Random walks and random numbers from supercontinuum generation

Benjamin Wetzel*, Keith J. Blow, Sergei K. Turitsyn, Guy Millot, Laurent Larger, John M. Dudley

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Abstract

We report a numerical study showing how the random intensity and phase fluctuations across the bandwidth of a broadband optical supercontinuum can be interpreted in terms of the random processes of random walks and Lévy flights. We also describe how the intensity fluctuations can be applied to physical random number generation. We conclude that the optical supercontinuum provides a highly versatile means of studying and generating a wide class of random processes at optical wavelengths.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)11143-11152
Number of pages10
JournalOptics Express
Volume20
Issue number10
Early online date30 Apr 2012
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 7 May 2012

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