DocumentCode
3018640
Title
Diode-Pumped Solid-State Ring Laser Gyroscope
Author
Schwartz, Sylvain ; Feugnet, Gilles ; Pocholle, Jean-Paul
Author_Institution
THALES Res. & Technol.-Fr, Palaiseau
fYear
2007
fDate
6-11 May 2007
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
We report achievement of a novel type of gyroscope based on CW diode-pumped Nd- YAG crystal ring laser with stabilization of bi-directional emission. The very rich dynamics of such a device is described and explained in terms of competition between different coupling effects in the laser.
Keywords
gyroscopes; neodymium; optical pumping; ring lasers; solid lasers; yttrium compounds; CW diode-pumped crystal ring laser; YAG:Nd; bidirectional emission; coupling effects; ring laser gyroscope; solid-state ring laser; Diodes; Gas lasers; Gyroscopes; Laser modes; Laser stability; Laser theory; Optical coupling; Ring lasers; Solid lasers; Solid state circuits;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN
978-1-55752-834-6
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4453345
Filename
4453345
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