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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 15, 1998
Filed:
May. 12, 1997
Daniel E Auerbach, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Amado Cordova, West Hills, CA (US);
Eric L Goldner, Valencia, CA (US);
John E Higbee, Simi Valley, CA (US);
James R Steele, Jackson, WY (US);
Ka Kha Wong, Westlake Village, CA (US);
Litton Systems, Inc., Woodland Hills, CA (US);
Abstract
An interferometric rotation rate sensor is arranged to overcome effects of the unavoidable generation of intensity spikes in the modulated optical output. An electrooptical device is located within the optical path of the sensor for receiving the optical output signal from the sensor coil and transforming it prior to application to the photodetector. The electrooptical device is driven by a periodic electrical signal with a period equal to the loop transit time of light traveling through the sensor coil. By synchronizing the periods of attenuation with the predictable presence of spikes in the optical output, valid optical signal information is preserved while gyro electronics are sheltered from the results of optical intensity spiking.