Title :
Reduction of a polarization-fluctuation-induced error in an optical passive ring-resonator gyro by using a single-polarization optical fiber
Author :
Takiguchi, Koichi ; Hotate, Kazuo
Author_Institution :
Res. Center for Adv. Sci. & Technol., Tokyo Univ., Japan
fDate :
10/1/1993 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The authors evaluate the effect of a single-polarization optical fiber or a fiber polarizer to reduce polarization-fluctuation-induced error in an optical passive ring-resonator gyro. It is clarified that a large output error induced when using an ordinary polarization-maintaining fiber can be suppressed, and a moderate performance gyro can be achieved by using practical parameters of the ring resonator
Keywords :
errors; fibre optic sensors; gyroscopes; light polarisation; optical polarisers; optical resonators; fiber polarizer; large output error; optical passive ring-resonator gyro; polarization-fluctuation-induced error; ring resonator; single-polarization optical fiber; Optical fiber couplers; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fibers; Optical interferometry; Optical polarization; Optical resonators; Optical ring resonators; Optical sensors; Resonance; Sagnac interferometers;
Journal_Title :
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
