Resonant fiber optic gyroscope using an air-core fiber

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 931-937

  Terrel, Matthew A ^a   Digonnet, Michel J F ^a   Fan, Shanhui ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gyroscopes; photonic bandgap fibers; resonant fiber optic gyroscope; RFOG

Indexed keywords

AIR-CORE; AIR-CORE FIBERS; CONVENTIONAL SINGLE-MODE FIBERS; FIBER OPTIC GYROSCOPES; LONG TERM DRIFT; OPEN LOOPS; RANDOM WALK; RFOG; STANDARD DEVIATION;

GYROSCOPES; PHOTONIC BANDGAP FIBERS;

FIBERS;

EID: 84857431378     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2011.2177959     Document Type: Review

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