• DocumentCode
    3627071
  • Title

    Effects of dispersion on the optical drag effect in a laser gyro

  • Author

    Petr G. Eliseev;Marek Osinski

  • Author_Institution
    Center for High Technology Materials, University of New Mexico, 1313 Goddard SE, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87106-4343, USA
  • fYear
    2007
  • fDate
    5/1/2007 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    The classical Fresnel form of optical drag coefficient is rederived for rotating dispersive media. Implications for the active ring laser gyro are considered, with strong enhancement of sensitivity near the points of critical anomalous dispersion.
  • Keywords
    "Dispersion","Sagnac interferometers","Nonlinear optics","Optical refraction","Optical sensors","Optical variables control","Frequency","Nonlinear optical devices","Laser modes","Ring lasers"
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2007. QELS ´07
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/QELS.2007.4431715
  • Filename
    4431715