Title :
Ultra-high-stability two-stage superfluorescent fibre sources for fibre optic gyroscopes
Author :
Zatta, P.Z. ; Hall, D.C.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Notre Dame Univ., IN, USA
fDate :
4/25/2002 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A two-stage ultra-high-stability Er3+-doped superfluorescent fibre source for fibre optic gyroscopes is presented. Versatile tunability of the output characteristics against fibre length and pump conditions enables minimisation of all temperature-induced instabilities
Keywords :
doping profiles; erbium; fibre lasers; fibre optic gyroscopes; laser stability; laser tuning; superradiance; Er3+-doped superfluorescent fibre source; fibre length; fibre optic gyroscopes; output characteristics; pump conditions; temperature-induced instability minimisation; tunability; ultra-high-stability two-stage superfluorescent fibre sources;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20020278