DocumentCode
987255
Title
Reduction of a polarization-fluctuation-induced error in an optical passive ring-resonator gyro by using a single-polarization optical fiber
Author
Takiguchi, Koichi ; Hotate, Kazuo
Author_Institution
Res. Center for Adv. Sci. & Technol., Tokyo Univ., Japan
Volume
11
Issue
10
fYear
1993
fDate
10/1/1993 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
1687
Lastpage
1693
Abstract
The authors evaluate the effect of a single-polarization optical fiber or a fiber polarizer to reduce polarization-fluctuation-induced error in an optical passive ring-resonator gyro. It is clarified that a large output error induced when using an ordinary polarization-maintaining fiber can be suppressed, and a moderate performance gyro can be achieved by using practical parameters of the ring resonator
Keywords
errors; fibre optic sensors; gyroscopes; light polarisation; optical polarisers; optical resonators; fiber polarizer; large output error; optical passive ring-resonator gyro; polarization-fluctuation-induced error; ring resonator; single-polarization optical fiber; Optical fiber couplers; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fibers; Optical interferometry; Optical polarization; Optical resonators; Optical ring resonators; Optical sensors; Resonance; Sagnac interferometers;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0733-8724
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/50.249911
Filename
249911
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