Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 43, Issue 19, 1906007(2023)

Study on Polarization Error of Resonant Fiber Optical Gyroscopes in Varying Temperature Environments

Tianxiang Gao1, Jun Li2, Shiqi Lan2, Fan Wu2, Jun Cheng1, and Xinyuan Qi1、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1School of Physics, Northwest University, Xi'an 710127, Shaanxi, China
  • 2National Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Aircraft Control, Flight Automatic Control Research Institute, Xi'an 710076, Shaanxi, China
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    Paper Information

    Category: Fiber Optics and Optical Communications

    Received: Mar. 7, 2023

    Accepted: May. 5, 2023

    Published Online: Oct. 13, 2023

    The Author Email: Xinyuan Qi (qixycn@nwu.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/AOS230635

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