Superluminescent Diode (SLD) Wavelength Control In High Performance Fiber Optic Gyroscopes

R. F. Schuma; K. M. Killian

doi:10.1117/12.937557

11 March 1987 Superluminescent Diode (SLD) Wavelength Control In High Performance Fiber Optic Gyroscopes

R. F. Schuma, K. M. Killian

Proceedings Volume 0719, Fiber Optic Gyros: 10th Anniversary Conf; (1987) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.937557
Event: Cambridge Symposium-Fiber/LASE '86, 1986, Cambridge, MA, United States

Abstract

High performance fiber optic gyroscopes require a high degree of scale factor stability. Scale factor is directly dependent' on the wavelength of the light source, regardless of whether the fiber optic gyroscope is operated open or closed loop. The light source of choice is a broadband AlGaAs superluminescent diode (SLD). This paper describes a compact, stable, passive SLD wavelength monitoring device which can measure the mean wavelength of an SLD to an accuracy that meets stability requirements.

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R. F. Schuma and K. M. Killian "Superluminescent Diode (SLD) Wavelength Control In High Performance Fiber Optic Gyroscopes", Proc. SPIE 0719, Fiber Optic Gyros: 10th Anniversary Conf, (11 March 1987); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.937557

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