Design of resonant microcavities: Application to optical gyroscopes

Optics Express

Volumn 15, Issue 24, 2007, Pages 16245-16254

  Sunada, Satoshi ^a   Harayama, Takahisa ^a  

^a ADVANCED TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE INTERNATIONAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GYROSCOPES; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; ROTATION;

OPTICAL GYROSCOPES; RESONANT MICROCAVITIES;

MICROCAVITIES;

EID: 36749067236     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.15.016245     Document Type: Article

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