Analysis of resonant optical gyroscopes with two input/output waveguides

Optics Express

Volumn 18, Issue 17, 2010, Pages 18200-18205

  Hah, Dooyoung ^a   Zhang, Dan ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GYROSCOPES; OPTICAL RESONATORS; SENSORS;

ADD-DROP FILTERS; COUPLING COEFFICIENT; INPUT/OUTPUT; RING RESONATOR;

WAVEGUIDES;

ARTICLE; CORIOLIS PHENOMENON; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FRICTION; INSTRUMENTATION; LIGHT; METHODOLOGY; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTATION; OPTICS; ROTATION; THEORETICAL MODEL;

CORIOLIS FORCE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FRICTION; LIGHT; MODELS, THEORETICAL; OPTICAL DEVICES; OPTICS AND PHOTONICS; ROTATION;

EID: 77956385412     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.18.018200     Document Type: Article

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