@inproceedings{6da107f87eed489b8aae681332da8bf8,
title = "Solid-state ring laser gyro for aerospace applications",
abstract = "We report on the development of a prototype solid-state ring laser gyro based on a diode-pumped neodymium-doped yttrium aluminum garnet crystal as the gain medium. We describe in this paper how we circumvent mode competition between the counter-propagating modes using a feedback loop acting on the differential losses. We then show how the non-linear frequency response can be significantly improved by vibrating the gain medium along the laser axis, leading to a behavior similar as a typical Helium-Neon ring laser gyro. We finally discuss the undergoing improvements for achieving high inertial performance with this device, with significant potential benefits in terms of cost and robustness as compared to other high-performance gyro technologies.",
keywords = "Laser gyro, Rotation sensing, solid state",
author = "Sylvain Schwartz and Fran{\c c}ois Gutty and Gilles Feugnet and Pocholle, \{Jean Paul\} and Ga{\"e}l Desilles",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2012 ESA and CNES.; International Conference on Space Optics 2012, ICSO 2012 ; Conference date: 09-10-2012 Through 12-10-2012",
year = "2017",
month = jan,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1117/12.2309060",
language = "English",
series = "Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering",
publisher = "SPIE",
editor = "Errico Armandillo and Bruno Cugny and Nikos Karafolas",
booktitle = "International Conference on Space Optics, ICSO 2012",
}