Modeling and performance of a guided-wave optical angular-velocity sensor based on Raman effect in SOI

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 2352-2366

  De Leonardis, Francesco ^a   Passaro, Vittorio M N ^b  

^a Dipartimento di Ingegneria dell'Ambiente e per lo Sviluppo Sostenibile   (Italy)

^b Dipartimento di Elettrotecnica ed Elettronica   (Italy)

Author keywords

Angular velocity; Gyroscopes; Microsensors; Nonlinear optics; Raman scattering; Semiconductor device modeling

Indexed keywords

ANGULAR VELOCITY; CAVITY RESONATORS; CONTINUOUS WAVE LASERS; GUIDED ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE PROPAGATION; GYROSCOPES; MICROSENSORS; NONLINEAR OPTICS; OPTICAL KERR EFFECT; PHASE MODULATION; RAMAN SCATTERING; SILICON ON INSULATOR TECHNOLOGY;

GUIDED-WAVE OPTICAL ANGULAR-VELOCITY SENSOR; INTRACAVITY PHASE MODULATION; RAMAN AMPLIFICATION;

OPTICAL SENSORS;

EID: 34548616342     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2007.901443     Document Type: Article

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