Zhang Jinfang, Li Yi, Zhao Mengyu, Han Dongmei, Liu Jun, Wang Meihong, Gong Qihuang, Xiang Yu, He Qiongyi, Su Xiaolong
State Key Laboratory of Quantum Optics and Quantum Optics Devices, Institute of Opto-Electronics, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, 030006, China.
State Key Laboratory for Mesoscopic Physics, School of Physics, Frontiers Science Center for Nano-optoelectronics, & Collaborative Innovation Center of Quantum Matter, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China.
Light Sci Appl. 2025 Jan 3;14(1):25. doi: 10.1038/s41377-024-01641-9.
Randomness is an essential resource and plays important roles in various applications ranging from cryptography to simulation of complex systems. Certified randomness from quantum process is ensured to have the element of privacy but usually relies on the device's behavior. To certify randomness without the characterization for device, it is crucial to realize the one-sided device-independent random number generation based on quantum steering, which guarantees security of randomness and relaxes the demands of one party's device. Here, we distribute quantum steering between two distant users through a 2 km fiber channel and generate quantum random numbers at the remote station with untrustworthy device. We certify the steering-based randomness by reconstructing covariance matrix of the Gaussian entangled state shared between distant parties. Then, the quantum random numbers with a generation rate of 7.06 Mbits/s are extracted from the measured amplitude quadrature fluctuation of the state owned by the remote party. Our results demonstrate the first realization of steering-based random numbers extraction in a practical fiber channel, which paves the way to the quantum random numbers generation in asymmetric networks.
随机性是一种重要资源,在从密码学到复杂系统模拟等各种应用中发挥着重要作用。量子过程产生的可认证随机性确保了隐私性,但通常依赖于设备的行为。为了在不表征设备的情况下认证随机性,基于量子导引实现单边设备无关随机数生成至关重要,这保证了随机性的安全性并放宽了对一方设备的要求。在此,我们通过2公里的光纤信道在两个远距离用户之间分配量子导引,并在远程站使用不可信设备生成量子随机数。我们通过重构远距离各方共享的高斯纠缠态的协方差矩阵来认证基于导引的随机性。然后,从远程方拥有的状态的测量幅度正交涨落中提取出生成速率为7.06 Mbits/s的量子随机数。我们的结果展示了在实际光纤信道中首次实现基于导引的随机数提取,这为非对称网络中的量子随机数生成铺平了道路。