GB2087638B - Ring laser gyroscope - Google Patents

Ring laser gyroscope

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Publication number
GB2087638B
GB2087638B GB8131273A GB8131273A GB2087638B GB 2087638 B GB2087638 B GB 2087638B GB 8131273 A GB8131273 A GB 8131273A GB 8131273 A GB8131273 A GB 8131273A GB 2087638 B GB2087638 B GB 2087638B
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Prior art keywords
ring laser
laser gyroscope
gyroscope
ring
laser
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GB8131273A
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Raytheon Co
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Raytheon Co
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02F—OPTICAL DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CONTROL OF LIGHT BY MODIFICATION OF THE OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF THE MEDIA OF THE ELEMENTS INVOLVED THEREIN; NON-LINEAR OPTICS; FREQUENCY-CHANGING OF LIGHT; OPTICAL LOGIC ELEMENTS; OPTICAL ANALOGUE/DIGITAL CONVERTERS
    • G02F1/00—Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics
    • G02F1/01—Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics for the control of the intensity, phase, polarisation or colour 
    • G02F1/09—Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics for the control of the intensity, phase, polarisation or colour  based on magneto-optical elements, e.g. exhibiting Faraday effect
    • 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
    • G01C19/667—Ring laser gyrometers using a multioscillator ring laser
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02F—OPTICAL DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CONTROL OF LIGHT BY MODIFICATION OF THE OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF THE MEDIA OF THE ELEMENTS INVOLVED THEREIN; NON-LINEAR OPTICS; FREQUENCY-CHANGING OF LIGHT; OPTICAL LOGIC ELEMENTS; OPTICAL ANALOGUE/DIGITAL CONVERTERS
    • G02F1/00—Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics
    • G02F1/01—Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics for the control of the intensity, phase, polarisation or colour 
    • G02F1/09—Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics for the control of the intensity, phase, polarisation or colour  based on magneto-optical elements, e.g. exhibiting Faraday effect
    • G02F1/093—Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics for the control of the intensity, phase, polarisation or colour  based on magneto-optical elements, e.g. exhibiting Faraday effect used as non-reciprocal devices, e.g. optical isolators, circulators
    • 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)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Nonlinear Science (AREA)
  • Power Engineering (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Electromagnetism (AREA)
  • Radar, Positioning & Navigation (AREA)
  • Remote Sensing (AREA)
  • Plasma & Fusion (AREA)
  • Gyroscopes (AREA)
  • Lasers (AREA)
GB8131273A 1980-10-17 1981-10-16 Ring laser gyroscope Expired GB2087638B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

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US19787080A 1980-10-17 1980-10-17

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GB2087638A GB2087638A (en) 1982-05-26
GB2087638B true GB2087638B (en) 1984-12-05

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GB8131273A Expired GB2087638B (en) 1980-10-17 1981-10-16 Ring laser gyroscope
GB08333405A Expired GB2138585B (en) 1980-10-17 1983-12-15 Faraday rotator

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GB08333405A Expired GB2138585B (en) 1980-10-17 1983-12-15 Faraday rotator

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JP (1) JPS5796581A (en)
CA (1) CA1189600A (en)
DE (1) DE3141175C2 (en)
FR (1) FR2492522B1 (en)
GB (2) GB2087638B (en)
IT (1) IT1142901B (en)
NL (1) NL8104726A (en)

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US5386288A (en) * 1987-10-28 1995-01-31 Litton Systems, Inc. Split gain multimode ring laser gyroscope and method
US4969743A (en) * 1988-06-06 1990-11-13 Litton Systems, Inc. Faraday magnet for the reduction of multi-oscillator bias thermal sensitivity
US5469256A (en) * 1988-07-29 1995-11-21 Litton Systems, Inc. Multipole magnetic geometry for a ring laser gyroscope
US4960331A (en) * 1988-12-02 1990-10-02 Litton Systems, Inc. Faraday rotator assembly
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US5907402A (en) * 1990-02-12 1999-05-25 Martin; Graham J. Multioscillator ring laser gyro using compensated optical wedge
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IT1142901B (en) 1986-10-15
FR2492522B1 (en) 1985-07-19
JPH02870B2 (en) 1990-01-09
GB2138585B (en) 1985-06-05
CA1189600A (en) 1985-06-25
JPS5796581A (en) 1982-06-15
FR2492522A1 (en) 1982-04-23
DE3141175A1 (en) 1982-05-19
NL8104726A (en) 1982-05-17
DE3141175C2 (en) 1994-03-10
GB8333405D0 (en) 1984-01-25
GB2087638A (en) 1982-05-26
IT8149504A0 (en) 1981-10-16
GB2138585A (en) 1984-10-24

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