Ring-laser gyro with spatially resolved eigenstates.
The spatial resolution of laser eigenstates is applied to ring geometry. A bidirectional optical diode based on the Faraday effect and nonreciprocal intracavity losses is theoretically and experimentally investigated. This novel optical diode combined with spatial separation provides a biased gyro with no lock-in band.
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Vallet
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Tran
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P
Tanguy
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AL
Floch
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F
Bretenaker