Patents Assigned to Dow Corning, Inc.
  • Random number generation using a scattering waveguide
    Patent number: 7615735
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method and apparatus for random number generation using a scattering waveguide. The apparatus includes a light source for providing coherent light and a scattering waveguide for receiving the coherent light and providing scattered light. The relative position of the light source and the scattering waveguide are variable. The apparatus also includes a detector for forming at least one random number based on the scattered light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2009
    Assignee: Dow Corning, Inc.
    Inventors: David J. DeShazer, Terry V. Clapp