Backscatter immune Mach-Zehnder-Sagnac hybrid interferometric sensor

Jong H. Chow; Ian C. M. Littler; David E. McClelland; Malcolm B. Gray

doi:10.1117/12.785949

16 May 2008 Backscatter immune Mach-Zehnder-Sagnac hybrid interferometric sensor

Jong H. Chow, Ian C. M. Littler, David E. McClelland, Malcolm B. Gray

Proceedings Volume 7004, 19th International Conference on Optical Fibre Sensors; 700428 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.785949
Event: 19th International Conference on Optical Fibre Sensors, 2008, Perth, WA, Australia

Abstract

We propose and demonstrate a Mach-Zehnder-Sagnac hybrid interferometer for precision sensing. This configuration facilitates immunity from Rayleigh backscatter, polarization wander and scale factor drift in high performance fiber gyroscopes.

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Jong H. Chow, Ian C. M. Littler, David E. McClelland, and Malcolm B. Gray "Backscatter immune Mach-Zehnder-Sagnac hybrid interferometric sensor", Proc. SPIE 7004, 19th International Conference on Optical Fibre Sensors, 700428 (16 May 2008); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.785949

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