Optical fiber coating system and monitoring method for improved thermal performance in fiber optic sensors

A method and apparatus for reducing the thermal induced errors in an IFOG system. The apparatus including a highly thermally conductive material configured to encapsulate a waveguide of an interferometric fiber optic gyroscope (IFOG). The highly thermally conductive material more evenly distributes...

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Hauptverfasser:	PAUL E SANDERS, ANDREW S KUCZMA
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	GYROSCOPIC INSTRUMENTS MEASURING MEASURING DISTANCES, LEVELS OR BEARINGS NAVIGATION OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS, OR APPARATUS OPTICS PHOTOGRAMMETRY OR VIDEOGRAMMETRY PHYSICS SURVEYING TESTING
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Zusammenfassung:	A method and apparatus for reducing the thermal induced errors in an IFOG system. The apparatus including a highly thermally conductive material configured to encapsulate a waveguide of an interferometric fiber optic gyroscope (IFOG). The highly thermally conductive material more evenly distributes thermal changes encountered by a sensing coil of the IFOG thereby substantially reducing errors in the IFOG system.