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Scanning Light Scattering Profiler (SLPS) Based Methodology to Quantitatively Evaluate Forward and Backward Light Scattering from Intraocular Lenses
Published on: June 6, 2017
Limitation of rotation sensing by scattering
C C Cutler1, S A Newton, H J Shaw
1Edward L. Ginzton Laboratory, W. W. Hansen Laboratories of Physics, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA.
Abstract:
There appear to be limitations in the operation of optical-fiber Sagnac gyro rotation sensors that have imposed a minimum measurable rotation rate that is much higher than that caused by quantum noise. We show that one source of limitation, namely, the superposition of a nonreciprocal pair of waves generated by backward scattering from the incident waves, can result in significant error but can be mitigated by appropriate system design and signal modulation.
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