DocumentCode
2784115
Title
Diode-pumped solid-state ring laser gyroscope
Author
Schwartz, Sylvain ; Feugnet, Gilles ; Pocholle, Jean-Paul
Author_Institution
THALES Research and Technologies-Fr, RD 128, 91767 Palaiseau Cedex, France
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
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
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2007. QELS '07
Conference_Location
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN
978-1-55752-834-6
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/QELS.2007.4431122
Filename
4431122
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