Minimum Sensing Angular Velocity Improvement of Ring Laser Gyro Using a Low-Scattering Mirror

  • Published : 2001.10.01

Abstract

For the improvement of minimum sensing angular velocity of ring laser gyro, the influence of a low-scattering mirror application to laser resonator was investigated. Super polishing technique was employed for the fine mirror substrates of less than 1-${\AA}$-rms roughness. Mirror coating using ion-beam sputtering coating machine produced low-scattering mirror less than 30-ppm scattering. As a result of the mirror application to ring laser, the minimum sensing angular velocity of the gyro was improved down to about 0.1 deg/sec.

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