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CAVITY LASER GYROSCOPE [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2001-09-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Lasers and Masers
- Optics
- Aircraft Piloting and Navigation
- Flight Instruments and Equipment (Aeroindustry)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- square optical cavity laser gyro
1, record 1, English, square%20optical%20cavity%20laser%20gyro
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- square cavity laser gyro 1, record 1, English, square%20cavity%20laser%20gyro
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The Canterbury Ring Laser, built in the Department of Physics principally by Morrie Poulton and Clive Rowe under the guidance of Professor Hans Bilger of Oklahoma State University, is a large laser gyroscope with an unusually high frequency resolution... The Canterbury ring system has a nearly square optical cavity with an area of 0. 7547 square metres and a perimeter of 3. 477 m(and so a free spectral range of 86. 22 MHz). 2, record 1, English, - square%20optical%20cavity%20laser%20gyro
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Specialized configurations - a triple XYZ axis triangular cavity laser in a solid glass block for an optical ring laser gyro, for example - also exist but are much much less common - you probably won’t find one of these at a local flea market! 3, record 1, English, - square%20optical%20cavity%20laser%20gyro
Record 1, Key term(s)
- square optical cavity laser gyroscope
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Masers et lasers
- Optique
- Pilotage et navigation aérienne
- Instruments et équipement de bord (Constructions aéronautiques)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- gyrolaser à cavité carrée
1, record 1, French, gyrolaser%20%C3%A0%20cavit%C3%A9%20carr%C3%A9e
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le gyrolaser est un oscillateur optique dans lequel un laser émet deux ondes progressives indépendantes qui parcourent une cavité résonnante en sens contraire l'une de l'autre. Dans les gyrolasers des centrales Sagem [...] cette cavité a la forme d'un triangle équilatéral et trois électrodes (deux anodes et une cathode) excitent un mélange d'hélium et de néon créant ainsi un milieu amplificateur. Des gyrolasers à cavité carrée ont aussi été développés. 1, record 1, French, - gyrolaser%20%C3%A0%20cavit%C3%A9%20carr%C3%A9e
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2001-06-21
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Lasers and Masers
- Measuring Instruments (Engineering)
- Aircraft Piloting and Navigation
- Navigation Instruments
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- active laser gyroscope
1, record 2, English, active%20laser%20gyroscope
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The common ring laser gyro uses a mixture of He-Ne gas to generate coherent monochromatic radiation in two directions. Normally, the RLG is a triangular cavity filled with gas, in which two oppositely directed traveling light waves are generated by stimulated emission of light. In this case we speak of an active laser gyroscope. If, on the other hand, the lasing medium is external to the cavity, then we speak of a passive gyroscope. 1, record 2, English, - active%20laser%20gyroscope
Record 2, Key term(s)
- active laser gyro
- active gyroscope
- active gyro
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Masers et lasers
- Instruments de mesure (Ingénierie)
- Pilotage et navigation aérienne
- Instruments de navigation
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- gyrolaser actif
1, record 2, French, gyrolaser%20actif
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Hyperfréquences, optoélectronique et lasers appliqués aux mesures [...] Éléments de circuits hyperfréquences (dipôles, quadripôles et multipôles spécifiques). Amplificateurs et oscillateurs hyperfréquences : klystrons, tubes à ondes progressives, transistors, oscillateurs YIG et à résonateur diélectrique, lasers passifs et actifs. 2, record 2, French, - gyrolaser%20actif
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2001-06-21
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Lasers and Masers
- Optics
- Navigation Instruments
- Flight Instruments and Equipment (Aeroindustry)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- passive gyroscope
1, record 3, English, passive%20gyroscope
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- passive laser gyroscope 2, record 3, English, passive%20laser%20gyroscope
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The common ring laser gyro uses a mixture of He-Ne gas to generate coherent monochromatic radiation in two directions. Normally, the RLG is a triangular cavity filled with gas, in which two oppositely directed traveling light waves are generated by stimulated emission of light. In this case we speak of an active laser gyroscope. If, on the other hand, the lasing medium is external to the cavity, then we speak of a passive gyroscope. 1, record 3, English, - passive%20gyroscope
Record 3, Key term(s)
- passive gyro
- passive laser gyro
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Masers et lasers
- Optique
- Instruments de navigation
- Instruments et équipement de bord (Constructions aéronautiques)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- gyrolaser passif
1, record 3, French, gyrolaser%20passif
masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Hyperfréquences, optoélectronique et lasers appliqués aux mesures [...] Éléments de circuits hyperfréquences (dipôles, quadripôles et multipôles spécifiques). Amplificateurs et oscillateurs hyperfréquences : klystrons, tubes à ondes progressives, transistors, oscillateurs YIG et à résonateur diélectrique, lasers passifs et actifs. 2, record 3, French, - gyrolaser%20passif
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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