Schematic of the proposed all-optical RBG. (IMAGE)

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Schematic of the proposed all-optical RBG.

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Schematic of the proposed all-optical RBG: (a) optical chaos, (b) optical sampler, and (c) optical quantizer. DFB, distributed feedback semiconductor laser; PC, polarization controller; VA, variable optical attenuator; FM, fiber mirror; ISO, optical isolator; 3 dB, 3 dB fiber coupler; BPD, balanced photodiode; MLL, mode-locked laser; EOM, electro-optic modulator; EDFA, Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; HNLF, highly nonlinear fiber; BPF, optical bandpass filter.

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Guo, Cai, et al, doi 10.1117/1.AP.4.3.035001.

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