Comparison of two flattening techniques on a double-pass erbium-doped superfluorescent fiber source for fiber-optic gyroscope

Author

Guillaumond, Didier ; Meunier, Jean-Pierre

Author_Institution

Lab. de Traitement du Signal et Instrum., St.-Etienne Univ., France

Volume

7

Issue

1

fYear

2001

Firstpage

17

Lastpage

21

Abstract

We experimentally compare the efficiency of two flattening techniques on the performances of a broad-band light source for fiber-optic gyroscope (FOG). The combination of a double-pass erbium-doped superfluorescent fiber source with a wavelength-selective reflector enables us to achieve the specifications needed for high-precision, navigational grade FOG: output power >18 mW, bandwidth of 30 nm, coherence length of 81 μm

Keywords

erbium; fibre optic gyroscopes; infrared sources; mirrors; optical design techniques; optical fibre filters; superradiance; 18 mW; 81 mum; bandwidth; broad-band light source; coherence length; double-pass Er-doped superfluorescent fiber source; efficiency; fiber-optic gyroscope; flattening techniques; high-precision navigational grade fiber optic gyroscope; output power; specifications; wavelength-selective reflector; Coherence; Erbium; Fiber gratings; Filters; Gyroscopes; Light sources; Navigation; Optical fiber networks; Power generation; Reflectivity;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1077-260X

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/2944.924004

Filename

924004