Title :
Observation of low noise in a passive fibre gyroscope
Author :
Burns, W.K. ; Moeller, R.P. ; Villarruel, Carl A
Author_Institution :
Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, USA
Abstract :
We report short-term noise levels of < 1 deg/h and 10 min drift of < 2 deg/h in a passive fibre gyroscope utilising a fused 3 × 3 fibre coupler and a broadband and partially polarised superluminescent diode. Partially polarised operation of the source is shown to result in less noise than polarised operation.
Keywords :
fibre optics; gyroscopes; noise; fibre optics; partially polarised superluminescent diode; passive fibre gyroscope; short-term noise levels;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19820442
