DocumentCode
2873827
Title
Sagnac effect in rotating photonic crystal micro-cavities and miniature optical gyroscopes
Author
Steinberg, Ben Z. ; Shamir, Adi ; Boag, Amir
Author_Institution
Sch. of Electr. Eng., Tel-Aviv Univ., Tel-Aviv
fYear
2006
fDate
21-26 May 2006
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
Rotating crystals that contain a circular path of slow-light structure (e.g. CROW) are studied using tight-binding theory. Novel manifestations of the Sagnac effect in non-degenerate and degenerate modes are explored. Miniature optical gyroscopes are discussed.
Keywords
Sagnac interferometers; gyroscopes; microcavities; photonic crystals; slow light; tight-binding calculations; Sagnac effect; miniature optical gyroscopes; photonic crystal microcavities; rotating crystals; slow-light structure; tight-binding theory; Dispersion; Equations; Gyroscopes; Optical coupling; Optical resonators; Optical waveguides; Photonic crystals; Physics; Resonant frequency; Sagnac interferometers; (000.2690) General Physics; (060.2800) Gyroscopes; (120.5790) Sagnac Effect; (999.9999) Crystals;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN
978-1-55752-813-1
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4628401
Filename
4628401
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