DocumentCode
3432595
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
fYear
2007
fDate
24-27 June 2007
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
3
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;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
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
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/COINACOFT.2007.4519198
Filename
4519198
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