG Integration in an NG-PON2 Transceiver

Title

Quantum RNG Integration in an NG-PON2 Transceiver

Authors

N. Vokic, D. Milovancev, C. Pacher, M. Achleitner, H. Huebel and B. Schrenk

Abstract

We propose a minimally invasive optical overlay for time-interleaved QRNG operation in NG-PON2 transceivers. We experimentally demonstrate that random numbers can be generated at a 0.5 Gb/s rate and validate the randomness through statistical tests

Venue

OFC 2021 – The Optical Networking and Communication Conference

Place and Date

Hosted in San Francisco, United States, but virtual on 06 – 11 June 2021