Polarization coupling in unpolarized interferometric fiber optic gyros (IFOGs): effect of imperfect components

Ronald F. Mathis; Bruce A. May; Thomas A. Lasko

doi:10.1117/12.191842

1 November 1994 Polarization coupling in unpolarized interferometric fiber optic gyros (IFOGs): effect of imperfect components

Ronald F. Mathis, Bruce A. May, Thomas A. Lasko

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Proceedings Volume 2292, Fiber Optic and Laser Sensors XII; (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.191842
Event: SPIE's 1994 International Symposium on Optics, Imaging, and Instrumentation, 1994, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

This paper describes a study on the effects of scattering between polarization states in the sense loop of depolarized Interferometric Fiber Optic Gyros. The focus of this study is on the effects of component imperfections (polarizers, depolarizers, etc.). In this approach a single scattering center is assumed to exist at an arbitrary point in the sense loop. Insight is gained into the relative importance of the various components and their imperfections.

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Ronald F. Mathis, Bruce A. May, and Thomas A. Lasko "Polarization coupling in unpolarized interferometric fiber optic gyros (IFOGs): effect of imperfect components", Proc. SPIE 2292, Fiber Optic and Laser Sensors XII, (1 November 1994); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.191842

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