Title :
Diode-Pumped Solid-State Ring Laser Gyroscope
Author :
Schwartz, Sylvain ; Feugnet, Gilles ; Pocholle, Jean-Paul
Author_Institution :
THALES Res. & Technol.-Fr, Palaiseau
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;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4453345
