Title :
An ultra-sensitive DC and AC accelerometer using dual superluminal zero-area L-shaped ring lasers
Author :
Yablon, J. ; Yum, H. ; Tseng, S. ; Shahriar, M.S.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL, USA
Abstract :
We show that a pair of zero-area superluminal ring lasers, each configured in an L-shape, can perform as an ultrasensitive DC and AC accelerometer, with sensitivity as small as 10 pico-g/√Hz, and high dynamic range.
Keywords :
accelerometers; laser cavity resonators; optical sensors; ring lasers; dual superluminal zero-area L-shaped ring lasers; ultrasensitive AC accelerometer; ultrasensitive DC accelerometer; Acceleration; Accelerometers; Cavity resonators; Laser theory; Resonant frequency; Ring lasers; Sensitivity;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4
