Micro-ring cavity gyroscope with magnetic field lock-in minimization

The invention is a compact optical gyroscope based on the Sagnac effect that combines a micro-ring cavity laser comprising a magneto-optical material and a magnetic field to circumvent the lock-in phenomenon at low rates of rotation. The invention also embodies novel processes for breaking lock-in u...

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Hauptverfasser: MURAKOWSKI JANUSZ A, PRATHER DENNIS W
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:The invention is a compact optical gyroscope based on the Sagnac effect that combines a micro-ring cavity laser comprising a magneto-optical material and a magnetic field to circumvent the lock-in phenomenon at low rates of rotation. The invention also embodies novel processes for breaking lock-in using a transverse Faraday effect.