• DocumentCode
    1368827
  • Title

    Fiber-optic gyroscopes: In harsh, confining environments this advanced gyroscope, a close cousin to the ring laser gyro, offers great advantages

  • Author

    Yoon Kim, B. ; Shaw, H.J.

  • Author_Institution
    Stanford Univ., CA, USA
  • Volume
    23
  • Issue
    3
  • fYear
    1986
  • fDate
    3/1/1986 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    54
  • Lastpage
    60
  • Abstract
    After discussing the many advantages of fiber-optic gyroscopes, the authors survey the work being done on their development. This work involves countering errors in rotation rate, obtaining sensitivity and linear output, and searching for wide dynamic range.
  • Keywords
    fibre optic sensors; gyroscopes; errors; fiber-optic gyroscopes; linear output; rotation rate; sensitivity; wide dynamic range; Adaptive optics; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fiber sensors; Optical polarization;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Spectrum, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9235
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MSPEC.1986.6371029
  • Filename
    6371029