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Laser gyro at quantum limit
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In this article, it was shown that a certain fundamental limit applies to the accuracy of all optical rotation sensors which use laser light as a probe, and the same relationship is obtained from a spontaneous-emission noise formulation.Abstract:
We show that a certain fundamental limit applies to the accuracy of all optical rotation sensors which use laser light as a probe. We derive this fundamental rotation-rate uncertainty from the Heisenberg uncertainty relations and Glauber's minimum uncertainty states. The same relationship is obtained from a spontaneous-emission noise formulation. We present experimental data on a (nondithered) four-frequency ring laser gyroscope for which this limit is attained.read more
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Solid-state ring laser gyroscope
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Quantum limitations and back action evading measurements in classical force and rotation detection
TL;DR: In this article, the authors theoretically study both the technical and fundamental quantum limitations of the sensitivity of a resonant optical gyroscope based on a high finesse optical cavity and show that the quantum back action associated with the resonantly enhanced optical cross and self-phase modulation results in the nonlinear optics-mediated standard quantum limit (SQL) of the angle random walk of the gyroometer.
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Azimuth Determination Using a Low Noise Ring Laser Gyro Inertial Measurement Unit.
TL;DR: In this article, the performance requirements for a ring laser gyro inertial measurement system to achieve sub-arc second azimuth determination capability have been developed and a feasibility system is being assembled which will consist of 3 Raytheon RB-25 multioscillator gyros and 3 Bell Aerospace Model XI accelerometers.
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Errata: Some considerations on slow- and fast-light gyros
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Biasing the beat regime of a solid-state ring laser: from a magnetometer to a multioscillator rotation sensor
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors discuss the possible applications of a solid-state ring laser comprising a feedback loop for stabilizing the bidirectional regime and a magneto-optic element for frequency-shifting the counterpropagating modes.