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Optical fiber gyro

US4547072A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 7, 1983
Grant dateOct 15, 1985
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Expiry dateJun 7, 2003

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01C19/721
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An optical fiber gyro system provides a pair of separated optical paths containing partial common portions. A phase difference .DELTA..theta. is detected using a plurality of detectors which yield sin and cos functions in .DELTA..theta.. Functions are formed as linear couplings of these functions, and the phase difference .DELTA..theta. is obtained using the function of best sensitivity for the given range of .DELTA..theta..

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