Research on New Approaches to Optical Systems for Inertial Rotation Sensing

Abstract

This report describes further progress in the development of fiber optic Sagnac loops for inertial rotation sensing (i.e., fiber gyros). The report consists mainly of two sections. The first section describes work on developing a bidirectional optical amplifier for use in fiber optic sensing loops while the second section deals with limits on rotation sensitivity due to fiber scattering and noise statistics of optical sources.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 30, 1983
Accession Number
ADA136045

Entities

Organizations

  • Stanford University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amplifiers
  • Backscattering
  • Crystal Structure
  • Diffraction
  • Distortion
  • Fibers
  • Intensity
  • Laser Beams
  • Laser Diodes
  • Light (Electromagnetic Radiation)
  • Light Sources
  • Materials
  • Optical Fibers
  • Optical Lattices
  • Optics
  • Quantum Efficiency
  • Scattering

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Business Analytics
  • Electromagnetic Wave Scattering and Antenna Radiation Engineering
  • Optical Fiber Sensing and Electromagnetic Propagation.