Micro-Optic gyro technology
Abstract
The final version of Northrop's micro-optic gyro (MOG) will consist of thin-film devices integrated on a common substrate. We have previously demonstrated that it is possible to construct a resonant cavity from thin-film waveguides. The current effort is to integrate thin-film frequency shifters with these waveguide resonators. This section describes the operation of the MOG and presents a brief history of the program.
- Publication:
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NASA STI/Recon Technical Report N
- Pub Date:
- January 1983
- Bibcode:
- 1983STIN...8411461C
- Keywords:
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- Laser Gyroscopes;
- Rotary Gyroscopes;
- Bragg Angle;
- Cavity Resonators;
- Coupling;
- Frequency Shift;
- Lithium Niobates;
- Optical Waveguides;
- Semiconductor Lasers;
- Surface Acoustic Wave Devices;
- Thin Films;
- Instrumentation and Photography