GB2108652B - Fibre-optic interferometer gyroscope - Google Patents

Fibre-optic interferometer gyroscope

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GB2108652B
GB2108652B GB8132314A GB8132314A GB2108652B GB 2108652 B GB2108652 B GB 2108652B GB 8132314 A GB8132314 A GB 8132314A GB 8132314 A GB8132314 A GB 8132314A GB 2108652 B GB2108652 B GB 2108652B
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Prior art keywords
fibre
optic interferometer
interferometer gyroscope
gyroscope
optic
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Expired
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GB8132314A
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Inventor
John Stuart Heeks
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STC PLC
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Standard Telephone and Cables PLC
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Priority to GB8132314A priority Critical patent/GB2108652B/en
Priority to DE19823239068 priority patent/DE3239068A1/en
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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
    • G01C19/726—Phase nulling gyrometers, i.e. compensating the Sagnac phase shift in a closed loop system
GB8132314A 1981-10-27 1981-10-27 Fibre-optic interferometer gyroscope Expired GB2108652B (en)

Priority Applications (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB8132314A GB2108652B (en) 1981-10-27 1981-10-27 Fibre-optic interferometer gyroscope
DE19823239068 DE3239068A1 (en) 1981-10-27 1982-10-22 DEVICE FOR MEASURING ROTATIONAL SPEED

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GB8132314A GB2108652B (en) 1981-10-27 1981-10-27 Fibre-optic interferometer gyroscope

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GB2108652A GB2108652A (en) 1983-05-18
GB2108652B true GB2108652B (en) 1985-05-30

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Families Citing this family (12)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2134248B (en) * 1983-01-21 1986-11-26 Standard Telephones Cables Ltd Closed loop fibre-optic gyroscope
EP0123499B1 (en) * 1983-04-25 1991-01-30 The Board Of Trustees Of The Leland Stanford Junior University Improved fiber optic rotation sensor with extended dynamic range
GB2143634A (en) * 1983-07-13 1985-02-13 Standard Telephones Cables Ltd Optical sensors
JPH0743263B2 (en) * 1984-12-21 1995-05-15 工業技術院長 Phase modulation optical fiber gyro
GB2178162B (en) * 1985-07-18 1989-08-09 Stc Plc Fibre optic gyroscope
DE3533695A1 (en) * 1985-09-21 1987-03-26 Teldix Gmbh METHOD FOR MEASURING THE ROTATIONAL SPEED
GB8705141D0 (en) * 1987-03-05 1987-04-08 Smiths Industries Plc Measuring phase modulation
GB2202325B (en) * 1987-03-19 1992-02-05 Stc Plc Fibre optic gyro
GB2216652B (en) * 1988-03-09 1992-09-02 British Aerospace Apparatus and method for determining the wavelength of optical radiation and optical apparatus employing said apparatus and method
US5131749A (en) * 1989-03-15 1992-07-21 British Aerospace Public Limited Company Reduction of demodulator offset errors in fibre-optic gyroscopes
DE68903333T2 (en) * 1989-03-20 1993-03-11 British Aerospace OPTICAL FIBER GYRO.
DE58905849D1 (en) * 1989-06-02 1993-11-11 Litef Gmbh Method and device for demodulating the rotation rate signal of a fiber gyroscope.

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