INTERFEROMETRIC FIBEROPTIC GYROSCOPE PERFORMANCE OWING TO TEMPERATURE-INDUCED INDEX FLUCTUATIONS IN THE FIBER - EFFECT ON BIAS MODULATION

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KNUDSEN, S
BLOTEKJAER, K
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[1] Department of Physical Electronics, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Norwegian Institute of Technology, Trondheim
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10.1364/OL.20.001432
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
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An analysis of the noise floor owing to temperature-induced index fluctuations in the fiber of a dynamically biased interferometric fiber-optic gyroscope is presented. A comparison with shot noise indicates that, for a harmonic bias modulation, thermal noise in the fiber dominates for fiber lengths longer than similar to 1-2 km when practical source power levels are considered. The noise can be reduced or eliminated by the proper choice of modulation frequency or waveform.
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