DE3160138D1 - Ring laser gyroscopes - Google Patents

Ring laser gyroscopes

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Publication number
DE3160138D1
DE3160138D1 DE8181301685T DE3160138T DE3160138D1 DE 3160138 D1 DE3160138 D1 DE 3160138D1 DE 8181301685 T DE8181301685 T DE 8181301685T DE 3160138 T DE3160138 T DE 3160138T DE 3160138 D1 DE3160138 D1 DE 3160138D1
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Prior art keywords
ring laser
laser gyroscopes
gyroscopes
ring
laser
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Expired
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DE8181301685T
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Graham John Simms
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BAE Systems PLC
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British Aerospace PLC
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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
    • G01C19/66—Ring laser gyrometers
    • G01C19/668—Assemblies for measuring along different axes, e.g. triads
    • 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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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Electromagnetism (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Power Engineering (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Radar, Positioning & Navigation (AREA)
  • Remote Sensing (AREA)
  • Plasma & Fusion (AREA)
  • Gyroscopes (AREA)
  • Lasers (AREA)
DE8181301685T 1980-05-09 1981-04-16 Ring laser gyroscopes Expired DE3160138D1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

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GB8015477A GB2076213B (en) 1980-05-09 1980-05-09 Ring laser gyroscopes

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DE3160138D1 true DE3160138D1 (en) 1983-05-05

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US (1) US4407583A (de)
EP (1) EP0040004B1 (de)
JP (1) JPS574185A (de)
CA (1) CA1164987A (de)
DE (1) DE3160138D1 (de)
GB (1) GB2076213B (de)
IN (1) IN155880B (de)

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GB8728831D0 (en) * 1987-12-10 1988-01-27 British Aerospace Ring laser gyroscopes
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US5371589A (en) * 1989-05-30 1994-12-06 Litton Systems, Inc. Triaxial ring laser gyroscope with independent cavity length control
US5448354A (en) * 1991-07-29 1995-09-05 Rockwell International Corporation Acceleration distortion resistant ring laser gyro
FR2902870B1 (fr) * 2006-06-23 2008-09-05 Thales Sa Dispositif d'amelioration de la duree de vie d'un gyrometre triaxial
JP5007799B2 (ja) * 2006-12-21 2012-08-22 株式会社Ｉｈｉ ３次元ディスクレーザ
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CN105674973B (zh) * 2014-11-17 2019-06-28 中国航空工业第六一八研究所 一种激光陀螺内置吸气剂激活方法

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JPS574185A (en) 1982-01-09
US4407583A (en) 1983-10-04
EP0040004B1 (de) 1983-03-30
GB2076213A (en) 1981-11-25
GB2076213B (en) 1983-08-17
EP0040004A1 (de) 1981-11-18
CA1164987A (en) 1984-04-03
JPS6351392B2 (de) 1988-10-13
IN155880B (de) 1985-03-23

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