Test apparatus of distributed polarization coupling in fiber gyro coils using white light interferometry

Philippe Martin; Gilles Le Boudec; Herve C. Lefevre

doi:10.1117/12.135045

1 February 1992 Test apparatus of distributed polarization coupling in fiber gyro coils using white light interferometry

Philippe Martin, Gilles Le Boudec, Herve C. Lefevre

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Proceedings Volume 1585, Fiber Optic Gyros: 15th Anniversary Conf; (1992) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.135045
Event: OE Fiber, 1991, Boston, MA, United States

Abstract

An account is given of a novel instrument that employs white-light interferometry to determine the spatial distribution of parasitic polarization coupling along as much as 1 km of high-birefringence optical fiber. This device is directly applicable to test-gyro coils in which localized spurious coupling points are able to affect bias stability. The required measurement time is of the order of 1 min for 1 km of fiber.

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Philippe Martin, Gilles Le Boudec, and Herve C. Lefevre "Test apparatus of distributed polarization coupling in fiber gyro coils using white light interferometry", Proc. SPIE 1585, Fiber Optic Gyros: 15th Anniversary Conf, (1 February 1992); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.135045

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