Realization of a source-device-independent quantum random number generator secured by nonlocal dispersion cancellation

Ji-Ning Zhang; Ran Yang; Xinhui Li; Chang-Wei Sun; Yi-Chen Liu; Ying Wei; Jia-Chen Duan; Zhenda Xie; Yan-Xiao Gong; Shi-Ning Zhu

doi:10.1117/1.AP.5.3.036003

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