Random walks and random numbers from supercontinuum generation

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

doi:10.1364/OE.20.011143

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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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 language	English
Pages (from-to)	11143-11152
Number of pages	10
Journal	Optics Express
Volume	20
Issue number	10
Early online date	30 Apr 2012
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.20.011143
Publication status	Published - 7 May 2012

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