A post-processing free Si nanocrystals based quantum random number generator

The generation of random numbers is, nowadays, of increasing importance. From economics to security and science, a number of applications require a large amount of random numbers generated with negligible correlation. Several (pseudo-)Random Number Generators (RNGs) are based on deterministic approaches that, in case of successful cryptographic attack, are subject to critical failure. A more secure source of randomness exploits quantum effects where the intrinsic uncertainty of the measured process renders the source truly random.