Gyroscopes: Ring Laser

Sylvain Schwartz

doi:10.1081/E-EOE2-120047139

Gyroscopes: Ring Laser

Sylvain Schwartz

Thales Research Group and Technology France

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In this Entry, we describe the basic principles underpinning the physics of the ring laser gyroscope. After a short introduction to the Sagnac effect, we describe the operating principles of this rotation sensor, and discuss the main sources of performance limitation and the way they are usually circumvented. We also provide a brief comparison with the interferometric fiber-optic gyroscope, and discuss future prospects for optical gyroscopes in the short to medium term.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Encyclopedia of Optical and Photonic Engineering Second Edition
Publisher	CRC Press
Pages	889-899
Number of pages	11
ISBN (Electronic)	9781351247177
ISBN (Print)	9781439851012
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1081/E-EOE2-120047139
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2015
Externally published	Yes

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