Polarizer requirements for fiber gyroscopes with high-birefringence fiber and broad-band sources
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- 1 August 1984
- journal article
- Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in Journal of Lightwave Technology
- Vol. 2 (4) , 430-435
- https://doi.org/10.1109/jlt.1984.1073627
Abstract
Polarizer requirements for fiber-optic gyroscopes with high-birefringence fiber and broad-band sources are investigated theoretically by employing a model with a single coupling center between polarization modes. The phase bias offset due to a finite polarizer extinction ratio is greatly reduced by incoherent effects, and may be further reduced by using a depolarized source or by appropriate orientation of the polarizer transmission axis. Some experimental data is presented which supports the theoretical model.Keywords
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