CA2050538C - Residual pump light attenuating fibre using yb and erbium atoms in rotation sensor systems - Google Patents
Residual pump light attenuating fibre using yb and erbium atoms in rotation sensor systemsInfo
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- CA2050538C CA2050538C CA002050538A CA2050538A CA2050538C CA 2050538 C CA2050538 C CA 2050538C CA 002050538 A CA002050538 A CA 002050538A CA 2050538 A CA2050538 A CA 2050538A CA 2050538 C CA2050538 C CA 2050538C
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- Prior art keywords
- pump light
- fiber
- light
- optical fiber
- light source
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01S—DEVICES USING THE PROCESS OF LIGHT AMPLIFICATION BY STIMULATED EMISSION OF RADIATION [LASER] TO AMPLIFY OR GENERATE LIGHT; DEVICES USING STIMULATED EMISSION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION IN WAVE RANGES OTHER THAN OPTICAL
- H01S3/00—Lasers, i.e. devices using stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation in the infrared, visible or ultraviolet wave range
- H01S3/05—Construction or shape of optical resonators; Accommodation of active medium therein; Shape of active medium
- H01S3/08—Construction or shape of optical resonators or components thereof
- H01S3/081—Construction or shape of optical resonators or components thereof comprising three or more reflectors
- H01S3/083—Ring lasers
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- G—PHYSICS
- G02—OPTICS
- G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
- G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
- G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
- G02B6/26—Optical coupling means
- G02B6/27—Optical coupling means with polarisation selective and adjusting means
- G02B6/2706—Optical coupling means with polarisation selective and adjusting means as bulk elements, i.e. free space arrangements external to a light guide, e.g. polarising beam splitters
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- G—PHYSICS
- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01C—MEASURING DISTANCES, LEVELS OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING; NAVIGATION; GYROSCOPIC INSTRUMENTS; PHOTOGRAMMETRY OR VIDEOGRAMMETRY
- G01C19/00—Gyroscopes; Turn-sensitive devices using vibrating masses; Turn-sensitive devices without moving masses; Measuring angular rate using gyroscopic effects
- G01C19/58—Turn-sensitive devices without moving masses
- G01C19/64—Gyrometers using the Sagnac effect, i.e. rotation-induced shifts between counter-rotating electromagnetic beams
- G01C19/72—Gyrometers using the Sagnac effect, i.e. rotation-induced shifts between counter-rotating electromagnetic beams with counter-rotating light beams in a passive ring, e.g. fibre laser gyrometers
- G01C19/721—Details
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- G—PHYSICS
- G02—OPTICS
- G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
- G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
- G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
- G02B6/26—Optical coupling means
- G02B6/28—Optical coupling means having data bus means, i.e. plural waveguides interconnected and providing an inherently bidirectional system by mixing and splitting signals
- G02B6/293—Optical coupling means having data bus means, i.e. plural waveguides interconnected and providing an inherently bidirectional system by mixing and splitting signals with wavelength selective means
- G02B6/29346—Optical coupling means having data bus means, i.e. plural waveguides interconnected and providing an inherently bidirectional system by mixing and splitting signals with wavelength selective means operating by wave or beam interference
- G02B6/29347—Loop interferometers, e.g. Sagnac, loop mirror
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- G—PHYSICS
- G02—OPTICS
- G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
- G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
- G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
- G02B6/42—Coupling light guides with opto-electronic elements
- G02B6/4201—Packages, e.g. shape, construction, internal or external details
- G02B6/4204—Packages, e.g. shape, construction, internal or external details the coupling comprising intermediate optical elements, e.g. lenses, holograms
- G02B6/4215—Packages, e.g. shape, construction, internal or external details the coupling comprising intermediate optical elements, e.g. lenses, holograms the intermediate optical elements being wavelength selective optical elements, e.g. variable wavelength optical modules or wavelength lockers
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01S—DEVICES USING THE PROCESS OF LIGHT AMPLIFICATION BY STIMULATED EMISSION OF RADIATION [LASER] TO AMPLIFY OR GENERATE LIGHT; DEVICES USING STIMULATED EMISSION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION IN WAVE RANGES OTHER THAN OPTICAL
- H01S3/00—Lasers, i.e. devices using stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation in the infrared, visible or ultraviolet wave range
- H01S3/05—Construction or shape of optical resonators; Accommodation of active medium therein; Shape of active medium
- H01S3/06—Construction or shape of active medium
- H01S3/063—Waveguide lasers, i.e. whereby the dimensions of the waveguide are of the order of the light wavelength
- H01S3/067—Fibre lasers
- H01S3/06795—Fibre lasers with superfluorescent emission, e.g. amplified spontaneous emission sources for fibre laser gyrometers
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- G—PHYSICS
- G02—OPTICS
- G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
- G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
- G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
- G02B6/26—Optical coupling means
- G02B6/27—Optical coupling means with polarisation selective and adjusting means
- G02B6/2753—Optical coupling means with polarisation selective and adjusting means characterised by their function or use, i.e. of the complete device
- G02B6/2766—Manipulating the plane of polarisation from one input polarisation to another output polarisation, e.g. polarisation rotators, linear to circular polarisation converters
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01S—DEVICES USING THE PROCESS OF LIGHT AMPLIFICATION BY STIMULATED EMISSION OF RADIATION [LASER] TO AMPLIFY OR GENERATE LIGHT; DEVICES USING STIMULATED EMISSION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION IN WAVE RANGES OTHER THAN OPTICAL
- H01S3/00—Lasers, i.e. devices using stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation in the infrared, visible or ultraviolet wave range
- H01S3/09—Processes or apparatus for excitation, e.g. pumping
- H01S3/091—Processes or apparatus for excitation, e.g. pumping using optical pumping
- H01S3/094—Processes or apparatus for excitation, e.g. pumping using optical pumping by coherent light
- H01S3/094003—Processes or apparatus for excitation, e.g. pumping using optical pumping by coherent light the pumped medium being a fibre
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- Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- Optics & Photonics (AREA)
- Electromagnetism (AREA)
- General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Plasma & Fusion (AREA)
- Power Engineering (AREA)
- Radar, Positioning & Navigation (AREA)
- Remote Sensing (AREA)
- Lasers (AREA)
- Gyroscopes (AREA)
- Glass Compositions (AREA)
- Optical Fibers, Optical Fiber Cores, And Optical Fiber Bundles (AREA)
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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US652,534 | 1991-02-08 | ||
US07/652,534 US5231465A (en) | 1991-02-08 | 1991-02-08 | High efficiency fiber absorber and method for attenuating pump light in a broadband fiber optic light source |
Publications (2)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
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CA2050538A1 CA2050538A1 (en) | 1992-08-09 |
CA2050538C true CA2050538C (en) | 1996-08-06 |
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CA002050538A Expired - Fee Related CA2050538C (en) | 1991-02-08 | 1991-09-03 | Residual pump light attenuating fibre using yb and erbium atoms in rotation sensor systems |
Country Status (8)
Country | Link |
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US (1) | US5231465A ( ) |
JP (1) | JPH0648736B2 ( ) |
KR (1) | KR950000117B1 ( ) |
CA (1) | CA2050538C ( ) |
DE (1) | DE4203599A1 ( ) |
FR (1) | FR2672695A1 ( ) |
GB (1) | GB2252841B ( ) |
IT (1) | IT1251211B ( ) |
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US6330105B1 (en) | 1998-05-29 | 2001-12-11 | Litton Systems, Inc. | Double-pass fully isolated broadband optical signal source for fiber optic interferometric sensors |
US6025915A (en) * | 1998-06-25 | 2000-02-15 | Litton Systems, Inc. | Scale factor stabilization of a broadband fiber source used in fiber optic gyroscopes in radiation environments |
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- 1991-02-08 US US07/652,534 patent/US5231465A/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1991-08-30 GB GB9118655A patent/GB2252841B/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1991-09-03 CA CA002050538A patent/CA2050538C/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1991-09-09 KR KR1019910015675A patent/KR950000117B1/ko not_active IP Right Cessation
- 1991-09-20 IT ITTO910715A patent/IT1251211B/it active IP Right Grant
- 1991-10-09 JP JP3262434A patent/JPH0648736B2/ja not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1991-10-25 FR FR9113197A patent/FR2672695A1/fr active Granted
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GB2252841A (en) | 1992-08-19 |
KR920016856A (ko) | 1992-09-25 |
FR2672695B1 ( ) | 1995-04-14 |
ITTO910715A1 (it) | 1993-03-20 |
KR950000117B1 (ko) | 1995-01-09 |
JPH0521871A (ja) | 1993-01-29 |
US5231465A (en) | 1993-07-27 |
FR2672695A1 (fr) | 1992-08-14 |
CA2050538A1 (en) | 1992-08-09 |
JPH0648736B2 (ja) | 1994-06-22 |
DE4203599A1 (de) | 1992-08-13 |
GB2252841B (en) | 1994-06-29 |
IT1251211B (it) | 1995-05-04 |
ITTO910715A0 (it) | 1991-09-20 |
GB9118655D0 (en) | 1991-10-16 |
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