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Radiation insensitive fiber light source for interferometric fiber optic gyroscopes (IFOGS)

US6744966B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 14, 2001
Grant dateJun 1, 2004
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Expiry dateApr 10, 2022

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01S3/067
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An example of a fiber optic light source has a pump laser that feeds light to a length of doped optical fiber. The optical fiber produces light that has a mean wavelength, for example in the range of 1515 nm to 1544 nm, such that the light is substantially unaffected when exposed to weapons level radiation.

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