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Author Lefèvre, Hervé C., author.

Title The fiber-optic gyroscope / Hervé C. Lefèvre
Edition Second edition
Published Boston : Artech House, [2014]
©2014

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Description 1 online resource
Series The Artech House applied photonics series
Artech House applied photonics series.
Contents The Fiber-Optic Gyroscope Second Edition; Contents; Preface to the First Edition; Preface to the Second Edition; Chapter 1 Introduction ; References; Chapter 2 Principle of the Fiber-Optic Gyroscope ; 2.1 Sagnac Effect; 2.1.1 A History of Optics from Aether to Relativity; 2.1.2 Sagnac Effect in a Vacuum; 2.1.3 Sagnac Effect in a Medium; 2.2 Active and Passive Ring Resonators; 2.2.1 Ring-Laser Gyroscope (RLG); 2.2.2 Resonant Fiber-Optic Gyroscope (R-FOG); 2.3 Passive Fiber-Ring Interferometer; 2.3.1 Principle of the Interferometric Fiber-Optic Gyroscope (I-FOG)
2.3.2 Theoretical Sensitivity of the I-FOG2.3.3 Noise, Drift, and Scale Factor; 2.3.4 Evaluation of Noise and Drift by Allan Variance (or Allan Deviation; 2.3.5 Bandwidth; References; Chapter 3 Reciprocity of a Fiber Ring Interferometer ; 3.1 Principle of Reciprocity ; 3.1.1 Single-Mode Reciprocity of Wave Propagation; 3.1.2 Reciprocal Behavior of a Beam Splitter; 3.2 Minimum Configuration of a Ring Fiber Interferometer; 3.2.1 Reciprocal Configuration; 3.2.2 Reciprocal Biasing Modulation-Demodulation; 3.2.3 Proper (or Eigen) Frequency ; 3.3 Reciprocity with All-Guided Schemes
3.3.1 Evanescent-Field Coupler (or X-Coupler or Four-Port Coupler)3.3.2 Y-Junction; 3.3.3 All-Fiber Approach ; 3.3.4 Hybrid Architectures with Integrated Optics: Y-Coupler Configuration ; 3.4 Problem of Polarization Reciprocity ; 3.4.1 Rejection Requirement with Ordinary Single-Mode Fiber ; 3.4.2 Use of Polarization-Maintaining (PM) Fiber; 3.4.3 Use of Depolarizer; 3.4.4 Use of an Unpolarized Source; References; Chapter 4 Backreflection and Backscattering ; 4.1 Problem of Backreflection ; 4.1.1 Reduction of Backreflection with Slant Interfaces ; 4.1.2 I nfluence of Source Coherence
4.2 Problem of Backscattering 4.2.1 Coherent Backscattering; 4.2.2 Use of a Broadband Source; 4.2.3 Evaluation of the Residual Rayleigh Backscattering Noise; References; Chapter 5 Analysis of Polarization Nonreciprocities with Broadband Source and High-Birefringence Polarization-Maintaining Fiber ; 5.1 Depolarization Effect in High-Birefringence Polarization Maintaining Fibers; 5.2 Analysis of Polarization Nonreciprocities in a Fiber Gyroscope Using an All-Polarization-Maintaining Waveguide Configuration; 5.2.1 I ntensity-Type Effects
5.2.2 Comment About Length of Depolarization Ld Versus Length of Polarization Correlation Lpc5.2.3 Amplitude-Type Effects ; 5.3 Use of a Depolarizer; 5.4 Testing with Optical Coherence Domain Polarimetry (OCDP); 5.4.1 OCDP Based on Path-Matched White-Light Interferometry; 5.4.2 OCDP Using Optical Spectrum Analysis; References; Chapter 6 Time Transience-Related Nonreciprocal Effects ; 6.1 Effect of Temperature Transience: The Shupe Effect; 6.2 Symmetrical Windings; 6.3 Stress-Induced T-Dot Effect; 6.4 Basics of Heat Diffusion and Temporal Signature of the Shupe and T-Dot Effects
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Optical gyroscopes.
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Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781608076963
1608076962
9781523117642
1523117648