On the possibility of using metamaterials in a ring laser gyroscope
Journal Article
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· Quantum Electronics (Woodbury, N.Y.)
- Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (State University), Dolgoprudnyi, Moscow Region (Russian Federation)
- Fiber Optics Research Center, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow (Russian Federation)
- Open Joint-Stock Company M.F. Stel'makh Polyus Research Institute, Moscow (Russian Federation)
- Institute of Applied Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Nizhny Novgorod (Russian Federation)
- 'Fotron-Auto' Scientific Manufacture Enterprise, Moscow (Russian Federation)
An approach is proposed that ensures a theoretically unlimited improvement in the sensitivity of ring laser gyroscopes (RLGs) to rotation. Basic to this approach is the filling of the optical path in an RLG (outside its gain element) with two different optical media: a conventional optical medium with a refractive index n > 1 and a so-called metamaterial with n < 0. We consider effects that limit the real sensitivity of the proposed approach. (letters)
- OSTI ID:
- 22724619
- Journal Information:
- Quantum Electronics (Woodbury, N.Y.), Journal Name: Quantum Electronics (Woodbury, N.Y.) Journal Issue: 6 Vol. 46; ISSN 1063-7818
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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