Title :
Polarization Managed Sagnac Sensing Interferometer with Inherent Backscatter Rejection
Author :
Gray, Malcolm B. ; Chow, Jong H. ; McClelland, David E.
Author_Institution :
Centre for Gravitational Phys., Australian Nat. Univ., Canberra, ACT
Abstract :
We propose a new polarization managed Sagnac hybrid interferometer for precision sensing. This sensor has the unique feature of inherent Rayleigh backscatter rejection, which can overcome traditional sensitivity limits in fiber gyroscopes.
Keywords :
Rayleigh scattering; Sagnac interferometers; optical sensors; fiber gyroscopes; inherent Rayleigh backscatter rejection; polarization managed Sagnac hybrid interferometer; precision sensing; sensitivity; sensor; Backscatter; Coils; Fiber lasers; Frequency; Gyroscopes; Optical fiber polarization; Optical interferometry; Optical noise; Optical sensors; Sagnac interferometers;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Internet, 2007 and the 2007 32nd Australian Conference on Optical Fibre Technology. COIN-ACOFT 2007. Joint International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Melbourne, VIC
Print_ISBN :
978-0-9775657-3-3
Electronic_ISBN :
978-0-9775657-3-3
DOI :
10.1109/COINACOFT.2007.4519198
