Optical gyroscope options: Principles and challenges

Optics InfoBase Conference Papers

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages

  Ezekiel, Shaoul ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; GYROSCOPES; OPTICAL FIBERS; RING LASERS;

EXTERNAL LASERS; FIBER INTERFEROMETERS; OPTICAL GYROSCOPES; PASSIVE RESONATORS; RESEARCH NEEDS; RING LASER GYROSCOPE;

PULSED LASERS;

EID: 85070542278     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21622701     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1364/ofs.2006.mc1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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