Title :
Diode-pumped solid-state ring laser gyroscope
Author :
Schwartz, Sylvain ; Feugnet, Gilles ; Pocholle, Jean-Paul
Author_Institution :
THALES Research and Technologies-Fr, RD 128, 91767 Palaiseau Cedex, France
Abstract :
We report achievement of a novel type of gyroscope based on CW diode-pumped Nd-YAG crystal ring laser with stabilization of bi-directional emission. The very rich dynamics of such a device is described and explained in terms of competition between different coupling effects in the laser.
Keywords :
Diodes; Gas lasers; Gyroscopes; Laser modes; Laser stability; Laser theory; Optical coupling; Ring lasers; Solid lasers; Solid state circuits;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2007. QELS '07
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2007.4431122
