Quantum Random Number Generator with Internal Consistency Check and Public Verification

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2510.26415v1
• Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2025 12:06:55 GMT
• Title: Quantum Random Number Generator with Internal Consistency Check and Public Verification
• Abstract summary: Quantum Random Number Generators provide true physical randomness based on quantum processes, essential for cryptographic and scientific applications.<n>We present a system based on a simple looped beam splitter architecture that uses only passive optical components.<n>The device features an intrinsic self-testing mechanism derived from the stability of detection-probability ratios, allowing continuous validation of correct operation.
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• Abstract: Quantum Random Number Generators provide true physical randomness based on quantum processes, essential for cryptographic and scientific applications. However, practical implementations face challenges in robustness and verifiability: ensuring that the entropy source remains secure and stable over time, and enabling independent confirmation of randomness quality without compromising security. We present a system based on a simple looped beam splitter architecture that uses only passive optical components. The device features an intrinsic self-testing mechanism derived from the stability of detection-probability ratios, allowing continuous validation of correct operation. In addition, the same physical process generates two independent random sequences with identical entropy: a private sequence, used for secure applications, and a public one, enabling external statistical verification with zero mutual information between them. This approach demonstrates that robust, self-testing, and publicly verifiable quantum randomness can be achieved with minimal optical complexity without jeopardizing security.

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