Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To eliminate the backward reflection of exciting light by providing a stimulation light source which gives stimulation light to an optical fiber and guides the light to a first light shutter. SOLUTION: An optical light source is constituted in such a way that the light outputted from a first light shutter 18 is inputted to a wavelength multiplexer 26 and a gain fiber 34 is connected to the multiplexer 26 so that the wide-band light which is optically stimulated by stimulation light and outputted may be propagated to the multiplexer. In addition, an output optical fiber 29 is also connected to the multiplexer 26 so that part of the wide-band light sent from the gain fiber 34 may be guided to a second light shutter 50 and inputted to a fiber optic rotation sensor.
Abstract:
A system for performing scale factor stabilization of a broadband optical signal source used in fiber optic gyroscopes in radiation environments. A filter device is positioned in-line with the broadband light emitted by the gain fiber to attenuate light outside of the bandwidth of the filter device. The filter device allows a bandwidth of light narrower than the spectral width of the broadband light source to propagate through while attenuating all wavelengths of light outside of its operating bandwidth. Only the portion of the broadband source spectrum contained within the bandpass of the filter is selected out, thus narrowing the spectral width of the broadband fiber source. This narrower spectral width reduces the shift of centroid wavelength of the broadband fiber source which results when the gain fiber and other sensitive optical components are exposed to ionizing radiation.
Abstract:
A triaxial multioscillator for operation in accordance with a mode of operation requiring the imposition of a substantially uniform axial magnetic field on the gain region of each lasing cavity. An integral frame of glass ceramic material has a rhombic dodecahedral shape and includes three closed lasing cavities, each formed of four straight segments. The cavities include three mutually parallel segments, one from each cavity, that are regularly spaced on a circle perpendicular to the axis of the frame. An internal cathode and six anodes are associated with the frame to provide gain in each of such three segments. The frame is positioned within a closed cylindrical element of soft iron composition by means of a fixture. The fixture positions magnets adjacent the top and bottom of the element to generate parallel lines of magnetic flux therein. The frame is positioned within the container in such a way that the cavity segments containing the three gain regions are aligned with the parallel lines of flux to produce the requisite axial fields in the three gain regions.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for optical pumping of an NMR cell by means of laser light. A current driver provides an a.c. current waveform as injection current to a laser diode. The resulting laser intensity spectrum closely approximates the absorption spectrum of the cell to thereby increase the signal generated for a given power input.
Abstract:
A triaxial multioscillator comprises an integral block (10) of glass ceramic material which includes three closed lasing cavities (12, 14, 16), (fig 2, not shown), each formed of four straight segments, three mutually parallel segments, one from each cavity, being regularly spaced on a circle perpendicular to the axis (88) of the block and forming gain regions of the cavities. The block is positioned within a case (68) including magnets (40, 42, 46) adjacent the top and bottom of the case to generate parallel lines of magnetic flux (78) therein. The block is positioned within the case (68) in such a way that the three parallel cavity segments containing the three gain regions are aligned with the parallel lines of flux to produce axial magnetic fields in the three gain regions, whereby frequency locking is prevented.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for optical pumping of an NMR cell by means of laser light. A current driver provides an a.c. current waveform as injection current to a laser diode. The resulting laser intensity spectrum closely approximates the absorption spectrum of the cell to thereby increase the signal generated for a given power input.
Abstract:
Disclosed herein is a multi-pole magnetic geometry for a multi-oscillator ring laser gyroscope. Multi-pole magnetic geometry configurations are disclosed which are useful for providing Faraday rotation where the multi-oscillator uses a Faraday rotator and high magnetic field effect where the nature of the multi-oscillator ring laser gyroscope is of split gain configuration. The multi-post magnetic geometry includes a plurality of top or bottom loaded diametrically opposed north and south pole axially directed magnets which are positioned substantially transverse to the optical pathway but suitable for providing axially directed magnetic fields to portions of the optical pathway only where desired. The multi-pole magnetic geometry disclosed herein substantially produces a magnetic flux that is restricted in its position to localized portions of the optical pathway with low far field effects.
Abstract:
Multi-pole magnetic geometry configurations are disclosed which are useful for providing Faraday rotation where the multi-oscillator uses a Faraday rotator 52 and high magnetic field effect where the nature of the multi-oscillator ring laser gyroscope is of split gain configuration. The multi-post magnetic geometry includes a plurality of top or bottom loaded diametrically opposed north and south pole axially directed magnets 44, 46, 48, 56 which are positioned substantially transverse to the optical pathway 54 but suitable for providing axially directed magnetic fields to portions of the optical pathway 54 only where desired. The multi-pole magnetic geometry substantially produces a magnetic flux that is restricted in its position to localized portions of the optical pathway with low far field effects. Each magnet can be rotated about its axis to tune the gyroscope.
Abstract:
A triaxial multioscillator for operation in accordance with a mode of operation requiring the imposition of a substantially uniform axial magnetic field on the gain region of each lasing cavity. An integral frame of glass ceramic material has a rhombic dodecahedral shape and includes three closed lasing cavities, each formed of four straight segments. The cavities include three mutually parallel segments, one from each cavity, that are regularly spaced on a circle perpendicular to the axis of the frame. An internal cathode and six anodes are associated with the frame to provide gain in each of such three segments. The frame is positioned within a closed cylindrical element of soft iron composition by means of a fixture. The fixture positions magnets adjacent the top and bottom of the element to generate parallel lines of magnetic flux therein. The frame is positioned within the container in such a way that the cavity segments containing the three gain regions are aligned with the parallel lines of flux to produce the requisite axial fields in the three gain regions.