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Semi-Device-Independent Randomness Expansion Using n→1 Parity-Oblivious Quantum Random Access Codes
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Xunan Wang
Xunan Wang 1,
Xu Chen
Xu Chen 2,
Mengke Xu
Mengke Xu 1,
Wanglei Mi
Wanglei Mi 1 and
Xiao Chen
Xiao Chen 1,*
1
College of Information Engineering, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou 310018, China
2
College of Computer Science and Technology, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing 211106, China
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Entropy 2025, 27(7), 696; https://doi.org/10.3390/e27070696 (registering DOI)
Submission received: 23 May 2025
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Revised: 26 June 2025
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Accepted: 26 June 2025
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Published: 28 June 2025
Abstract
Quantum mechanics enables the generation of genuine randomness through its intrinsic indeterminacy. In device-independent (DI) and semi-device-independent (SDI) frameworks, randomness generation protocols can further ensure that the output remains secure and unaffected by internal device imperfections, with certification grounded in violations of generalized Bell inequalities. In this work, we propose an SDI randomness expansion protocol using parity-oblivious quantum random access code (PO-QRAC), where the presence of true quantum randomness is certified through the violation of a two-dimensional quantum witness. For various values of n, we derive the corresponding maximal expected success probabilities. Notably, for , the expected success probability obtained under our protocol exceeds the upper bound reported in prior work. Furthermore, we establish an analytic relationship between the certifiable min-entropy and the quantum witness value, and demonstrate that, for a fixed witness value, PO-QRAC–based protocols certify more randomness than those based on standard QRACs. Among all configurations satisfying the parity-obliviousness constraint, the protocol based on the PO-QRAC achieves optimal randomness expansion performance.
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Wang, X.; Chen, X.; Xu, M.; Mi, W.; Chen, X.
Semi-Device-Independent Randomness Expansion Using n→1 Parity-Oblivious Quantum Random Access Codes. Entropy 2025, 27, 696.
https://doi.org/10.3390/e27070696
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Wang X, Chen X, Xu M, Mi W, Chen X.
Semi-Device-Independent Randomness Expansion Using n→1 Parity-Oblivious Quantum Random Access Codes. Entropy. 2025; 27(7):696.
https://doi.org/10.3390/e27070696
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Wang, Xunan, Xu Chen, Mengke Xu, Wanglei Mi, and Xiao Chen.
2025. "Semi-Device-Independent Randomness Expansion Using n→1 Parity-Oblivious Quantum Random Access Codes" Entropy 27, no. 7: 696.
https://doi.org/10.3390/e27070696
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Wang, X., Chen, X., Xu, M., Mi, W., & Chen, X.
(2025). Semi-Device-Independent Randomness Expansion Using n→1 Parity-Oblivious Quantum Random Access Codes. Entropy, 27(7), 696.
https://doi.org/10.3390/e27070696
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