• Laser & Optoelectronics Progress
  • Vol. 57, Issue 3, 031405 (2020)
Min Dang*, Wendong Yu, qiang Hu, and Linfeng Chen
Author Affiliations
  • AVIC Xi'an Flight Automatic Control Research Institution, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710065, China
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    DOI: 10.3788/LOP57.031405 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Min Dang, Wendong Yu, qiang Hu, Linfeng Chen. Reducing Differential Polarization Loss in Four-Frequency Differential Laser Gyroscope[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2020, 57(3): 031405 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    The bias caused by differential polarization loss directly affects the performance of four-frequency differential laser gyroscopes. This study proposes an optimization method for the configurable parameters of mirrors, and effectively reduces the differential polarization loss. Based on the Jones matrices, the self-consistent equation is numerically solved, obtaining the influences of the mirror parameters and the non-coplanar folding angle of the four-frequency differential laser gyroscope on the differential polarization loss. The mirror configurations are then improved. In the numerical calculations, the differential polarization loss is most affected by the reflection-induced retardance of the mirror. When the sum of the reflection-induced retardances of four mirrors is 0 and the positive and negative reflection-induced retardances of four mirrors can wipe one another out, the differential polarization loss is 0. This technique will be valuable for reducing the differential polarization loss in engineering applications.
    Min Dang, Wendong Yu, qiang Hu, Linfeng Chen. Reducing Differential Polarization Loss in Four-Frequency Differential Laser Gyroscope[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2020, 57(3): 031405
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