OBSERVATION OF THERMAL NOISE IN A DYNAMICALLY BIASED FIBEROPTIC GYRO

Authors
MOELLER RP BURNS WK
Citation
Rp. Moeller et Wk. Burns, OBSERVATION OF THERMAL NOISE IN A DYNAMICALLY BIASED FIBEROPTIC GYRO, Optics letters, 21(3), 1996, pp. 171-173
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Optics
Journal title
Optics letters → ACNP
ISSN journal
01469592
Volume
21
Issue
3
Year of publication
1996
Pages
171 - 173
Database
ISI
SICI code
0146-9592(1996)21:3<171:OOTNIA>2.0.ZU;2-J
Abstract
The effect of phase noise caused by thermal fluctuations in optical fi ber is observed experimentally in a dynamically biased open-loop fiber -optic gyro. When source noise subtraction is used, thermal noise effe cts are readily observable. Total noise levels are in good agreement w ith theory. Contributions from shot, thermal, and electronic noise to the random walk coefficient are calculated, and the total is compared with experiment.