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12 May 2016 Fiber optic gyro development at Honeywell
Glen A. Sanders, Steven J. Sanders, Lee K. Strandjord, Tiequn Qiu, Jianfeng Wu, Marc Smiciklas, Derek Mead, Sorin Mosor, Alejo Arrizon, Waymon Ho, Mary Salit
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Abstract
Two major architectures of fiber optic gyroscopes have been under development at Honeywell in recent years. The interferometric fiber optic gyro (IFOG) has been in production and deployment for various high performance space and marine applications. Different designs, offering very low noise, ranging from better than navigation grade to ultra-precise performance have been tested and produced. The resonator fiber optic gyro (RFOG) is also under development, primarily for its attractive potential for civil navigation usage, but also because of its scalability to other performance. New techniques to address optical backscatter and laser frequency noise have been developed and demonstrated. Development of novel, enhanced RFOG architectures using hollow core fiber, silicon optical bench technology, and highly stable multifrequency laser sources are discussed.
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Glen A. Sanders, Steven J. Sanders, Lee K. Strandjord, Tiequn Qiu, Jianfeng Wu, Marc Smiciklas, Derek Mead, Sorin Mosor, Alejo Arrizon, Waymon Ho, and Mary Salit "Fiber optic gyro development at Honeywell", Proc. SPIE 9852, Fiber Optic Sensors and Applications XIII, 985207 (12 May 2016); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2228893
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KEYWORDS
Gyroscopes

Resonators

Fiber optic gyroscopes

Laser resonators

Continuous wave operation

Fiber lasers

Backscatter

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