Removal of lock-in phenomenon in optical passive ring-resonator gyros by using optical Kerr effect in fiber resonator

The authors propose a novel method for removing the lock-in phenomenon in optical passive ring-resonator gyros (OPRGs). This method uses gyro bias modulation with a sinusoidal wave, which is induced by the optical Kerr effect in the fiber resonator. This method might also be applicable to stimulated Brillouin fiber-optic laser gyros.<<ETX>>

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