6 research outputs found
A ring laser gyroscope without lock-in phenomenon
We theoretically and numerically study the effect of backscattering on
rotating ring lasers by employing the Maxwell-Bloch equations. We show that
frequency shifts due to the Sagnac effect incorporating the effect of
backscattering can be observed without lock-in phenomenon, if the strength of
backscattering originating in the bumps of the refractive index is larger than
a certain value. It is also shown that the experimental results corresponding
to the theoretical ones can actually be obtained by using a semiconductor
fiber-optic ring laser gyroscope.Comment: 9 pages, 6figure
Manipulation of photon statistics of highly degenerate chaotic radiation
Highly degenerate chaotic radiation has a Gaussian density matrix and a large
occupation number of modes . If it is passed through a weakly transmitting
barrier, its counting statistics is close to Poissonian. We show that a second
identical barrier, in series with the first, drastically modifies the
statistics. The variance of the photocount is increased above the mean by a
factor times a numerical coefficient. The photocount distribution reaches a
limiting form with a Gaussian body and highly asymmetric tails. These are
general consequences of the combination of weak transmission and multiple
scattering.Comment: 4 pages, 2 figure
Dynamics of a ring-laser gyroscope with backscattering
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Mode coupling in a He-Ne ringlaser with backscattering
An alternative approach is proposed to discuss mode coupling in bidirectional ring lasers that is induced by backscattering. It is shown that various features can be simply discussed in terms of the mode structure of the corresponding passive ring cavity. The nature of the backscattering is found to play a crucial role in determining the normal-mode structure. For instance, we show theoretically that, for a rotating ring laser (gyro), the characteristics of frequency locking are already present in the passive-mode structure if the mode coupling has a dissipative nature, i.e., if the backscattering originates in localized losses. If, on the other hand, the backscattering has a conservative nature, i.e., originates in steps of the refractive index, a frequency splitting is found in the passive-mode structure, making so-called oscillatory instability possible. Experimental observations are reported to support this point of view. The recently reported pi -phase jumps in He-Ne ring lasers are shown to fit naturally into this scheme. These jumps can be described as transitions between the normal modes of the passive ring cavity