A low-level, but continuing, fiber-gyro development activity has been carried on at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory since 1977. The activity was originated because of a recognition of the potential for low-cost, high-performance gyros suitable for interplanetary spacecraft. An early decision was made to concentrate available resources on supporting the development of electro-optically active channel waveguide components which could be fabricated by mask diffusion processes. Titanium-indiffused lithium niobate waveguide components used at 0.83 μm wavelength were first tested and then abandoned because of instabilities caused by so-called optical damage. Components fabricated for use at 1.3 μm wavelength have proven to be stable. A gyro configuration concept based upon 1.3 μm channel waveguide components has evolved, and a baseline 1.3 μm all-fiber gyro has been assembled and tested.


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    Title :

    Fiber Optic Gyro Development at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    Fiber Optic Gyros: 10th Anniversary Conf ; 1986 ; Cambridge,MA,United States


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1987-03-11





    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English




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