Research Progress of Fast-Light Enhanced Resonant Optical Gyroscope

Zhao Long; Zhang Hao; Deng Sisheng; Chen Jiayang; Zhang Feng; Huang Anping; Xiao Zhisong

doi:10.3788/lop50.030007

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