62.
    发明专利
    未知

    公开(公告)号:DE4000800A1

    公开(公告)日:1990-08-09

    申请号:DE4000800

    申请日:1990-01-12

    Inventor: PAVLATH GEORGE A

    Abstract: A closed loop fiber optic rotation sensing system prevents the occurrence of instabilities in its feedback signal by modulating the counterpropagating waves with a reference signal and demodulating an electrical signal indicative of the phase difference of two counterpropagating waves with the reference signal. The modulating means is driven to null the phase difference between the counterpropagating waves, and the feedback signal is adjusted to prevent instability. The counterpropagating waves may be either phase modulated or shifted in frequency. The means for modulating the counterpropagating waves may comprise a fiber optic frequency shifter connected to the fiber optic sensing coil and means for applying the reference signal to the frequency shifter. The feedback signal is adjusted with either a pseudo-random or a periodic signal having a zero mean value to prevent instability.

    APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING FIBER OPTIC ROTATION SENSOR SIGNALS

    公开(公告)号:CA2003945A1

    公开(公告)日:1990-08-03

    申请号:CA2003945

    申请日:1989-11-27

    Inventor: PAVLATH GEORGE A

    Abstract: A closed loop fiber optic rotation sensing system prevents the occurrence of instabilities in its feedback signal by modulating the counterpropagating waves with a reference signal and demodulating an electrical signal indicative of the phase difference of two counterpropagating waves with the reference signal. The modulating means is driven to null the phase difference between the counterpropagating waves, and the feedback signal is adjusted to prevent instability. The counterpropagating waves may be either phase modulated or shifted in frequency. The means for modulating the counterpropagating waves may comprise a fiber optic frequency shifter connected to the fiber optic sensing coil and means for applying the reference signal to the frequency shifter. The feedback signal is adjusted with either a pseudo-random or a periodic signal having a zero mean value to prevent instability.

    ANTI-SYMMETRIC MODE FILTER
    64.
    发明专利

    公开(公告)号:GB2223860A

    公开(公告)日:1990-04-18

    申请号:GB8916655

    申请日:1989-07-21

    Inventor: PAVLATH GEORGE A

    Abstract: Devices and methods for use in integrated optics waveguide circuits containing Y-junctions are presented for intercepting and either absorbing or otherwise removing radiation which has leaked into the substrate in order that such leaked radiation cannot re-enter the waveguide circuit and cause signal errors.

    STABLE FIBER OPTIC POLARIZER
    65.
    发明专利

    公开(公告)号:DE3566045D1

    公开(公告)日:1988-12-08

    申请号:DE3566045

    申请日:1985-03-07

    Inventor: PAVLATH GEORGE A

    Abstract: This invention relates to fiber optic apparatus and methods for polarizing light for use in fiber optic devices, such as rotation sensors. A phase grating (52) formed of alternating layers of dielectrics (54,56) having different indices of refraction is placed adjacent a half coupler (12) that includes a fiber (20,22) having a cladding thickness which forms an interaction region. The evanescent field of light of a selected polarization interacts with the phase grating (52) to couple out of the fiber (20,22) while light of a second selected polarization remains in the fiber (20,22).

    66.
    发明专利
    未知

    公开(公告)号:AT38567T

    公开(公告)日:1988-11-15

    申请号:AT84308380

    申请日:1984-12-03

    Inventor: PAVLATH GEORGE A

    Abstract: This invention provides apparatus and methods for converting a lightwave of an arbitrary polarization propagating in a single mode optical fiber into a wave having a single linear polarization state. A polarization couples light of an undesired polarization out of the fiber, and a photodetector produces an error signal responsive to light coupled from the fiber. Control circuitry processes the error signal to produce control signals which are input to a polarization of light input to the polarizer to null the error signal. With the error signal maintained at a minimum value the light input to the polarizer and, hence, the light output therefrom is a wave having only the desired linear polarization.

    STABLE FIBER OPTIC POLARIZER
    69.
    发明专利

    公开(公告)号:AU557221B2

    公开(公告)日:1986-12-11

    申请号:AU3988885

    申请日:1985-03-15

    Inventor: PAVLATH GEORGE A

    Abstract: This invention relates to fiber optic apparatus and methods for polarizing light for use in fiber optic devices, such as rotation sensors. A phase grating (52) formed of alternating layers of dielectrics (54,56) having different indices of refraction is placed adjacent a half coupler (12) that includes a fiber (20,22) having a cladding thickness which forms an interaction region. The evanescent field of light of a selected polarization interacts with the phase grating (52) to couple out of the fiber (20,22) while light of a second selected polarization remains in the fiber (20,22).

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