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Randomness expansion secured by quantum contextuality

Abstract

The output randomness from a random number generator can be certified by observing the violation of quantum contextuality inequalities based on the Kochen-Specker theorem. Contextuality can be tested in a single quantum system, which significantly simplifies the experimental requirements to observe the violation comparing to the ones based on nonlocality tests. However, it is not yet resolved how to ensure compatibilities for sequential measurements that is required in contextuality tests. Here, we employ a modified Klyachko-Can-Binicio\u{g}lu-Shumovsky contextuality inequality, which can ease the strict compatibility requirement on measurements. On a trapped single \Ba ion system, we experimentally demonstrate violation of the contextuality inequality and realize self-testing quantum random number expansion by closing detection loopholes. We perform 1.29 × 10⁸ trials of experiments and extract the randomness of 8.06 × 10⁵ bits with a speed of 270 bits s⁻¹. Our demonstration paves the way for the practical high-speed spot-checking quantum random number expansion and other secure information processing applications.

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