Monolithically integrated resonator microoptic gyro on silica planar lightwave circuit

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 66-72

  Suzuki, Kenya ^a   Takiguchi, Koichi ^b   Hotate, Kazuo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b NTT CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIREFRINGENCE; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE BACKSCATTERING; INTEGRATED OPTICS; INTERFERENCE SUPPRESSION; LIGHT MODULATORS; LIGHT POLARIZATION; MICROOPTICS; MONOLITHIC INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; OPTICAL RESONATORS; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; PHASE SHIFT KEYING; SILICA;

BINARY PHASE SHIFT KEYING (BPSK); MICROOPTIC GYROS (MOG); OPTICAL RING-RESONATOR GYROS; PLANAR LIGHTWAVE CIRCUITS (PLC); THERMOOPTIC PHASE MODULATION;

GYROSCOPES;

EID: 0033880735     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/50.818908     Document Type: Article

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