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Opt Lett. 1983 Oct 01;8(10):540-2. doi: 10.1364/ol.8.000540.

Fiber-optic gyroscope with polarization-holding fiber.

Optics letters

W K Burns, R P Moeller, C A Villarruel, M Abebe

PMID: 19718176 DOI: 10.1364/ol.8.000540

Abstract

A fiber gyroscope is reported that uses polarization-holding fiber in the coil, the phase modulator, and the coupler. The random-drift coefficient, calculated from rms noise levels, was 8.10(-4) deg/ radicalh, within a factor of 2 of an experimentally determined quantum and thermal limit. White-noise behavior was observed for integration time constants from 1 to 40 sec. Device characteristics and performance are presented.

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