• DocumentCode
    2225723
  • Title

    An ultra-sensitive DC and AC accelerometer using dual superluminal zero-area L-shaped ring lasers

  • Author

    Yablon, J. ; Yum, H. ; Tseng, S. ; Shahriar, M.S.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL, USA
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    1-6 May 2011
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We show that a pair of zero-area superluminal ring lasers, each configured in an L-shape, can perform as an ultrasensitive DC and AC accelerometer, with sensitivity as small as 10 pico-g/√Hz, and high dynamic range.
  • Keywords
    accelerometers; laser cavity resonators; optical sensors; ring lasers; dual superluminal zero-area L-shaped ring lasers; ultrasensitive AC accelerometer; ultrasensitive DC accelerometer; Acceleration; Accelerometers; Cavity resonators; Laser theory; Resonant frequency; Ring lasers; Sensitivity;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4577-1223-4
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5950054
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=2225723