Title :
Sagnac effect in rotating photonic crystal micro-cavities and miniature optical gyroscopes
Author :
Steinberg, Ben Z. ; Shamir, Adi ; Boag, Amir
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. Eng., Tel-Aviv Univ., Tel-Aviv
Abstract :
Rotating crystals that contain a circular path of slow-light structure (e.g. CROW) are studied using tight-binding theory. Novel manifestations of the Sagnac effect in non-degenerate and degenerate modes are explored. Miniature optical gyroscopes are discussed.
Keywords :
Sagnac interferometers; gyroscopes; microcavities; photonic crystals; slow light; tight-binding calculations; Sagnac effect; miniature optical gyroscopes; photonic crystal microcavities; rotating crystals; slow-light structure; tight-binding theory; Dispersion; Equations; Gyroscopes; Optical coupling; Optical resonators; Optical waveguides; Photonic crystals; Physics; Resonant frequency; Sagnac interferometers; (000.2690) General Physics; (060.2800) Gyroscopes; (120.5790) Sagnac Effect; (999.9999) Crystals;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4628401
