Passive stabilization of temperature dependent polarization errors of a polarization-rotating resonator fiber optic gyroscope

Lee K. Strandjord; Glen A. Sanders

doi:10.1117/12.221688

25 September 1995 Passive stabilization of temperature dependent polarization errors of a polarization-rotating resonator fiber optic gyroscope

Lee K. Strandjord, Glen A. Sanders

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Proceedings Volume 2510, Fiber Optic and Laser Sensors XIII; (1995) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.221688
Event: European Symposium on Optics for Environmental and Public Safety, 1995, Munich, Germany

Abstract

The polarization-rotating resonator was developed to reduce temperature dependent polarization errors of a resonator fiber optic gyroscope for navigation-grade applications. Residual temperature dependent fluctuation of the symmetry of the resonance features limits the gyroscope performance. We present a fabrication technique, involving white-light interferometry, that yields a passive stabilized resonator. Experimental results show greatly improved resonator thermal stability.

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Lee K. Strandjord and Glen A. Sanders "Passive stabilization of temperature dependent polarization errors of a polarization-rotating resonator fiber optic gyroscope", Proc. SPIE 2510, Fiber Optic and Laser Sensors XIII, (25 September 1995); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.221688

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