Title :
A high-stability fiber amplifier source for the fiber optic gyroscope
Author :
Wagener, Jefferson L. ; Digonnet, Michel J F ; Shaw, Herbert J.
Author_Institution :
Edward L. Ginzton Lab., Stanford Univ., CA, USA
fDate :
9/1/1997 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
We demonstrate an erbium-doped fiber amplifier (EDFA) source for the fiber gyroscope with an overall mean wavelength stability of four parts per million. This source, which amplifies the gyroscope signal before detection, is shown to be more stable than a similar single-pass source in a standard configuration. The effects of varying the fiber temperature, pump power, pump wavelength, gyroscope feedback power and signal polarization state on the output mean wavelength are individually explored. Experimental results are in excellent agreement with simulations
Keywords :
erbium; fibre lasers; fibre optic sensors; gyroscopes; laser feedback; laser stability; light sources; optical fibres; optical pumping; EDFA; erbium-doped fiber amplifier; fiber optic gyroscope; fiber temperature; gyroscope feedback power; gyroscope signal; high-stability fiber amplifier source; optical signal detection; output mean wavelength; overall mean wavelength stability; pump power; pump wavelength; signal polarization state; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Gyroscopes; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fibers; Output feedback; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Signal detection; Stability; Temperature;
Journal_Title :
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
