Reduction of backscattering induced noise by carrier suppression in waveguide-type optical ring resonator gyro

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 85-90

  Ma, Huilian ^a   He, Zuyuan ^b   Hotate, Kazuo ^b  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Backscattering induced noise; carrier suppression; resonator optic gyro; waveguide ring resonator

Indexed keywords

BIAS STABILITY; CARRIER SUPPRESSION; CLOCK WISE; COUNTER-CLOCKWISE; DIFFERENT FREQUENCY; INDUCED NOISE; LIGHT WAVE; MICRO OPTIC GYRO; OPTICAL RING RESONATORS; PASSIVE RING RESONATORS; RING RESONATOR; SILICA WAVEGUIDE;

BACKSCATTERING; OPTICAL RESONATORS; PHASE MODULATION; PLASMA FILLED WAVEGUIDES; SILICA;

GYROSCOPES;

EID: 78651268045     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2010.2092751     Document Type: Article

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