Title :
Loop of the rings: amplification of the phases of counter-propagating waves by a ring resonator in a Sagnac loop
Author :
Golub, I. ; Simova, E.
Author_Institution :
Inst. for Microstructural Sci., Nat. Res. Council of Canada, Ottawa, Ont., Canada
Abstract :
A novel phase amplification technique using a ring resonator in a Sagnac interferometer is proposed. It can be used to increase birefringence and PMD measurements sensitivity and sensitivity of fiberoptic gyroscopes. Preliminary experiments are reported.
Keywords :
Sagnac interferometers; amplification; birefringence; fibre optic gyroscopes; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre polarisation; optical resonators; PMD measurements; Sagnac interferometer; Sagnac loop; birefringence; counter-propagating wave phases amplification; fiberoptic gyroscopes; ring resonator;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2004. (CLEO). Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-777-6
